Even after getting per week to organize to tinker with their technique, the Gujarat Giants didn’t iron out the chinks which noticed the facet lose three out of its 4 matches up to now within the Ladies’s Premier League.
Harleen Deol was promoted to open alongside Beth Mooney, whereas off form Laura Wolvaardt was changed by Phoebe Litchfield within the line-up. Nevertheless, these adjustments didn’t pay dividends as their high order continued to be inconsistent.
The Ashleigh Gardner-led group suffered a six-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals within the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Regardless of Meg Lanning falling to a 21-year-old Indian pacer’s bowling – Kashvee Gautam with a ball that nipped again into the Australian – for a second match in a row, her facet comfortably chased down 128 in 15.1 overs.
Jess Jonassen atoned her costly bowling earlier within the match with a cultured half-century (61 not out off 32 balls) after being pushed up the order as she stitched a 74-run partnership with Shafali Verma (44 off 27 balls) for the second wicket.
With this win, the two-time finalist has momentarily changed Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the high of the standings with six factors off 5 matches.
AS IT HAPPENED: DC vs GG Highlights
Earlier, Gujarat Giants’ innings by no means actually acquired going. The DC pacers made the a lot of the seam motion on supply on a recent wicket and put their facet on the driving seat on the finish of the PowerPlay.
Marizanne Kapp damage GG with a double-wicket maiden within the fourth over. The South African bowler pressured Harleen to open her arms and nick one behind the stumps to Sarah Bryce earlier than trapping Litchfield lbw.
Shikha Pandey added insult to damage by choosing two wickets in as many balls within the subsequent over. Each Mooney and a promoted Kashvee holed out to a proactive Niki Prasad off Shikha’s bowling.
Titas Sadhu, taking part in her first match this season, claimed the large wicket of skipper Gardner. The Bengal pacer tweaked her line and bowled on the stumps in her second over, which bore fruit immediately as she knocked down Gardner’s stumps.
Struggling at 41 for 5, West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin (26 off 24 balls) tried to regular the ship however she was despatched again to the hut by Annabel Sutherland.
It was Bharti Fulmali (40 not out 29) and Tanuja Kanwer (16 off 24 balls) who added 51 runs for the seventh wicket which introduced the facet again on monitor. Bharti stayed on the crease until the top and completed the innings with a 4 to assist the Giants submit a good complete. However, that was by no means going to be defended.