Second placed Gujarat Giants will take on third-placed Mumbai Indians in the penultimate league stage match of the 2026 Women's Premier League tonight in Vadodara. While Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already secured a place in this season's final, the remaining four teams are still competing for two playoff spots in the last two league matches.
Both Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians head into tonight's game on the back of victories in their previous fixtures. While Gujarat Giants notched a narrow 3-run victory over Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians beat RCB by 15 runs.
Sophie Devine's all-round skills have been the backbone for the Giants this season. The New Zealander has scored 212 runs and picked 15 wickets. She is her team's leading run-scorer as well as the top wicket taker. Captain Ashleigh Gardner has been in fine form with the bat as well, amassing 198 runs so far. Wicketkeeper opener Beth Mooney has amassed 191 runs. Bowling remains an area of concern for Gujarat Giants. Beyond Devine, no other bowler has managed to pick 10 wickets this season. Rajeshwari Gayakwad has 9 wickets, Renuka Singh has picked 7 scalps and Gardner has only 5 wickets.
With 319 runs and 260 runs, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur are this year's highest and third-highest run scorers in the league. It highlights how much Mumbai Indians depend on these two batters when it comes to batting. Amelia Kerr has led the bowling attack with distinction, claiming 12 wickets so far. Australian all-rounder Nicola Carey with 7 wickets and 149 runs has been a good addition to the side. Like Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians too don't boast of many wicket-taking bowlers in their ranks.
It is upon the bowlers to set up a win for their sides and help secure a playoff spot.
Pitch:
Expect a slow, bowler-friendly pitch for this match.
Gujarat Giants v Mumbai Indians possible playing 11
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (wk), Danni-Wyatt Hodge, Anushka Sharma, Sophie Devine, Ashleigh Gardner (capt), Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Sajeevan Sajana, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Poonam Khemnar, Rahila Firdous (wk), Vaishnavi Sharma, Shabnim Ismail.
Head to Head (last 5 matches)
Mumbai Indians have beaten Gujarat Giants in each of the five matches they have played against them. In fact, Gujarat Giants have never beaten Mumbai Indians.
Form Guide (last 5 matches)
Gujarat Giants: W-W-L-L-L
Mumbai Indians: W-L-L-L-W
Match Time and LIVE stream details
The match gets underway at 7.30 pm IST. It will be streamed LIVE on the JioHotstar app and broadcast on the StarSports app.
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