GG vs DC, WPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Last-placed Gujarat Giants (GG) will take on second-placed Delhi Capitals (DC) in match number 10 of the Women’s Premier League 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, March 3. Gujarat Giants have played three and lost three, while Delhi Capitals have won two of their three games.
In their last game, GG went down to UP Warriorz by six wickets. Batting first, they struggled to get going, managing only 142 despite losing only five wickets. UPW had it all too easy in their chase, romping home in 15.4 overs. Captain Beth Mooney will be under pressure to deliver after three poor outings.
Delhi Capitals got the better of Royal Challengers Bangalore by 25 runs in their previous WPL 2024 clash. Batting first after losing the toss, DC put up 194-5, with Shafali Verma hitting a half-century.
In the chase, captain Smriti Mandhana (74 off 43) got RCB off to a solid start, but Delhi hit back to restrict Bangalore to 169-9.
Today's GG vs DC toss result
Gujarat Giants have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Beth Mooney said:
“(The pitch) looks good, not too much grass. Hope we can turn things around tonight.”
For GG, Harleen Deol and Sneh Rana have been ruled out, while Veda Krishnamurthy is back in the playing XI. For DC, Annabel Sutherland and Titas Sadhu come in for Marizanne Kapp and Minnu Mani.
GG vs DC - Today's match playing XIs
Gujarat Giants: Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney (c & wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Veda Krishnamurthy, Dayalan Hemalatha, Kathryn Bryce, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Mannat Kashyap, Tarannum Pathan.
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia (w), Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey.
Today's GG vs DC pitch report
In the pitch report for today’s game, Lauren Winfield-Hill said:
“We are back to pitch no. 5 for the fourth time this season. The surface looks fresh, though, and looks very compact. It a great track. Average score on this pitch is a lot higher than those around it. Whoever bats first, will want a total in the 160-170 range.”
Today's GG vs DC match players list
Gujarat Giants squad: Beth Mooney (c & wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Lea Tahuhu, Veda Krishnamurthy, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha, Tarannum Pathan, Shabnam Md Shakil.
Delhi Capitals squad: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Laura Harris, Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal, Titas Sadhu, Sneha Deepthi.
GG vs DC - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Mohamed Rafi, Parashar Joshi
TV umpire: P Jayapal
Match Referee: Meenakshi Mangla