On January 10, in WPL 2026, the match between UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants will start at 3.30 pm at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Delhi: The fourth season of Women’s Premier League, the most interesting T20 cricket league of women’s cricket, has started. After the start of this mega T20 league from January 9, double header matches are to be played the very next day, in which UP Warriors (UPW) and Gujarat Giants (GG) will compete in the first match of the day.
There is going to be a battle between the two teams on January 10 at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. In this match, the teams of UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants are all set to start this edition with a win.
Women’s Premier League starts from 2023. Since the same year, there is a mutual competition between UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants. Both the teams have faced each other a total of 6 times so far. During this period, a tough competition was seen between both the teams. UP Warriors won 3 matches, while Gujarat Giants also won 3 matches.
The teams of UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants are going to start their campaign in the Women’s Premier League 2026. On one hand, the UP Warriors team is ready to play under the captaincy of Meg Lanning. On the other hand, Ashley Gardner will be in charge of Gujarat Giants and both the teams will enter the field with the intention of defeating each other.
In WPL 2026, this match between UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants will be held on January 10 in Navi Mumbai. This match to be held under double header will start at 3.30 pm. The toss for this match will be done at 3 o’clock.
If we look at the history of DY Patil Stadium located in Navi Mumbai, this stadium was named DY Patil after the name of Marathi politician Gyandev Yashwantrao Patil. Its foundation was laid in 2008 and was used for multipurpose…. IPL matches started here in the year 2010. In this stadium with a capacity of 43 thousand spectators, the first match of the first season of the Women’s Premier League was played here in 2023, after which WPL matches have been played on this ground.
The surface of Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium is flat. Here the ball comes easily after hitting the bat and shots are taken easily. The chances of anyone getting special help on the pitch, be it a fast bowler or a spin bowler, are very less. In such a situation, there can be rain of runs by the batsmen and a high scoring match can be seen.
At present, the darkness of winter is prevailing in India. The effect of cold is being seen at most places. The weather will be completely clear during the clash between UP Warriors vs Gujarat Giants in the second match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 on Saturday. According to Accuweather on this day, the maximum temperature will be 31 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 17 degrees Celsius.
UP Warriors Women’s Team: Meg Lanning (captain), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Diandra Dottin, Shipra Giri (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Shikha Pandey, Asha Sobhana
Gujarat Giants Women’s Team: Beth Mooney, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Ashley Gardner (c), Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Georgia Wareham, Renuka Singh Thakur, Tanuja Kanwar, Kashvi Gautam, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gaikwad.
Star Sports Network is the broadcasting partner for the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League being played under the banner of BCCI. In such a situation, all the matches are being watched on this platform. UP Warriors vs Gujarat Giants women’s team match can also be enjoyed on Star Sports Network, while you can enjoy live streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar app/website.
UP Warriors: Meg Lanning (captain), Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaur, Asha Shobhana, Diandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Charlie Knott, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G Trisha, Pratika Rawal.
Gujarat Giants: Ashley Gardner (captain), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Phoolmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashvi Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwar, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Shivani Singh, Danny Watt Hodge, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Ayushi Soni.
The pitch of DY Patil Sports Complex Stadium located in Navi Mumbai is considered completely suitable for batsmen. Many matches have been played in WPL on this wicket. In such a situation, the teams of UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants are fully aware of this. For this reason, whoever has better performance in bowling in both the teams can be considered to have more chances of winning.
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DY Patil Stadium located in Navi Mumbai is considered a high scoring venue. The track here is considered completely flat. In such a situation, batting here is very easy. There will be no problems in playing big shots on this wicket. There will be a lot of challenge for the bowlers. Because there is neither swing nor bounce for the pacer and there is no turn for the spinner.
If we talk about the match between UP Warriors and Gujarat Giants in WPL so far in H2H record, till now 6 matches have been played between both the teams. In which UP Warriors won 3 matches and Gujarat Giants women’s team also won 3 matches.
