Gujarat Giants Women have had a solid campaign, winning four of seven matches to sit second on eight points. A strong win could even earn a direct place in the final if RCB slip up in their last group game. Sophie Devine has scored 212 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 158 and averages over 35, captain Ashleigh Gardner has 198 runs with an attacking approach, and Beth Mooney has 191, with Anushka Sharma adding quick cameos.
The bowling has variety too. Devine has 15 wickets in seven matches despite going at over eight an over, Kashvee Gautam and Renuka Singh Thakur share 14 and Rajeshwari Gayakwad has nine.
Mumbai Indians Women come in on the back of a 15-run win over RCB that ended a three-match losing streak, leaving them third on six points. A win in their last group match would secure a playoff spot. Harmanpreet Kaur has 260 runs from seven innings at a strike rate of 145 with two half-centuries, and Nat Sciver-Brunt moved to the top of the team’s run charts with an unbeaten 100 off 57 balls against RCB. Nicola Carey and Amanjot Kaur add depth. Amelia Kerr has 12 wickets in six matches at 7.66, Sciver-Brunt and Carey share 14, and Shabnim Ismail has stayed under six an over.
