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Pumped up DC Women and GG Women hope to go one better

The 17th match of the ongoing Women’s Premier League will see the clash between Gujarat Giants Women and Delhi Capitals Women on Friday at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Gujarat Women are coming off an impressive win in their last match against UP Warriorz Women, beating the side by 81 runs.
They have been incredibly wonderful in the tournament, currently, sitting on the second place with three victories and as many defeats from six games. They have six points and a positive NRR of +0.357. Interestingly, Gujarat Giants Women are high on confidence, riding a wave of success with two consecutive victories. Going into this match, they will eye a victory to seal their spot into the playoffs.
Delhi Capitals Women, on the other hand, are topping the points table with five victories and two losses from their seven matches. They have already qualified for the playoffs, becoming the first team to do so. Having 10 points and a positive NRR of +0.482, Delhi Capitals Women will head into this match on the back of three consecutive victories, making this encounter even more competitive.
Head to head
Matches: 4
Gujarat Giants Women: 1
Delhi Capitals Women: 3
GG -W Probable XI: Beth Mooney (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Meghna Singh, Tanuja Kanwar, Priya Mishra
DC-W Probable XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (wk), Niki Prasad, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Nallapureddy Charani
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