The 2024 season was the second season for the franchise Gujarat Giants. They were one of five teams that competed in the 2024 Women's Premier League. They finished at the last place in the previous (inaugural) season's League stage.[2]
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Michael Klinger | ||
| Captain | Beth Mooney | ||
| WPL League | Finished at the 5th place[1] | ||
| Most runs | Beth Mooney (285) | ||
| Most wickets | Tanuja Kanwar (10) | ||
| Most catches | Ashleigh Gardner (4) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Beth Mooney (2) | ||
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Gujarat Giants finished at the last place in WPL League stage for the consecutive 2nd year.[1]
Squad
edit- Source:[3]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Gujarat Giants Squad for the 2024 Women's Premier League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Captain / Wicket-keeper | |||||
| Beth Mooney |  Australia
|
14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | Overseas player |
| Batters | |||||
| Harleen Deol |  India
|
21 June 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Bharti Fulmali [4] | India
|
11 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | India
|
16 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Australia
|
18 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Trisha Poojitha | India
|
14 July 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Laura Wolvaardt |  South Africa
|
26 April 1999 | Right-handed | – | Overseas player |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Kathryn Bryce |  Scotland
|
17 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Australia
|
15 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | India
|
29 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Tarannum Pathan | India
|
8 October 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sneh Rana | India
|
18 February 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| Sayali Satghare [5] | India
|
2 July 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Kashvee Gautam | India
|
18 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Tanuja Kanwer [6] | India
|
28 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Mannat Kashyap | India
|
15 December 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Priya Mishra | India
|
4 June 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shabnam Shakil | India
|
17 June 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lea Tahuhu [7] |  New Zealand
|
23 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Meghna Singh | India
|
18 June 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Michael Klinger |
| Batting coach | Tushar Arothe |
| Bowling coach | Nooshin Al Khadeer |
| Fielding coach | Gavan Twining |
| Mentor | Mithali Raj |
| Source: Official website[8] | |
Sponsors
edit- Kit manufacturer: T10 Sports
- Main shirt sponsor: Ambuja Cement
- Back shirt sponsor: Fortune
League stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.198 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians (3rd) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.024 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.306 | |
| 4 | UP Warriorz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.371 | |
| 5 | Gujarat Giants | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.158 |
Fixtures and results
editGujarat Giants
126/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
129/5 (18.1 overs) |
Tanuja Kanwar 28 (21)
Amelia Kerr 4/17 (4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants
107/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
110/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants
142/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
UP Warriorz
143/4 (15.4 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
163/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Gujarat Giants
138/8 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Sayali Satghare (Gujarat Giants) replaced Dayalan Hemalatha as a concussion substitute in the second innings.[10]
Gujarat Giants
199/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
180/8 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Gujarat Giants
190/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
191/3 (19.5 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[11]
Gujarat Giants
152/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
UP Warriorz
144/5 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Gujarat Giants
126/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
129/3 (13.1 overs) |
Shafali Verma 71 (37)
Tanuja Kanwar 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100s/50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last updated: 12 May 2024, Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
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Most wickets
edit| Wkts. | Player | Inns | Ov | Runs | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last updated: 12 May 2024, Source: ESPNcricinfo[13]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Delhi Capitals defeat Gujarat Giants by seven wickets to take direct flight to WPL final". The Economic Times. 14 March 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/bharti-fulmali-961179
- ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sayali-satghare-1255540
- ^ https://www.wplt20.com/players/tanuja-kanwer-wpl-profile-70721
- ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/lea-tahuhu-380929
- ^ "Adani Sportsline appoints Rachael Haynes, Nooshin Al Khadeer and Tushar Arothe as coaches for WPL team". Adani sportsline. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Satghare comes in for Hemalatha to become the first concussion substitute in the WPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Harmanpreet magic powers Mumbai heist". ESPNcricinfo. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's Premier League, 2024 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's Premier League, 2024 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
