UP Warriors beat Gujarat in playoffs, Kohli’s RCB fail in WPL too, 1 more team out

New Delhi. The picture of the playoffs of the first season of the Women’s Premier League became clear. Mumbai Indians had already reached the playoffs due to being at the top of the points table. At the same time, Delhi Capitals also got their ticket cut. There was a competition between three teams UP Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants for the remaining one place. But, UP Warriors won the game.

UP registered a win against Gujarat Giants with one ball remaining in the 17th match played at Brabourne Stadium on Monday. With this victory of UP, the playoff hopes of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants ended. Already in third place in the points table with 6 points, UP needed only one win in the last 2 matches. While it was necessary for Gujarat to win their last match by a big margin. But, the Gujarat team failed to do so.

Virat’s hands empty in RCB’s WPL too
Just like the Men’s IPL, Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore were disappointed in the WPL as well. RCB had lost 5 matches in a row in the first season of the Women’s IPL. After this the team definitely won 2 matches. But, this proved insufficient for him.

UP won the match with 1 ball to spare
As far as the match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriors is concerned, Giants batted first. Batting first, Gujarat scored 178 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. However, the start of Gujarat Giants was not good. The team had lost 3 wickets within 50 runs. After this, D Hemlata and Ashley Gardner did strong batting. Both hit half-centuries. There was a 93-run partnership between Hemlata and Gardner. With the help of this partnership, Gujarat Giants scored 178 runs.

In response, UP Warriors won with one ball remaining on the basis of innings of Grace Harris (72) and Tahila McGrath (57). In the end, Sophie Alexton also played an important inning of 19 runs in 13 balls.

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How is the format of WPL?
Due to the first season of WPL, only 5 teams are participating in it. BCCI has kept its format short. After the league stage, the team which will be on top of the points table. She will play the final directly. Currently, Mumbai Indians are on top with 10 points and have 2 matches left. At the same time, the eliminator will be played between the second and third placed teams.

UP Warriors are currently at the third position in the points table and will play the Eliminator. The team that will win this match will play the final.

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