Former champions Mumbai Indians (2023) and Gujrat Giants are set to face each other in the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025. Gujrat Giants struggled in both editions of the league as they finished last. But this year, they are in great form and in the second position on the points table, having played two matches out of which they won and lost one match.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians have had one match that they lost and are in the fourth position at the table. The chances of both teams winning are somewhat equal so let’s take a deeper look at it.
Match Details of GGW vs MIW
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The GGW vs. MIW is the fifth match of the series, which is set to take place on 18 February, Tuesday. The match will be held at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, from 7:30 pm IST. It will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar.
GGW vs MIW: Pitch and Weather Report
The pitch at the Kotambi Stadium is generally considered to be favourable for the batsmen, and fast bowlers might also get help from swing and seam movements at the beginning of the match.
The pitch becomes easier to bat as the game progresses which leads to big scores of the team that bats second. Two matches of WPL 2025 have been played so far on this pitch, and the team batting second won the match in both scenarios. The winning percentage of teams batting second is 49% and batting first is 54%.
The average first-inning and second-inning score is 164 and 159 runs respectively.
The weather will be clear during the match and the temperature is expected to be around 22-28° Celcius. There is zero probability of rain but there will be slight humidity.
GGW vs MIW Squad
Gujrat Giants:
Ashleigh Gardner (c)
Beth Mooney (wk)
Dayalan Hemalatha
Deandra Dottin
Harleen Deol
Kashvee Gautam
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Laura Wolvaardt
Priya Mishra
Sayali Satghare
Simran Sheikh
Tanuja Kanwar
Mumbai Indians:
Amanjot Kaur
Amelia Kerr
Hayley Matthews
Harmanpreet Kaur (c)
Jintimani Kalita
Nat Sciver-Brunt
Sajeewan Sajan
Saiqa Ishak
Sanskruti Gupta
Shabnim Ismail
Yastika Bhatia (wk)
Also Read: WPL 2025: Controversial Rule Changes For Run-Out
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