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The Gujarat Giants are an Indian professional women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Premier League (WPL), based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The team is owned by the Adani Sportsline, part of the Adani Group. The team is coached by Michael Klinger[1] and captained by Beth Mooney.

Gujarat Giants
LeagueWomen's Premier League
Personnel
CaptainBeth Mooney
CoachMichael Klinger
OwnerAdani Sportsline
Team information
CityAhmedabad, Gujarat
ColoursOrange and yellow
   
Established2023
History
WPL wins0
Official websiteGujarat Giants

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History

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In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023.[2] The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process. The [3] Adani Group, the owners of the Gujarat Giants kabaddi team, bought the rights to one of the franchises,[3] which they would go on to also call Gujarat Giants.

The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Gujarat Giants signing 18 players for their squad. Beth Mooney was appointed captain, but an injury in their very first game led to Sneh Rana replacing her as captain for the rest of the tournament. The side finished bottom of the group stage at the inaugural tournament.[4]

In December 2023, Gujarat Giants acquired 10 players in the WPL Auction, which included Kashvee Gautam, Lauren Cheatle, Phoebe Litchfield, and Veda Krishnamurthy. However, before the tournament began, Lauren Cheatle and Kashvee Gautam were both ruled out due to injury. Lea Tahuhu and Sayali Satghare were their respective replacements.[5]

In February 2024, Michael Klinger took over as the head coach of Gujarat Giants, replacing Rachael Haynes. Gujarat Giants began the second season of the WPL with a loss to Mumbai Indians and once again ended up at the bottom of the table. During the tournament, Harleen Deol got injured, leading to Bharti Fulmali replacing her midway through the season.[6]

2023

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The first season of the Women's Premier League began on 4th March 2023, with the match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Beth Mooney was injured in their first over of the second innings. She was replaced by Laura Wolvaardt in the squad.

Kim Garth, who was signed as a replacement for the injured Deandra Dottin, became only the second bowler after Tara Norris to pick up a 5-wicket haul in the WPL. She achieved the feat against UP Warriorz.

England opener Sophia Dunkley registered the fastest fifty in the history of the Women's Premier League, doing so against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Laura Wolvaardt scored 2 back-to-back fifties in the tournament. She scored 57 off 45 balls against Delhi Capitals and followed it up with 68 in 42 balls against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Ashleigh Gardner was the standout performer for the Gujarat Giants, finishing as their highest run-scorer[7] while also being their second-highest wicket-taker. She scored 204 runs, which included 2 fifties, and took 10 wickets in 8 games. Kim Garth was the highest wicket-taker for the Gujarat Giants with 11 wickets.[8]

2024

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Ahead of the second season of the Women's Premier League, the Gujarat Giants appointed Michael Klinger as the coach of the side to replace Rachael Haynes. They added 10 players in the Auction: Phoebe Litchfield, Kashvee Gautam, Lauren Cheatle, Meghna Singh, Tarannum Pathan, Veda Krishnamurthy, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha, Kathryn Bryce and Mannat Kashyap. Lauren Cheatle was later replaced by New Zealand's Lea Tahuhu,[9] while Sayali Satghare replaced Kashvee Gautam.

Despite strong individual performances, the Giants had a similar run in the second season as they had in the first.

Gujarat Giants played their first game against Mumbai Indians on 25th February. They could only score 126/9 while batting first, and Mumbai chased it down in 18 overs.[10] In their next match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, they could only score 107/7, and Bangalore chased it down within 13 overs.[11] In their next match against UP Warriorz, they scored 142/5, and UP chased it down within 16 overs.[12] Meghna Singh picked up 4 wickets against the Delhi Capitals, but the Giants lost by 25 runs.[13] Laura Wolvaardt and Beth Mooney put on a 140-run stand in the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, where Mooney scored 85 in 51 deliveries while Wolvaardt scored 76 in 45 balls. Gujarat won the match by 19 runs.[14] Mooney scored 66 in her next game against Mumbai Indians while Dayalan Hemalatha scored 74 in 40 balls. Gujarat Giants scored 190 for 7 in their 20 overs. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 95 in 48 deliveries and Mumbai Indians won the game by 7 wickets.[15] Mooney registered another 50 in the next game against UP Warriorz. She scored 74 in 52 balls to help the Giants score 152. Shabnam Shakil took 3 wickets for 11 runs and the Giants won the game by 8 runs.[16] In their final league match against Delhi, they scored 126/9 while batting first, and Delhi chased it down in 13 overs.[17]

Beth Mooney finished as the highest run-scorer[18] for the Gujarat Giants, scoring 285 runs in 8 games, while Tanuja Kanwer[19] was the highest wicket-taker[20] with 10 wickets.

Current squad

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  • Source:[21]
  • 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 (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30) Left-handed – Overseas player
Batters
Harleen Deol   India (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Bharti Fulmali [22]   India (1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Veda Krishnamurthy   India (1992-10-16) 16 October 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Phoebe Litchfield   Australia (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player
Trisha Poojitha   India (2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Laura Wolvaardt   South Africa (1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25) Right-handed – Overseas player
All-rounders
Kathryn Bryce   Scotland (1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Ashleigh Gardner   Australia (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Dayalan Hemalatha   India (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Tarannum Pathan   India (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sneh Rana   India (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break Vice-captain
Sayali Satghare [23]   India (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
Kashvee Gautam   India (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Tanuja Kanwer [24]   India (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium
Mannat Kashyap   India (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Priya Mishra   India (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Shabnam Shakil   India (2007-06-17) 17 June 2007 (age 17) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Lea Tahuhu [25]   New Zealand (1990-09-23) 23 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Meghna Singh   India (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium

Support staff

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Position Name
Head coach Michael Klinger
Bowling coach Nooshin Al Khadeer
Fielding coach Carl Hopkinson
Mentor Mithali Raj

Source: Official website[6]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor Back sponsor
2023 T10 Sports Ambuja Cement Fortune
2024

Seasons

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Year League table standing Final standing
2023 5th out of 5 League Stage
2024 5th out of 5 League Stage

References

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  1. ^ "Klinger replaces Haynes as Gujarat Giants head coach at WPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Inaugural Women's IPL likely to be played from March 3 to 26". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Owners of Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB win bids to own Women's Premier League teams". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Premier League 2022/23 - Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Kashvee Gautam, WPL's most expensive uncapped Indian, ruled out, Gujarat Giants name replacement". Hindustan Times. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Klinger replaces Haynes as Gujarat Giants head coach at WPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Premier League, 2022/23 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Premier League, 2022/23 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ PTI (10 February 2024). "WPL 2024: Gujarat Giants names Lea Tahuhu as replacement for Lauren Cheatle". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  10. ^ "GG-W vs MI-W Cricket Scorecard, 3rd Match at Bengaluru, Feb 25, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  11. ^ "RCB-W vs GG-W Cricket Scorecard, 5th Match at Bengaluru, Feb 27, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  12. ^ "GG-W vs UPW-W Cricket Scorecard, 8th Match at Bengaluru, Mar 01, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  13. ^ "DC-W vs GG-W Cricket Scorecard, 10th Match at Bengaluru, March 03, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ "GG-W vs RCB-W Cricket Scorecard, 13th Match at Delhi, March 06, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  15. ^ "GG-W vs MI-W Cricket Scorecard, 16th Match at Delhi, March 09, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  16. ^ "GG-W vs UPW-W Cricket Scorecard, 18th Match at Delhi, March 11, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  17. ^ "DC-W vs GG-W Cricket Scorecard, 20th Match at Delhi, March 13, 2024". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Women's Premier League, 2023/24 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Tanuja Kanwer | WPLT20". Womens Premier League. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Women's Premier League, 2023/24 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  21. ^ "WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  22. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/bharti-fulmali-961179
  23. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/sayali-satghare-1255540
  24. ^ https://www.wplt20.com/players/tanuja-kanwer-wpl-profile-70721
  25. ^ https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/lea-tahuhu-380929
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