WPL 2023 DC VS GG: Ashleigh Gardner’s All-round performance helps Gujarat secure a 2nd win and 2 Crucial points
WPL 2023 DC VS GG: Gujarat Giants made a stunning comeback in the tournament to defeat the 2nd-placed Delhi Capitals. GG defeated DC by 11 runs in their WPL 2023 match, at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
The last time these two teams met in the competition, Delhi thrashed Gujarat by ten wickets, thanks to Marizanne Kapp’s five-fer and a blazing fifty by Shafali Verma.
WPL 2023 DC VS GG: In Brief
Chasing a target of 148 runs, Delhi were bowled out for 136 in 18.4 overs. Marizanne Kapp top-scored for Delhi with a knock of 36 runs off 29 balls. Meanwhile, Kim Garth, Tanuja Kanwar, Ashleigh Gardner bagged two wickets each for Gujarat, Sneh Rana and Harleen Deol scalped a dismissal each.
Initially, DC captain Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bowl. Half-centuries by Laura Wolvaardt (57) and Gardner (51*) helped Gujarat fight back after a slow start in their innings, to post 147/4 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Jess Jonassen took two wickets for Delhi, Marizanne Kapp and Arundhati Reddy bagged a dismissal each.
Gujarat were one Ashleigh Gardner innings away
An all-round performance from Ashleigh Gardner has helped Gujarat Giants get an important 11-run win over the Delhi Capitals on Thursday.
After being put into bat first, Gujarat Giants folded for a below-par score of 148, but managed to defend the total by dismissing Capitals for 136 in 18.4 overs. Gardner starred with the bat first, smashing a 33-ball 51, scoring her first fifty of the tournament.
Later, she took 2 wickets while conceding just 19 runs in 3.4 overs to bring her team home. Laura Wolvaardt, who was playing only in her second WPL match, too, scored a half-century, putting an 81-run partnership with Gardner.
Meg Lanning explains the reason behind their loss
Meg Lanning, DC Captain speaking after her team’s loss mentioned, “We felt that if we bat out the overs, we could actually get over the line. Gujarat team bowled very well. We didn’t play to our potential tonight. Our bowlers did an excellent job and I think they were 20-25 short.”
Adding to her statement the losing captain said, “We didn’t take that many wickets but we contained them quite well. With wickets in the back end, obviously they would score a bit. It is a good learning opportunity for us. My shot playing across the line was poor and two key run-outs. We lost momentum as we lost a few wickets but credit to Gujarat.”
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