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Gujarat Giants registered their second win of the WPL 2024 after defeating the UP Warriorz by nine runs in Delhi's Arun Jaitely stadium. After starting the season on a poor note, the Giants have made massive improvements and registered two wins in their last three games. Whereas for the Warriorz, Alyssa Healy's side is nearing another inconsistent season as suffered their fifth defeat of the season.
The Giants got off to another great start but failed to continue this momentum and managed to post a 152-run target. Laura Wolvaardt scored 43 in 30 balls while Beth Mooney top-scored with a 52-ball 74-run knock.
Then with the bat, Warriorz got to a disastrous start after being reduced to 35-5. Newcomer Shabnam Md Shakil picked three quick wickets while Kathryn Bryce and Ashleigh Garnder ended up with one scalp each. B ut the true star of the second innings was Deepti Sharma, who smashed 88 in 60 balls with nine fours and four sixes and nearly took the Giants over the line before falling short by nine runs. Check the top betting trends on the best betting apps in India and sites.
Reflecting on her team's loss, Alyssa Healy said, "Deepti played an outstanding knock to get us close. We did feel if we take it deep we could win, disappointing outing tonight. I probably tried to take it on too early, didn't pay off tonight. Reflect on that, move on and hopefully be better. Now we are in the hands of couple of other teams, Summed up our season, haven't been consistent enough.
"So many amazing players in this team that have put their hands up, which is the amazing thing. Just inconsistent (on how she would reflect on the season). Top two sides have been really good. We will learn from it and do well next year."
