MI W vs GG W 6th Match WPL 2026: Match Preview, Probable XIs, Pitch Report and Winner Prediction

Mumbai Indians Women (MI W) and Gujarat Giants Women ( GG W) are ready to face each other in the 6th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, on Tuesday, January 13. This match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST. Stay tuned with our MI W vs GG W prediction, team preview, pitch report, player stats and winner prediction ahead of this exciting contest.

Mumbai Indians women, who started the tournament with a defeat, proved why they are the defending champions in the last match when they defeated Delhi Capitals by a huge margin of 50 runs. Mumbai managed to win the previous match comfortably thanks to a brilliant innings from captain Harmanpreet Kaur. On the other hand, Gujarat Giants are in a different form this time as they have achieved good wins in both their matches played so far. However, this match between the two strong teams can be very tough.

Head-to-Head Record: Till now, a total of 7 T20 WPL matches have been played between these two sides, in which the Mumbai Indians Women performed outstandingly and won all of them. However, Gujarat Giants look in good form, so it will be difficult for MI W to beat them this time.

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Mumbai Indians Women Preview

After losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in the first match, Mumbai put up a strong performance in the last match, where they scored 195 runs while batting first, after which they bowled out Delhi Capitals Women for just 145 runs and managed to win the match by a huge margin of 50 runs. Mumbai will look to continue this winning streak against the Gujarat Giants.

The Mumbai Indians had a strong batting performance in the last match. However, despite the top order partnership breaking early, Nat Sciver-Brunt played a good innings of 70 runs in 40 balls, after which captain Harmanpreet Kaur played a brilliant innings of 74 runs 42 balls to take the team’s total to 195. Moreover, Mumbai will look to score big in the next match.

In bowling, the Mumbai Indians did a good job in their last match; they put pressure on Delhi Women right from the start as Nicola Carey and Amelia Kerr took three wickets each, while Nat Sciver-Brunt took two wickets. Apart from this, Shabnam Ismail put good pressure on Delhi batters due to her good line length bowling.

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Gujarat Giants Women Preview

Gujarat Giants Women have continued their excellent form this season, scoring big totals in both their matches to secure good wins. Batting first against Delhi Capitals Women in their last match, they posted a huge total of 209 runs before defeating Delhi Capitals Women in a close contest by 4 runs. Sophie Devine proved to be the hero of the last match due to her all-rounder performance.

In batting, Gujarat United performed brilliantly in the last match. Batting first, they got off to a good start from the top order. Sophie Devine played a blistering innings of 95 runs in 42 balls with a strike rate of over 226. She was joined by captain Ashleigh Gardner, who scored a good knock of 49 off 26 balls. Gujarat Giants once again managed to score 200 plus in the last match thanks to their brilliant batting. They will try to bat in a similar manner once again against Mumbai Indians Women.

As good as Gujarat Giants’ batting is some shortcomings are clearly visible in their bowling. Despite scoring big, they seemed unable to build pressure on the opposition from the start. This is why they have managed to win both the matches very closely, although they will not be able to do so again and again. Although Sophie Devine and Rajeshwari Gayakwad bowled well, taking two wickets each, but the rest of the bowlers will need to do well.

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MI W vs GG W Probably Playing XI 

Mumbai Indians Women: Amelia Kerr, Gunalan Kamalini, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur ©, Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskari Gupta, Triveni Vasistha.

Gujarat Giants Women: Beth Mooney (WK), Sophie Devine, Ashleigh Gardner ©, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Keshavee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Singh.

MI W vs GG W Pitch Report

The pitch at DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, generally offers a batting-friendly surface. Three of the first four matches have been high scoring at this venue, with 190-plus runs being scored five times. It shows that this ground is excellent for the batters, they will get the opportunity to score high runs. shows that this ground is like a heaven for the batsmen where they get the opportunity to bat freely. However, the pacers will get wicket-taking opportunities in the initial overs, while the spinners can perform well in the middle overs.

The weather on Tuesday at Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai is expected to be sunny around 33°C with 0% chance of rain, 44% humidity and light winds near 11 km/h.

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MI W vs GG W Winner Prediction

Mumbai Indians Women have performed brilliantly in the last match while Gujarat Giants have won two consecutive matches but looking at the past records it is clear that Mumbai have always been dominating Gujarat. Apart from this, Mumbai’s bowling is also strong so they will be favourites to win this match. 

On the other hand, Gujarat Giants have consistently performed well, although their bowling has not so well. Despite scoring 209 runs in the last match, they won by just four runs which clearly shows their bowling weakness. But both teams  definitely performed well in their last game and are now ready to face each other, where we will definitely see a good match.

Our Prediction: Mumbai Indians Women 

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