Women's Premier League 2025: Eliminator, MUM-W vs GJ-W Match Prediction

MUM-W vs GJ-W Match Preview:

The third edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has reached its final stage and finally got a top three of the tournament. The 2023 champions Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) will lock horns with Gujarat Giants Womens (GG-W) in the Eliminator of WPL 2025 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 13. The winning team will confirm their place in the title clash against Delhi Capitals who become first side to make it to the final after finishing at the top of points table.

Mumbai Indians have reached their consecutive WPL playoffs while Gujarat Giants have finished in top three for the first time. Notably, MI will having an upper hand against GG while GG will also look to get their first win against them to enter the final. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the eliminator of the Women’s Premier League 2025 between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants.

Match	Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, Eliminator
Venue	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time	Thursday, March 13, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

MUM-W vs GJ-W Pitch Report

The surface of the Brabourne Stadium has been favourable for the batters in the T20 format. However, as the game progresses, the pitch becomes slow and spinners get support. The team batting first will look to score beyond 175 runs to get an upper hand in the match. Out of the 11 T20 matches played at Brabourne Stadium, the team batting first won five times while the chasing team came out victorious on six occasions.

MUM-W vs GJ-W Head-to-Head Records in WPL:

Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants have faced each other six times in the WPL so far with MI coming out victorious on all six occasions. Both teams first met during the inaugural season of the WPL at DY Patil Stadium March 4, 2023 where MI defeated GG by a huge margin of 143 runs. The last encounter between MI and GG at Brabourne Stadium on March 10 where MI again come out victorious by 9 runs.

Total Matches played	6
Mumbai Indians Won	6
Gujarat Giants Won	0
Tied Matches	0

MUM-W vs GJ-W Weather Report

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MUM-W vs GJ-W Probable Playing XI

Mumbai Indians Women:

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, G Kamalini, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Parunika Sisodia

Gujarat Giants Women:

Beth Mooney (wk), Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam, Simran Shaikh, Phoebe Litchfield, Bharti Fulmali, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra

Key Players

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Nat Sciver-Brunt: Star Mumbai Indians batter Nat Sciver-Brunt is currently the leading run-getter of the ongoing WPL. She has been a consistent scorer for MI throughout the season with 416 runs at an average of 69.33 and will play a crucial role in the eliminator against Gujarat Giants

Amelia Kerr: Star leg spinners Amelia Kerr has played a crucial part for Mumbai Indians to get into the playoffs. She is currently the leading wicket-taker of the season with 14 scalps. Her contribution will be crucial if MI defeats GG in the upcoming match to get into the final.

Harleen Deol: Harleen Deol has played a crucial role in Gujarat Giants’ middle-order with her 30s and 40s throughout the season. She provided strength to GG batting order and will be played to look out for in the eliminator against Mumbai Indians.

Ashleigh Gardner: Off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner will be a player to look out for Gujarat Giants in the eliminator against Mumbai Indians. She has been an effective bowler in the middle overs and restricted the batters to hit big shots.