WPL 2025: 3 players to watch out for in the Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians match

Gujarat Giants Women will clash against Mumbai Indians Women in the fifth match of the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday, February 18.

Ashleigh Gardner, the star Australian all-rounder's WPL franchise, Gujarat Giants Women started off their campaign on an unsuccessful note after losing to RCB Women by six wickets. 

However, they staged a perfect comeback in their second encounter over UP Warriorz as they bagged a six-wicket win to secure their first win of the campaign. Ashleigh Gardner is the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker of the campaign so far.

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, initiated their campaign with a close loss against Delhi Capitals Women. Unfortunately, Kaur’s side had to suffer a loss on the last ball of the encounter. They would be eyeing to reverse their fortunes and make a grand comeback.

Speaking about their head-to-head record, both these sides have met against each other on four instances with all four matches being won by Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians.

That said, let’s take a look at three players to watch out for in the Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians match in WPL 2025.

Here are the 3 players to watch out for in the Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians match in WPL 2025

1. Ashleigh Gardner

Ashleigh Gardner played match-winning roles in both matches for Gujarat Giants Women in WPL 2025. Though she couldn’t steer her side towards victory against RCB Women, her all-round efforts propelled the Giants to a six-wicket win against UP Warriorz Women.

In two matches, she scored 131 runs and scalped four wickets with the ball in hand. Interestingly, the star all-rounder is the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker of the campaign so far. 

2. Deandra Dottin

Deandra Dottin, the Caribbean all-rounder, is another player to watch out for from the Gujarat Giants franchise. The explosive batter has so far amassed 58 runs from two innings at an exceptional strike rate of 187.10.

Furthermore, she excelled with the ball in hand as well, scalping three wickets from two innings. Gujarat Giants would be eyeing another excellent performance from Dottin in this crucial encounter.

3. Hayley Matthews

Another Caribbean all-rounder to keep a keen eye on is Hayley Matthews, the Mumbai Indians’ opening batter and spin-bowling all-rounder. Unfortunately, she bagged a two-ball duck against Delhi Capitals Women in the team’s season opener.

Nevertheless, she scalped two wickets with the ball in hand. She would be hoping to put up an impressive performance with both bat and ball in order to steer her side towards first win of the season.

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