Deepti Sharma plays an inspired knock but UP Warriorz let down again by poor fielding in defeat against Gujarat Giants
A fighting partnership, inspired knock from Deepti Sharma, misfields, and high drama – which dragged the match deeper and deeper even as the run rate continued to climb – may not have been enough to win the game for the UP Warriorz. But it was enough to ensure a fourth successive thriller in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) as the Gujarat Giants crawled to an eight-run win in New Delhi on Monday.
A well-paced, fortunate knock from Beth Mooney and a fiery spell from 16-year-old Shabnam Shakil would put the Gujarat Giants in an unassailable-looking position before Deepti’s unbeaten 60-ball 88 and a 109-run partnership with Poonam Khemnar took the game to the penultimate ball. Ultimately Gujarat escaped with a win.
Deepti came into bat in the second over, after Shabnam cleaned up the team’...