GG vs UPW Ball by Ball Commentary

GUJARAT WIN IT BY 6 WICKETS WITH TWO OVERS TO SPARE! They have been brilliant throughout the match and have come out on top at the end! Sharma drops it short, around middle, Harleen Deol goes back in the crease, swivels and pulls it towards square leg where the fielder makes a fumble and they run for a single.

A dot ball! Drags her length, around off, Deol comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! THE SCORES ARE ON LEVEL! Comes back over the wicket does Deepti Sharma to Deol and tosses up, outside off, Harleen Deol moves across a bit and drills it along the ground to sweeper cover for a boundary. They need just one now.

Comes around the wicket and bowls a quick ball, on the nagging length, around off, Dottin shimmies down the track a bit and drags it to long on for a single.

SIX! QUITE IMPRESSIVE! Tossed up, slower through the air, around off and middle, Deandra Dottin uses her feet to get to the pitch of the ball and launches it down the ground for a biggie. Gujarat need just 6 now.

Nagging length, around middle, Deol goes back in the crease and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Goes fuller, around middle, Deol flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

A difficult chance but Deepti Sharma drops it. Goud changes her pace and bowls on the good length, outside off, Deandra Dottin just swinging at everything as she goes back in the crease and looks to go down the ground but this time, she doesn't time it well as the ball goes in the air towards mid off. Deepti Sharma backtracks it and stretches her arms to take it but the ball bursts out through her hands. They take a single.

FOUR! TOO MUCH POWER! Kranti Goud serves it in the slot, around off, Deandra Dottin clears out her front leg and thumps it over the head of the bowler for a boundary.

On a good length, outside off, Dottin dabs at it towards extra cover.

Pace off, slower length ball, well outside off, Deandra Dottin clears out her front leg and has a wild swing at it but misses.

Goes fuller straight, around middle, Deol lunges and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floated up, around off, Deol drills it to long on for a single. Gujarat need 20 off the last four overs.

A low full toss, around middle, Harleen Deol comes forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

Drops it short, around middle, Harleen Deol goes on back foot and pulls it towards short fine leg. The fielder Kiran Navgire makes a fumble there and they run for a couple.

A miscommunication there! On a length, around off, Deandra Dottin dabs it towards short third and runs off for a quick single and both batters come halfway down the pitch but the fielder Shweta Sehrawat is quick enough to collect the ball and throws it to the non striker's end. The batters hesitate a bit but completes the run finally.

Nagging length, just outside off, Deandra Dottin looks to loft it down the ground and there is a noise as the ball passes the bat but the keeper fails to grab it.

Tossed up, around off, Deol uses her feet to drill it to long off for a single.

Shorter length on the stumps. Deol eases it to long on for a single.

FOUR! SUPERB USE OF THE FEET! Tossed up outside off, Harleen Deol dances down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it straight back past the bowler. McGrath from long off runs to her right and dives but fails to cut it off.

Nagging length outside off. Deol looks to late cut it but gets a faint edge on this one and Chetry behind the stumps fails to grab it. A chance goes begging here.

Full on the stumps, Dottin drills it down to long on for a single.

BYE! Floats the ball up on the leg stump and Harleen Deol misses the ball completely. The wicketkeeper fumbles the ball and the batters run a single.

Nagging length outside the off stump. Harleen Deol slaps the ball straight to mid-wicket.

FOUR! MISFIELD! McGrath with a slower delivery outside off, Deandra Dottin picks it up early and hits it to the right of covers. Ecclestone inside the ring misfields it. she lets it go between her legs and into the fence.

Hits the length hard on the stumps. Deandra Dottin slogs it to the right of long on for a couple.

Nagging length outside the leg stump. Deandra Dottin looks to flick it but wears it high on the thigh pads.

FOUR! SLAPPED AWAY! Short and wide from Tahlia McGrath on this ocassion and Deandra Dottin it onto it on a flash. Gets back deep in the crease and slaps the ball infront of point for a superb boundary.

Full outside off. Deol drives it wide of Deepti at mid off for a run.

Nagging length outside off. Deandra Dottin slaps it to sweeper covers for one.

Full on the stumps, Dottin drives it down to long on for a single. 100 comes up for Gujarat.

Tossed up full on the stumps. Swept away to deep square leg for a run.

Short and turning away outside off, Dottin slaps it wide of long off for a single.

SIX! BRILLIANT SHOT! Tossed up delivery around off, Deandra Dottin takes her front leg out of the way, sinks low, and smokes it over the cow corner fence for a massive six. King can only smile at it.

Tossed up full on the stumps, Deol steps out and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! SHOT! Pulled away in the gap! Alana King starts off short on the stumps with pace! Harleen Deol gets back deep in the crease and pulls the ball between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a superb boundary.

On a length outside off, Dottin looks to defend it off the backfoot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! CAUGHT! Kiran Navgire grabs an easy catch at short fine leg to send back Ash Gardner. Huge wicket for UP! McGrath bangs it short on the body, Gardner stands tall, swivels and looks to pull it over short fine leg but fails to get the required elevation. Hits it straight to Navgire who takes a simple catch on the edge of the ring.

On a length outside off. Gardner goes for the cut but misses.

Short outside off, Deol pulls it towards widish long on for a single.

Nagging length on the stumps. Harleen Deol blocks it off the front foot.

Nagging length on the stumps. Ash Gardner slogs it to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! BIG OVER! It's off Harleen Deol's bat this time! Tossed up on the stumps. Deol steps out of the crease and lifts it straight back over the bowler's head for a boundary. 17 runs coming off this over.

WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump line. Wide called by the umpire.

Tossed up full on the pads. Deol steps out and looks to flick it but misses.

Flatter delivery on the stumps, Gardner hangs back and flicks it to deep mid wicket for a single.

SIX! BANG! Full toss this time from Alana King and Ash Gardner walks down the track and launches it up and over deep mid-wicket for a huge maximum. Brings up the fifty for Ash Gardner. What an innings! Back-toback fifties for her as she is truly playing a skipper's knock and will want to finish this game as early as she can.

FOUR! SLOGGED AWAY! Drifting down the pads, outside leg from Alana King and Ash Gardner says thank you. Takes the front foot out and slogs the ball in front of deep square leg for a superb boundary.

Nagging length on the stumps. Harleen Deol flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a one.

Nagging length, around off, Deol turns it towards mid-wicket for a single.

REVIEW LOST! Tempting length, around off, Harleen Deol goes on her knee and sweeps it but misses and wears it on the back leg. There is a loud appeal from the keeper but is turned down by the umpire. Deepti Sharma goes to ask her keeper and decides to take a review. The third umpire comes into play as the UltraEdge shows that there is no bat involved and the Ball Tracking presents that it has pitched outside leg. The on field decision upheld.

Stays low, around leg, fuller, Ash Gardner swivels and flicks it with just her hands for a single at deep square leg.

Keeps it shorter around middle, Harleen Deol goes on her knee and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single.

Nagging length, outside off, Gardner drills it to long on for a single.

FOUR! POWERED! Deepti drops it short, around off, Ash Gardner goes back in the crease in quick time and muscles it wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.

Nagging length, around middle, Harleen Deol comes forward and tickles it to short fine leg.

Floated up, around leg, Harleen Deol uses her feet and clips it wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Nagging length, around middle, Harleen Deol comes forward and blocks it off.

OUT! KNOCKED HER OVER! UP are roaring back in the game as Sophie Ecclestone picks up her second wicket! She keeps it on the nagging length, around middle, skids it through the surface, and Laura Wolvaardt misjudges the length as she plays the full ball on the back foot and gets late in bringing her bat down. The ball goes through the bottom part of the bat and rattles the middle stump. Harleen Deol comes out to bat now.

A chance but the fielder is late to react! Floated up, around middle, Ash Gardner uses her feet and lofts it in the air towards deep mid-wicket. The ball goes in the air but the fielder Alana King in the deep is too late to reach as it falls just ahead of her and the batters run for a single.

Tossed up, around middle, much fuller, Laura Wolvaardt drills it to long on for a single.

Hard length, around middle, Ash Gardner swivels and pulls it towards short fine leg where the fielder Kiran Navgire makes a fumble and the batters run for a couple.

On a good length, around off and middle, Laura Wolvaardt swipes at it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller again, around middle, Ash Gardner uses her feet and nudges it to long on for a single. 50 runs partnership comes up between these batters.

On a good length, around middle, Laura Wolvaardt swivels and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg where the fielder makes a fumble but the batters take a single only.

Goes fuller, around middle, Gardner turns it towards long on for a single off the front foot.

WIDE! Slower again, but down the leg side, Ash Gardner doesn't offer any shot at it. Called a wide.

Pace off, slower length ball, around off, Ash Gardner looks to chop it out but get cramped for room as she flats bat at it to the pitch.

Around middle, fired in, Laura Wolvaardt works it away to the leg side.

Slower through the air, around mdidle, Ash Gardner uses her feet to get to the pitch of the ball and lofts it but doesn't get a good connection as the ball goes in the air but wide of the fielder at long on. They take a single.

Tossed up, around off, Laura drills it to long off for a single.

Drags her length, around middle, Ash Gardner goes on the back foot and looks to chop it out but gets an inside edge onto the boots. Could have been dragged on but they run for a single as the ball rolls away towards short third.

FOUR! CLUBBED! A full toss from King around leg, follows the batter, Ash Gardner comes down the track and uses her wrists to flick it in the gap towards deep square leg for a boundary.

Drops it short, around off, Ash Gardner presses back and dabs it to backward point.

Fuller, around off, Laura Wolvaardt comes forward and steers it to cover. 41/2 after the powerplay for Gujarat.

Lands up, around middle, Laura turns it towards mid-wicket.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Again a full toss by Deepti Sharma and around middle, Laura Wolvaardt comes down the track and drills it in the gap towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A low full toss, around middle and leg, Ash Gardner shimmies down the track and shows the full face of the bat to keep it down to long on for a single.

Drags her length, around middle, Gardner goes back and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Darts in full, around leg, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and flicks it wide of long on for a single.

SIX! THREE IN THE OVER! Another off-pace delivery from Saima outside off. It ends up in a low full toss and Gardner isn't going to miss out. She stands still and whacks it over leaping Ecclestone at widish long on for a biggie. 20 coming off this over.

A leg-cutter on the stumps, fuller in length. Wolvaardt waits for it and drives it to long on for a single.

SIX! SECOND IN THE OVER! Full and right in the slot on the stumps, Laura Wolvaardt stays leg side of the ball, gets underneath this one, and lofts it straight over mid on with a nice extension of the arms. Gets a good piece on that one and it goes the distance. Sails 69 meters.

Touch fuller on the stumps. Laura Wolvaardt drives it to mid on.

On the stumps fuller. Ash Gardner flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! STARTS THE OVER WITH A BANG! Saima Thakor is treated with a six on her first ball. Saima Thakor drops the ball short at the batter and Ash Gardner gets back deep in the crease and pulls the ball up and over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Drifting in on the pads. Wolvaardt looks to slog it across the line but misses. Wears it on the back leg.

Tossed up on leg. Wolvaardt mistimes the drive straight back to the bowler.

Good length outside off, driven straight to Deepti at covers.

Much fuller on the stumps. Laura Wolvaardt drives the ball back to the bowler.

FOUR! Tossed up outside off. Wolvaardt steps out of the crease, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it gloriously straight back past the bowler to the right of mid off for a boundary.

Flatter delivery angling in on the pads. Wolvaardt hangs back and looks to flick it but misses. Wears it on the front pad outside the line of the leg stump. An appeal was turned down.

FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Ends the over with a boundary, Ash Gardner! Full from Goud on the stumps. Gardner swings hard at it and gets it off the inner half. It was uppish but right in the gap between mid-wicket and mid on, and it ran away to the fence.

FOUR! FIRST BOUNDARY OF THE INNINGS! Low full toss this time from Kranti Goud and Ash Gardner slogs it up and over mid off for a superb boundary.

Nails a yorker on the stumps. Ash Gardner taps it back to the bowler.

Much fuller on the off stump line. Ash Gardner drives the ball to mid off.

Slower delivery outside the off stump. Ash Gardner looks to slap the ball but misses it.

Pitches the ball up on the off stump. Ash Gardner drives the ball straight to mid off.

Darted in on the pads, Gardner flicks it to mid wicket. A misfield from Saima and she allows Gardner to get off the mark with a single.

Tossed up around off, Gardner on the front foot pushes it to mid off.

Full and drifting down leg. Gardner misses the flick. It clips her pad on its way to the keeper.

OUT! INSIDE EDGE AND TIMBER! Bowls a flighted delivery outside off. Dayalan Hemalatha presses forward to defend it with an open bat face but ends up getting an inside edge back onto the stumps. Hemalatha departs without troubling the scorers and the Giants find themselves in a spot of bother early in the chase.

Drops the ball back on the stumps. Laura Wolvaardt flicks the ball to long on for one.

Nagging length on the stumps, rushes onto hit the front pads of Laura Wolvaardt. the Umpire is not interested in the appeal.

Flighted delivery outside off. Hemalatha leaves it alone to the keeper.

Full outside off, Hemalatha on the front foot drives it straight to mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Beth Mooney walks back on a golden duck! Grace Harris gets a huge wicket! Harris from round the wicket tosses this up on the stumps and ends up bowling a juicy low full toss, Mooney looks to flick it but ends up chipping it straight to Tahlia McGrath at mid on who completes a simple catch with a reverse cup. Mooney departs without troubling the scorers.

OFF THE MARK! Short again on the stumps. Laura Wolvaardt flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Drops the ball short on the stumps. Laura Wolvaardt taps it straight to mid off.

Nagging length on off. Laura Wolvaardt blocks it off the front foot.