Beth Mooney Injury: The Big blow to Gujarat Giants after the first defeat. In the first match against Mumbai, Gujarat Giants have suffered a major setback after a crushing defeat.
Sneha Rana was fielded for Gujarat against UP Warriors:-
Beth Mooney, captain of Gujarat Giants, is doubtful to play in WPL 2023. On the other hand, Sneha Rana (Sneha Rana) has been kept on standby against UP Warriors (Up W vs GG) from Gujarat.
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In their first match against Mumbai on Saturday, Gujarat captain Beth Mooney was injured and then had to leave the field at the same time. After which his team had to face defeat by a huge margin of 143 runs.
Mumbai Indians asked to bat:-
As soon as the Aussies’ keeper-batsman asked Mumbai Indians to bat, everything went wrong for the Giants as they saw the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side post a mammoth 5-207.
Beth Mooney’s invitation to bat first proved costly for Mumbai Indians. Under the leadership of Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur, the team scored a big score of 207 runs at the loss of 5 wickets against Giants.
After which chasing the target became costly for Gujarat Giants. During this, Beth Mooney came and returned to the pavilion injured, and did not come back again. One by one the Gujarat batsmen could not stop at the crease.
Gujarat lost due to a lack of fielding and batting
First due to a lack of bowling and then due to a lack of fielding and batting, Gujarat had to face defeat. The Gujarat team got all out for 64 runs in just the 15th over.
Having said that, there is suspense over Beth Mooney’s performance against Alyssa Healy-led side UP Warriors due to which the franchise has kept Sneh Rana on standby.
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Also, Gujarat has reposed a lot of faith in Australian talent. Due to this the franchise has spent $350,000 on head coach Rachael Haynes, captain Mooney and $558,000 on top all-rounder Ashley Gardner.