{"id":8765,"date":"2025-03-07T23:09:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=573893"},"modified":"2025-03-07T23:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:39:55","slug":"wpl-2025-gg-w-keeps-their-playoff-hopes-alive-with-5-wicket-win-over-dc-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/wpl-2025-gg-w-keeps-their-playoff-hopes-alive-with-5-wicket-win-over-dc-w\/","title":{"rendered":"WPL 2025: GG-W keeps their playoff hopes alive with 5-wicket win over DC-W"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gujarat Giants (GG) continued their resurgent run in the Women\u2019s Premier League (WPL) 2025, clinching a five-wicket victory over table-toppers Delhi Capitals (DC) in a close encounter at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Chasing a competitive 178-run target, GG showcased remarkable composure to seal the win with three balls to spare, strengthening their chances of playoff qualification.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Harleen Deol\u2019s match-winning knock<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harleen Deol played the role of an anchor of GG\u2019s chase, crafting an unbeaten 70-run that included 9 boundaries and one maximum. She was accompanied by opener Beth Mooney, who set the tone early with a well-compiled 44. The duo\u2019s efforts ensured GG stayed on course despite regular breakthroughs from DC\u2019s bowling attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Lanning\u2019s brilliance in vain<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier, Delhi Capitals\u2019 skipper Meg Lanning led from the front with a stunning 92-run innings, displaying her class. Her knock propelled DC to 177\/5 in 20 overs, laying a strong foundation for what seemed like a defendable total. However, GG\u2019s disciplined chase overshadowed her heroics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Meghna Singh\u2019s impact with the ball<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the bowling department, Meghna Singh emerged as the standout performer for Gujarat, delivering a crucial spell of 3\/35 in four overs. Her breakthroughs prevented DC from accelerating in the death overs, ensuring GG had a manageable target to chase.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Playoff race intensifies<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With this victory, Gujarat Giants have bolstered their playoff aspirations, securing a third consecutive win. Meanwhile, despite the loss, Delhi Capitals continue to hold the top spot on the points table. As the tournament nears its business end, every match becomes crucial in determining the final four.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujarat Giants (GG) continued their resurgent run in the Women\u2019s Premier League (WPL) 2025, clinching a five-wicket victory over table-toppers\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":31570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","category-wpl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}