GG W vs UP W 2nd Match WPL 2026: Match Preview, Probable XIs, Pitch Report and Winner Prediction

Gujarat Giants Women (GG W) and UP Warriorz Women ( UP W) are ready to face each other in the 2nd match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, on Saturday, January 10. This match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM IST. Stay tuned with our GG W vs UP W prediction, team preview, pitch report, player stats and winner prediction ahead of this exciting contest.

Gujarat Giants Women had performed excellently in the previous season as they won 4 out of the 8 games in group stage and finished 3rd in the points table. However, they lost the Eliminator game against the Mumbai Indians Women. However, this season they will want to perform even better and will try their best to establish themselves at least in the final. On the other hand, The last season was a complete disappointment for UP Warriorz Women as they managed to win only three matches in the entire season, forcing them to settle at bottom in the points table.

Head-to-Head Record: Till now, a total of 6 T20 WPL matches have been played between these two sides, in which both sides won three games each. However, in the last five games, GG W has performed well and has won 3 games, while UP W has won two.

Gujarat Giants Women Preview

Gujarat Giants Women performed well in the last season. However, they lost the Eliminator match of WPL 2025 by 47 runs against the MI Women. But this time they looked like an even more balanced squad, who had the ability to perform well against any opponents. Like last year, Ashleigh Gardner will lead them again this season as well.

Gujarat Giants Women’s batsmen performed well last season, especially their Captain Ashleigh Gardner, who scored 243 runs in 9 matches with a strike rate of over 164. Apart from him, Beth Mooney also performed well last season. Moreover, she scored 237 runs in 9 matches at an average of 29.62. Moreover, they also have Sophie Devine, Yastika Bhatia and Danni Wyatt-Hodge in the squad, who have the ability to perform well.

In bowling too, Gujarat Giants Women showed good bowling performance last season with Keshvee Gautam being their highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets in nine matches. While Tanuja Kanwar also picked up 8 wickets in last season. Apart from them, Indian star pacer Renuka Singh, who took 10 wickets for RCB last season, will also be seen bowling for GG W this time.

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UP Warriorz Women Preview

UP Warriors Women had a horrible last season, winning only three out of eight matches, finished last in the points table and failed to qualify for the playoffs. However, this season they will try their best to do well and don’t want to repeat the mistakes of last season. The good news for the UP Warriorz Women is that Meg Lanning has joined the team this time and will also be seen captaining the team.

In batting, the inclusion of Meg Lanning in the team will definitely boost their batting. She also scored 276 runs in the 9 matches she played last season. Deepti Sharma has also been performing consistently well, having scored 269 runs in the last 10 matches. Kiran Navgire will also be expected to perform well once again this time, having scored 154 runs in eight matches played last season, with a strike rate of over 173.

The bowling responsibility will be on Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone, who took eight and nine wickets respectively last season. Moreover, the bowling will definitely improve with the addition of Shikha Pandey, who took 11 wickets for the Delhi Capitals Women in last season.

GG W vs UP W Probably Playing XI

Gujarat Giants Women: Beth Mooney, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Ashleigh Gardner (c), Sophie Devine, Bharti Fulmali, Keshavee Gautam, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanuja Kanwar, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Singh.

UP Warriorz Women: Pratika Rawal, Meg Lanning (c), Harleen Deol, Kiran Navgire, Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana, Shweta Sehrawat, Shikha Pandey, Sophie Ecclestone, Kranti Gaud.

GG W vs UP W Pitch Report

The pitch at DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, generally offers a batting-friendly surface. The surface is flat, allowing for high scores, and the ball will get good bounces on it, making it easier for batsmen to hit boundaries. However, the pacers will have wicket-taking opportunities in the starting overs, while the spinners can perform well in the middle overs.

The weather on Saturday at Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai is expected to be partly sunny, around 33°C, with a 10% chance of rain, low 33% humidity, and moderate winds near 14 km/h.

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GG W vs UP W Winner Prediction

There has always been tough competition between these two sides. If we look at the past records, till now, both teams have won three matches each, which shows how good a rivalry there is between these teams. But UP Warriorz women have added some good players in their squad in the auction, due to which they look strong this time, hence UP Warriorz Women will be the favourites to win this match.

On the other hand, Gujarat Giants Women is also a good team that has the ability to surprise any team by performing well. Apart from this, they also performed consistently well against UP Warriorz Women recently, which can give them an advantage in this match.

Our Prediction: UP Warriorz Women

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