New Delhi: Grace Harris finished off in style at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday as UP Warriorz won their tournament-opener by 3 wickets with 3 balls left in the last over. Grace smashed an absolute freaking 59 off 26 balls, in a thrilling encounter against Gujarat Giants.
𝑩̶𝒂̶𝒕̶ 𝒇̶𝒊̶𝒓̶𝒔̶𝒕̶,̶ 𝒘̶𝒊̶𝒏̶ 𝒕̶𝒉̶𝒆̶ 𝒎̶𝒂̶𝒕̶𝒄̶𝒉̶
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— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) March 5, 2023
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First thriller match of WPL
The inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League gets its first last-ball thriller after two consecutive one-sided finishes.
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On the last delivery of the match, Sutherland, crumbled under pressure and Harris pulls the full toss for a six, over long leg.
WHAT. A. WIN! 🎉#UPWarriorzUttarDega #WPL pic.twitter.com/6AlXpkBICW
— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) March 5, 2023
Match report card
Initially in the game, Harleen Deol smacked 46 runs and pushed Gujarat Giants to 169/6. Kim Garth bagged the second five-wicket haul in WPL 2023, but it went in vain as GG continued their poor performance in the league.
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Earlier, Gujarat Giants stand-in skipper Sneha Rana won the toss and decided to bat first. GG faced a huge blow in the first game of the tournament as star batter and captain Beth Mooney was ruled out in the first match against Mumbai Indians.
Playing XI
Gujarat Giants Playing XI: Sabbhineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Kim Garth, Sushma Verma(w), Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana(c), Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi
UP Warriorz Playing XI: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Shweta Sehrawat, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Simran Shaikh, Kiran Navgire, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
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