After a change in squad and leadership, UP Warriorz Women is gearing up to face the Gujarat Giants Women in the second match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. Both teams will look to start fresh and on a positive note. Gujarat Giants Women The Gujarat Giants Women had a decent season last term, reaching the Eliminators but were knocked out by the hands of the Mumbai Indians Women by 45 runs in a high-scoring clash. They have always fumbled hard under the pressured situations, but this time around, they will look to start fresh and aim for the title. Ashleigh Gardner remains the team’s standout all-rounder and will lead the side once again this year. Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine are two firepowers present in the team to take care of the scoring rate, whereas Gardner controls the bowling and lower-order batting. In the spin bowling department, the spin trio of Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, and Tanuja Kanwar will be key. Titas Sadhu and Renuka Singh Thakur duo will support the team with their pace bowling options. UP Warriorz Women After three back-to-back disappointing seasons, the UP Warriorz Women have completely adopted a new approach this season. With a change in management and leadership, the Warriorz will also aim to do better this season and look for their first-ever WPL title. Meg Lanning, who was with the Delhi Capitals for the first three seasons, replaced Alyssa Healy as the captain of the team with a newer squad this time. Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Gongadi Trisha, and Kiran Navgire are the top batters present in the team, while Deandra Dottin, Deepti Sharma, and Simran Sheikh are the power-hitting all-rounders present in the team. Kranti Goud, Shikha Pandey will take care of the pace department. GG-W vs UPW-W Match Details GG-W vs UPW-W WBBL Match Details Match Gujarat Giants Women vs UP Warriorz Women 2nd Match Date and Time Saturday, January 10; 3:30 p.m. IST Venue DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai Broadcasting and live streaming TV-Star Sports Network, Live Stream-JioHotstar GG-W vs UPW-W Pitch Report The surface at the DY Patil Sports Academy usually has a balanced pitch, which offers some assistance for both batters and bowlers. Seamers might receive some movement in the initial few overs based on the weather conditions here. Once the players get set, batting becomes easier. The outfield is fast, and spinners might come into play in the middle overs. A good total is expected to be around 160-165 here. GG-W vs UPW-W Weather Report The weather is expected to remain clear but humid, with no rain predicted during the game. As this is an afternoon game, the surroundings are expected to be warm and pleasant. The temperatures are likely to hover around 31 °C, under mostly clear skies. GG-W vs UPW-W Head-to-Head Records GG-W vs UPW-W head-to-head (in T20s) Match Played 6 Won by Gujarat Giants Women 3 Won by UP Warriorz Women 3 Tied 0 No Result 0 GG-W vs UPW-W 2nd T20 WPL Probable XI GG Women: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Yastika Bhatia, Kashvee Gautam, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Bharti Fulmali, Tanuja Kanwar, Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Titas Sadhu, Renuka Singh. UPW Women: Harleen Deol, Partika Rawal (wk), Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Deandra Dottin, Kiran Navgire, Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Asha Sobhana/Kranti Gaud, Shikha Pandey. Players To Watch Out For in the GG-W vs UPW-W 2nd T20 WPL Match Beth Mooney | GG-W: One of the best-performing players in recent times is Beth Mooney. She has been associated with the franchise since the inaugural season and has been delivering some fantastic knocks since then. She has been arriving in the WPL after her heroics for the Perth Scorchers in the WBBL this season. She scored 550 runs in 13 matches at an average of 45.83. This underlines her ability to perform at the top. She will be a player to watch out for. Meg Lanning | UPW-W: Meg Lanning does not need any introduction, especially in this format of the game. She has been a dominant player wherever or whichever team she has featured for. After being associated with the Delhi Capitals for the last three seasons and taking the team to finals thrice, she will wear the UP Warriorz jersey for the first time this season. She had a stellar WBBL 2025-26 season as well, scoring 479 runs in 11 innings at an average of 53.22. GG-W vs UPW-W 2nd T20 WPL Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last 3 Women's T20 matches played at this venue, the team winning the toss has opted to bowl first twice, while batting first once. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch In the total of 19 Women's T20 played at this venue, the teams that batted first have won 5 games so far, while teams batting second have won 13 games. GG-W vs UPW-W Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: GG-W (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 40-45 UP-W Total: 150-160 Match Winner: GG Women Scenario 2 Toss Winner: UPW-W (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 42-52 GG-W Total: 160-170 Match Winner: UPW Women Who will win today's GG-W vs UPW-W 2nd T20 WPL match? Both teams will be aiming to get a good and positive start to their campaign this season. However, the Gujarat Giants Women seem more likely to win this match. With a change in their squad and leadership, both will be pushing to their best somehow. Gujarat Giants have dominantly won the last three face-offs against the UP Warriorz Women, which makes them favouritest to win this match.