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Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians Women WPL Live Score | GUJ W vs MI W Live Score & Commentary
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Preview: It's been five years in the making, and a full-fledged Women's Premier League is finally upon us - full of promise and opportunities, just as advertised. Fittingly, the two biggest investors in this nascent commodity - the Adani owned Gujarat Giants and the Ambanis' Mumbai Indians - go head to head in the curtain raiser at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium on Saturday (March 4).
The build-up that the tournament opener, and the inaugural season on the whole, has seen isn't common practice in women's cricket. The teams' social media accounts are buzzing with content. The players are in and out of meetings that aren't just with the support staff. There's ad shoots, media ops, meet and greets galore. The Giants trained on the eve of the game amidst the rehearsals and loud music that reverberated across the university's sprawling campus late into the night - a preparation almost alien to many in this ecosystem but one they wouldn't mind getting used to.
And once the pageantry of the star-studded opening ceremony BCCI has queued up gets out of the way, cricket and its subplots will duly take over.
WPL too - like how the initial seasons of men's IPL unfolded - will depend on its star power for early traction, and success even. With little to no reference points besides rivalries and trends of international cricket, narratives will be built around those experienced heads in either camp.
Mumbai had a clear leadership candidate almost as soon as their buying began at the auction table, while Giants' captaincy curveball took many by surprise. The first Indian captain to lead the country to 50 victories in the shortest format is now incharge of the side that's been most successful in the men's competition - a legacy Harmanpreet Kaur admittedly is hoping to continue.
Her opposite number, Beth Mooney, hasn't led in professional cricket yet but sure knows a thing or two of winning big games. Add to that her three compatriots and Deandra Dottin who can all equip the relatively inexperienced around them with the inner workings of a championship-winning campaign. Maybe even guide them to the title in this maiden attempt.
Those in Mumbai camp may not have as much silverware in their cabinet to brag about, but aren't any short on experience. Who is to say their collective hunger to try and go that one step further won't eventually lead them to the podium finish.
Gujarat Giants Probable XI:Beth Mooney (C, wk), Sabbineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ash Gardner, D Hemalatha, Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland, Sneh Rana, Hurley Gala/Ashwani Kumari, Mansi Joshi/Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwar
Mumbai Indians Probable XI:Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Dhara Gujjar, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Issy Wong, Sonam Yadav/Saika Ishaque
Squads:
Mumbai Indians Women Squad: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Heather Graham, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Neelam Bisht, Issy Wong, Saika Ishaque, Dhara Gujjar, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Chloe Tryon
Gujarat Giants Squad: Sabbhineni Meghana, Beth Mooney(w/c), Harleen Deol, Sophia Dunkley, Ashleigh Gardner, Ashwani Kumari, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana, Mansi Joshi, Tanuja Kanwar, Monica Patel, Hurley Gala, Shabnam Md Shakil, Parunika Sisodia, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Sushma Verma, Kim Garth
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