WPL 2026: Sophie Devine stars as Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 45 runs

By Correspondent On Jan 23, 2026

Gujarat Giants’ winning streak in the Women’s Premier League 2026 has resumed. After winning their first two matches, Gujarat had suffered three consecutive losses. In their 14th match of the season, Gujarat Giants defeated the UP Warriors by 45 runs at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium. This victory moved the team to second place in the points table, with 6 points from 6 matches. Batting first, Gujarat scored 153 runs for the loss of 8 wickets, and UP Warriors were bowled out for 108 runs.

How did Gujarat bat?

In the match played on Thursday at the BCA Stadium, Gujarat lost the toss and were made to bat first. Opening batter Beth Mooney put on a 23-run partnership with Daniel Wyatt-Hodge in the first 3 overs. Hodge was dismissed for 14 runs. After that, Mooney built small partnerships with other batters to take the team’s total to 93.

Who was the standout player?

Mooney scored 38 runs off 34 balls, hitting 5 fours. After she got out, Sophie Devine took charge and played an unbeaten 50 off 42 balls, including 3 sixes and 2 fours, reaching her fifty on the last ball of the innings, she was also the standout player for the team. Kranti Gaud and Sophie Ecclestone took 2 wickets each, while Deepti Sharma and Chloe Tryon claimed 1 wicket each.

How was the chase?

In response, the UP Warriors were all out for 108 runs in 17.3 overs. The team lost their first wicket early, with Kiran dismissed for 0. This was the third time in their last four matches that a batter was out for a duck. Captain Meg Lanning scored 14 and put together a 37-run partnership with Phoebe Litchfield, but after their partnership ended, the team kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Phoebe Litchfield was the top scorer with 32 runs off 27 balls, while Chloe Tryon played an unbeaten 30-run innings.

Captain Meg Lanning contributed 14 runs, and no other batter managed to reach double figures. For the Giants, Rajeshwari Gayakwad took 3 wickets, while Renuka Thakur and Sophie Devine claimed 2 wickets each.