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Mumbai Indians Women is gearing up to face the Gujarat Giants Women in their last league match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Friday, 29th January. Both the Giants aim for their third consecutive victory, and the MI Women will look to finish in second spot. 

 

Gujarat Giants Women

 

The Gujarat Giants Women had a great start to their new season, but they have started to fumble in the middle of the tournament. They are back to their winning ways, having won their previous two outings with significant margins to keep themselves alive in the tournament. They beat the Delhi Capitals Women in their previous outing by 3 runs in a thriller, thanks to Sophie Devine, who grabbed four wickets and defended 9 runs in the last over. While batting first, the GG Women had posted 174 runs in their 20 overs with the help of Beth Mooney's half-century. They restricted the DC Women to 171 runs in the second innings. A victory here would mean that the Ashleigh Gardner-led side would surely confirm their second spot.

 

Mumbai Indians Women 

 

The Mumbai Indians Women broke their three-match winless streak with a commanding 15-run victory over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in their previous outing. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews led the batting assault from the top, scoring their century and half-century respectively. Sciver-Brunt also became the first player to smash a century in the WPL's history. The Mumbai Indians Women posted 199 runs in their 20 overs. They had a terriffic start with their bowling, grabbing five wickets of RCB Women's team for just 35 runs, eventually restricting them to 184 runs in their 20 overs. Hayley Matthews grabbed three wickets in her two-over spell. The defending champions will put their best to keep themselves alive in the tournament with a victory. 

 

GG-W vs MI-W Match Details

 

GG-W vs MI-W WBBL Match Details
Match	Gujarat Giants Women vs Mumbai Indians 19th Match
Date and Time	Friday, January 29; 7:30 p.m. IST
Venue	Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Broadcasting and live streaming	TV-Star Sports Network, Live Stream-JioHotstar

 

GG-W vs MI-W Pitch Report

 

The surface at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, is expected to offer a good contest. To begin with, early assistance will be provided to the spinners, and there would be some swing for the pacers initially with the new ball. Meanwhile, batters, if they settle down, can go on to score heavy runs due to consistent bounce. However, the first innings will be difficult due to the consistent bounce and good length deliveries. The first inning total at this venue this year is just 150.

 

GG-W vs MI-W Weather Report

 

The weather is expected to remain clear but humid, with no rain predicted during the game. As this is an afternoon game, the surroundings are expected to be warm and pleasant. The temperatures are likely to hover around 31 °C, under mostly clear skies.

 

GG-W vs MI-W Head-to-Head Records

 

GG-W vs DC-W head-to-head (in T20s)
Match Played	8
Won by Gujarat Giants Women	8
Won by Mumbai Indians Women	8
Tied	0
No Result	0

 

GG-W vs MI-W 19th T20 WPL Probable XI

 

• Gujarat Giants Women: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur

 

• Mumbai Indians Women: Hayley Matthews, Sajeevan Sajana, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Rahila Firdous (wk), Nicola Carey/Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma

 

Players To Watch Out For in the GG-W vs MI-W 19th T20 WPL Match

 

• Sophie Devine | GG-W: Devine has been an asset for the Giants team this season. In 7 matches, Sophie has scored 212 runs and has also taken 15 wickets to her name--topping the chart on the purple cap holder. She scored a half-century in her last-to-last outing, scoring 50 runs from 42 balls against the UP Warriorz Women, and also took two wickets. She then delivered a match-winning bowling spell against the DC Women in her previous outing. 

 

• Nat Sciver-Brunt | MI-W: Nat Sciver has been a consistent all-round performer for the team throughout these years, capable of winning any game single-handedly through her batting or bowling performance. She is currently the leading run-scorer this season as well, scoring 319 runs to her name, with her maiden WPL century to her name. She has been phenomenal in the tournament, having scored three half-centuries and one century to her name in the last five innings. She also has 7 wickets to her name. She is definitely a player to watch out for in this game. 

 

GG-W vs MI-W 19th T20 WPL Toss Prediction

 

Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue

 

• In the last 5 WPL matches played at this venue, the team winning the toss has opted to bowl first on all five occasions

 

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

 

• In the total of 12 Women's T20 played at this venue, the teams that batted first have won four games so far, while teams batting second have won 8 games. 

 

GG-W vs MI-W Today's Match Scenario

 

Scenario 1

 

• Toss Winner: GG-W (opts to bowl first)
• Power-Play Score: 40-45
• MI-W Total: 180-210
• Match Winner: MI Women

 

Scenario 2

 

• Toss Winner: MI-W (opts to bowl first)
• Power-Play Score: 42-52
• GG-W Total: 170-180
• Match Winner: MI Women

 

Who will win today's GG-W vs DC-W 17th T20 WPL match?

 

The Mumbai Indians Women will enter this contest as clear favourites. They have been a dominant force against the Gujarat Giants Women in this tournament's history so far, winning all their 8 games played against this team so far. However, looking at the current form of the Giants, they will be itching to register their first victory against the defending champions on Friday.