Gujarat Giants in 2024 (WPL)

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Gujarat Giants
2024 season
CoachMichael Klinger
CaptainBeth Mooney
WPL LeagueFinished at the 5th place[1]
Most runsBeth Mooney (285)
Most wicketsTanuja Kanwar (10)
Most catchesAshleigh Gardner (4)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsBeth Mooney (2)

The 2024 season was the second season for the franchise Gujarat Giants. They were one of five teams that competed in the 2024 Women's Premier League. They finished at the last place in the previous (inaugural) season's League stage.[2]

Gujarat Giants finished at the last place in WPL League stage for the consecutive 2nd year.[1]

Squad[edit]

  • Source:[3]
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Gujarat Giants Squad for the 2024 Women's Premier League
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain / Wicket-keeper
Beth Mooney  Australia (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Overseas player
Batters
Harleen Deol  India (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Veda Krishnamurthy  India (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Phoebe Litchfield  Australia (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Trisha Poojitha  India Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
Laura Wolvaardt  South Africa (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Overseas player
All-rounders
Kathryn Bryce  Scotland (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Ashleigh Gardner  Australia (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Dayalan Hemalatha  India (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Tarannum Pathan  India (1993-08-10) 10 August 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sneh Rana  India (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break Vice-captain
Bowlers
Kashvee Gautam  India (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Tanuja Kanwar  India (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Mannat Kashyap  India (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Priya Mishra  India Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium
Shabnam Shakil  India (2007-06-17) 17 June 2007 (age 16) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Meghna Singh  India (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Support staff[edit]

Position Name
Head coach Michael Klinger
Batting coach Tushar Arothe
Bowling coach Nooshin Al Khadeer
Fielding coach Gavan Twining
Mentor Mithali Raj
Source: Official website[4]

Sponsors[edit]

League stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (R) 8 6 2 0 12 1.198 Advanced to Final
2 Mumbai Indians (3rd) 8 5 3 0 10 0.024 Advanced to Eliminator
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (C) 8 4 4 0 8 0.306
4 UP Warriorz 8 3 5 0 6 −0.371
5 Gujarat Giants 8 2 6 0 4 −1.158
Source: ESPNcricinfo[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

Fixtures and results[edit]

Match 3
25 February 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
126/9 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
129/5 (18.1 overs)
Tanuja Kanwar 28 (21)
Amelia Kerr 4/17 (4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 46* (41)
Tanuja Kanwar 2/21 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
27 February 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
107/7 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
110/2 (12.3 overs)
Dayalan Hemalatha 31* (25)
Sophie Molineux 3/25 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 43 (27)
Ashleigh Gardner 1/15 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi
Player of the match: Renuka Singh (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
1 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
142/5 (20 overs)
v
UP Warriorz
143/4 (15.4 overs)
Phoebe Litchfield 35 (26)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/20 (4 overs)
Grace Harris 60* (33)
Tanuja Kanwar 2/23 (3 overs)
UP Warriorz won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Grace Harris (UP Warriorz)
  • UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
3 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
163/8 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Giants
138/8 (20 overs)
Meg Lanning 55 (41)
Meghna Singh 4/37 (4 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 40 (31)
Radha Yadav 3/20 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 25 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi
Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Delhi Capitals)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sayali Satghare (Gujarat Giants) replaced Dayalan Hemalatha as a concussion substitute in the second innings.[6]

Match 13
6 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
199/5 (20 overs)
v
Beth Mooney 85* (51)
Sophie Molineux 1/32 (4 overs)
Georgia Wareham 48 (22)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/23 (4 overs)
Gujarat Giants won by 19 runs
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 16
9 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
190/7 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
191/3 (19.5 overs)
Dayalan Hemalatha 74 (40)
Saika Ishaque 2/31 (4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 95* (48)
Tanuja Kanwar 1/21 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Abhijeet Bengeri and Vrinda Rathi
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[7]

Match 18
11 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
152/8 (20 overs)
v
UP Warriorz
144/5 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 74* (52)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/38 (4 overs)
Deepti Sharma 88* (60)
Shabnam Shakil 3/11 (4 overs)
Gujarat Giants won by 8 runs
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Puttarangaiah Jayapal and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Shabnam Shakil (Gujarat Giants)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20
13 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
126/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
129/3 (13.1 overs)
Bharti Fulmali 42 (36)
Minnu Mani 2/9 (2 overs)
Shafali Verma 71 (37)
Tanuja Kanwar 2/20 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi
Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Delhi Capitals)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Most wickets[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Delhi Capitals defeat Gujarat Giants by seven wickets to take direct flight to WPL final". The Economic Times. 14 March 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Adani Sportsline appoints Rachael Haynes, Nooshin Al Khadeer and Tushar Arothe as coaches for WPL team". Adani sportsline. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Satghare comes in for Hemalatha to become the first concussion substitute in the WPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Harmanpreet magic powers Mumbai heist". ESPNcricinfo. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

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