Gujarat Giants set their record total in their first WPL 2026 match against UP Warriorz Women

Gujarat Giants slammed their record total in the Women's Premier League history in their first game of the WPL 2026. 

On Saturday afternoon (January 10), Gujarat Giants started the WPL 2026 with the match against UP Warriorz Women at DY Patil Stadium. At the end of 20 overs, the Giants scored 207/4. It was their highest total ever, as their previous record was 201/5 and 201/7, both against RCB Women in 2025 and 2023, respectively. Meanwhile, the Giants' 207/4 was the seventh-highest total in WPL history. 

Gujarat Giants' top totals in WPL history

• 207/4 vs UP Warriorz Women (January 10, 2026))
• 201/5 vs RCB Women (February 14, 2025)
• 201/7 vs RCB Women (March 8, 2023)
• 199/5 vs RCB Women (March 6, 2024)
• 190/7 vs MI Women (March 9, 2024)

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Captain Ashleigh Gardner played a strong innings before fiery cameos

Giants openers Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine had a 41-run partnership inside the powerplay. While Mooney scored 13 runs, Devine scored 38 off 20 balls with five fours and two sixes. 

From 55/2, the Giants had a strong third-wicket partnership between Anushka Sharma and captain Ashleigh Gardner, who added a 103-run partnership in 10.3 overs. While Anushka scored 44 off 30 balls with seven fours, Ashleigh scored 65 off 41 balls with six fours and three sixes. 

Also, Georgia Wareham had an outstanding cameo of 27 not out in just 10 balls with one four and three sixes, while Bharti Fulmali scored 14 not out off seven balls with two sixes. In the last two overs, the Giants scored a total of 34 runs. 

Among the UP Warriorz bowlers, Sophie Ecclestone got two wickets, as she had the bowling figures of 4-0-32-2. Also, Shikha Pandey (1/29) and Deandra Dottin (1/47) got one wicket each, while Deepti Sharma remained wicketless with the bowling figures of 3-0-32-0.