Gujarat Giants Playing XI Against Mumbai Indians | GG-W vs MI-W
The Women’s Premier League playoff is here, with the Eliminator between the first-season Champions, Mumbai Indians, and Gujarat Giants, on 13 March in Mumbai. The Eliminator is a contest between the teams in second and third place. The team that wins this match will advance to the finals. This article discusses the Gujarat Giants playing XI for the upcoming eliminator match.
Gujarat’s season started off with a match against the defending Champions Royal challengers Bengaluru. Despite scoring one of the biggest totals, Gujarat lost the match, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased the historic 202 runs target. After this match, Gujarat won four out of the eight matches played while losing four, finishing the season in the third position with eight points and qualifying for the playoffs.
This is the expected playing XI of Gujarat Giants for the upcoming match.
Gujarat Giants Expected Playing XI against Mumbai Indians
| Player Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Beth Mooney | Batter |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | All-rounder |
| Harleen Deol | Batter |
| Ashleigh Gardner (C) | All-rounder |
| Phoeba Litchfield | Batter |
| Deandra Dottin | All-rounder |
| Kashvee Gautam | Wicketkeeper |
| Tanuja Kanwar | Bowler |
| Bharti Fulmali | Batter |
| Meghna Singh | Bowler |
| Priya Mishra | Bowler |
Top Order
For the top order, as openers Gujarat will be havin Beth Mooney and Dayalan Hemalatha. Mooney is coming off great form and has scored 150 runs in the last three matches including unbeaten 96 against UP Warriorz and 44 against Delhi Capitals. While the another opener Dayalan Hemalatha has struggled to score runs so far. Harleen Deol will be batting at the third number; Harleen in the last two matches scored 70 against UP Warriorz while scoring in 24 against Mumbai Indians.
Middle Order
In the middle order, captain Ashleigh Gardner will be leading the team along with Deandra Dottin and Phoebe Litchfield. Ashleigh Gardner is highest run scorer of the season for Gujarat Giants and scored 235 runs in WPL 2025 and is currently the no. 5 in the orange cap race. On the other hand, Deandra ate still struggling to score runs and is out of the form. In the last match Phoeba Litchfield scored 22 while Deandra Dottin scored 10 before getting dismissed by Shabnim Ismail and Amelia Kerr respectively.
Lower Order
For the lower-order, Gujarat Giants has young all-rounders Bharti Fulmali and Kashvee Gautam who can hit some big shots in the end.
Bowler
In the bowling attack, Deandra Dottin and Kashvee Gautam will be leading the team with bowling attack, along with Deandra and Kashvee team will be having three Indian bowlers, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh and Priya Mishra. In the last match against Mumbai Indians, Tanuja, Kashvee, and Priya took one-one wicket each. Along with these five bowlers, captain Ashleigh Gardner will also be bowling a few overs.
