🏏WPL 2025: Match 15 - GG W vs UP Warriorz W at Lucknow, 03/03/25🏏 - Page 148

Ash Gardner: "The game was set up brilliantly by Beth Mooney with the fantastic 96. There was a part where she didn't get to those triple figures, but the partnership that she had with Harleen really set up the game and then allowed someone like D-Dog [Dottin] to come in and score some quick runs. We had plenty of runs on the board and then our bowlers did a fantastic job again. There's always things that you can probably improve on, but I think in the last five overs you probably want to limit dot balls. We probably had a few there, whether it was not giving Moons [Mooney] a strike or things like that. When you're a new batter, it's really hard to go for more ones. So maybe it was just a matter of trying to get her a strike and then if you've got more to go, make sure that you stick to your strengths, which I think people did today. There were some fantastic shots, but if anything, that was probably the really nitpicky thing, but I think we did a lot of things right tonight.

Originally posted by: Aurora_77

Ash Gardner: "The game was set up brilliantly by Beth Mooney with the fantastic 96. There was a part where she didn't get to those triple figures, but the partnership that she had with Harleen really set up the game and then allowed someone like D-Dog [Dottin] to come in and score some quick runs. We had plenty of runs on the board and then our bowlers did a fantastic job again. There's always things that you can probably improve on, but I think in the last five overs you probably want to limit dot balls. We probably had a few there, whether it was not giving Moons [Mooney] a strike or things like that. When you're a new batter, it's really hard to go for more ones. So maybe it was just a matter of trying to get her a strike and then if you've got more to go, make sure that you stick to your strengths, which I think people did today. There were some fantastic shots, but if anything, that was probably the really nitpicky thing, but I think we did a lot of things right tonight.

"We need to have a strong start with the ball. I mean, those types of runs are always good because you know that the other team has to go hard for a ball one. But yeah, I spoke to the team at the halfway point and said that we still need to obviously bowl well, take our chances, and it was only half a job done. So making sure that we still executed our plans, and I think we obviously set the tone really early. Deandra, doing what she does best. She's super skilful at being able to swing the ball both ways. A serious skill, and then casually doing what she does best as well. It's fantastic to see young players stepping up on the big stage. We've been so close this year in so many games where that first game, we always reflect on that, that could have went either way. And then we've played some really good cricket in between now and then, and being able to reset before each game is something that we have spoken a lot about. Making sure that each day is a different day, and each opponent, we obviously plan properly and things like that. [Playing against Delhi Capitals next] We know that it's going to be another tough match. They're all tough matches from here on in, and hopefully we can keep that winning way going."

Beth Mooney is Player Of The Match

Beth Mooney | Player of the Match: The way we started with the bat, Harleen and I had that big partnership and had good impetus with Ashleigh and Deandra and hopefully more teams will bat first. During the game, I have faced a lot of their bowlers in international cricket and the WPL, understood what their plans were. The thing about batting first is to sum up the conditions and I thought Harldeen did that brilliantly and got us off to a great start. We are lucky in this team that we have got a couple of left-handers. Helps when you have a few different spinners in the opposition. I can play the left-arm spinners and they can help me out with the offspinners. (on Deol saying she told her to run hard mate) No resting at the non-striker's end when I'm batting. Hopefully she can get back for a couple of twos in the next game (smiles).

The race for the top-three is heating up here in the WPL and Gujarat have done themselves a big favor after their huge win tonight. On that note we sign off from here. See you very soon again. Till then take care and be well. Bye for now.

Congratulations to GG women for winning the match and jumping to number 2 spot.

Congratulations to Beth Mooney for winning the PoTM award.

Cheers..

WPL will enjoy two rest days, on 04/03/2025 and 05/03/2025.

See you all in a new thread on 06/03/2025.