Preview
Gujarat Giants Women (GG-W) will face Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) in the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League 2025 on Tuesday, February 18, at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. It will be the third game of the season for the Giants and they have won and lost one game each. MI-W will feature in their second game and lost their opening game.
The Giants chased down the target of 144 runs against UP Warriorz Women in their last game and won the same by six wickets. Delhi Capitals Women defeated MI-W in their first match as they overcame the target of 165 runs with two wickets in hand.
GG-W vs MI-W Head to Head
The Giants and MI-W have faced each other on four occasions so far. MI-W have won all these four matches. The Giants will walk into this match looking for their first win over the inaugural champions.
GG-W vs MI-W Pitch Report
The average first innings total in the first three matches at the Kotambi Stadium this season has been 169 runs. The batters might find it easy to open their hands and post a huge total on the board. The teams bowling first have won all three games. The pacers have picked 57% of wickets at this venue and might continue to dominate in this game as well.
GG-W vs MI-W Weather Report
The weather is likely to remain clear throughout this match. The temperature is expected to remain over 20℃ during this match. The probability of rain is very less and we might see a full game without any weather interruption.
GG-W vs MI-W Top Fantasy Picks
Ashleigh Gardner
Gardner is the leading run-scorer so far this season and has 131 runs to her name in two matches. She won the Player of the Match award in the last game. With the ball, she has picked four wickets at an average of 18.
Nat Sciver-Brunt
Sciver-Brunt made the second-highest individual score for MI-W in the first game of the season. She made 80 runs off 59 deliveries and remained unbeaten.
GG-W vs MI-W Fantasy Captain picks
Deandra Dottin
Dottin has amassed 58 runs in two games this season at a strike rate of 187.09. With the ball, she has picked three wickets at an average of 25.
Hayley Matthews
Matthews took two wickets for 32 runs in the first game. She is the highest wicket-taker for MI-W in WPL and has 25 wickets to her name in 20 games.
GG-W vs MI-W Head to Head Fantasy Team for Match 5 of Women’s Premier League 2025
| Role | Player Name | Team |
| Wicketkeeper | Beth Mooney | GG-W |
| Wicketkeeper | Yastika Bhatia | MI-W |
| Batter | Harmanpreet Kaur | MI-W |
| Batter | Laura Wolvaardt | GG-W |
| All-Rounder | Nat Sciver-Brunt | MI-W |
| All-Rounder | Deandra Dottin (c) | GG-W |
| All-Rounder | Hayley Matthews | MI-W |
| All-Rounder | Amelia Kerr | MI-W |
| All-Rounder | Ashleigh Gardner (vc) | GG-W |
| Bowler | Priya Mishra | GG-W |
| Bowler | Shabnam Ismail | MI-W |
GG-W vs MI-W Grand Fantasy Team for Match 5 of Women’s Premier League 2025
| Role | Player Name | Team |
| Wicketkeeper | Beth Mooney | GG-W |
| Wicketkeeper | Yastika Bhatia | MI-W |
| Batter | Harmanpreet Kaur | MI-W |
| All-Rounder | Nat Sciver-Brunt (vc) | MI-W |
| All-Rounder | Deandra Dottin | GG-W |
| All-Rounder | Hayley Matthews (c) | MI-W |
| All-Rounder | Amelia Kerr | MI-W |
| All-Rounder | Ashleigh Gardner | GG-W |
| Bowler | Priya Mishra | GG-W |
| Bowler | Shabnam Ismail | MI-W |
| Bowler | Saika Ishaque | MI-W |
