Chasing 153 for victory, Warriorz had been down and out and located themselves tottering at 35 for five however Deepti and Poonam pulled off an impressive partnership to provide Giants some nervy moments.
Nonetheless, with 26 wanted within the ultimate over, Deepti and Poonam failed to tug off a heist as Giants wrapped up their dismal marketing campaign with a win.
Sixteen-year-old pacer Shabnam Shakil introduced her arrival on the large stage with good figures of three/11 to negate Deepti’s brilliance as Giants all however dashed Warriorz’s hopes of qualifying for the knock-out phases.
Warriorz, with a unfavorable internet run-rate of -0.371, wanted to win to have any likelihood of qualification however regardless of Deepti’s unbeaten 88 off 60 balls, Warriorz may solely find yourself with 144 for five, chasing a goal of 153 set by the Giants.
India worldwide Deepti smashed 9 fours, whereas her associate Poonam Khemnar scored 36 off as many balls. However the Warriorz had already misplaced steam after being diminished to 35 for five and it was at all times going to be a catch-up sport for Healy’s ladies.
They ended their eight-game marketing campaign with six factors. Even when RCB lose their final sport, the Bengaluru aspect would nonetheless get pleasure from a greater internet run-rate until they lose by an enormous margin.
Shabnam, taking part in solely her second sport of the season, eliminated seasoned campaigners Alyssa Healy, Chamari Athapaththu and her former India U-19 teammate Shweta Sehrawat to sprint any hopes that Warriorz harboured of ending within the prime three.
Bowling with a high-arm motion and pronounced soar, the neat six-foot-tall lady acquired additional bounce and the delicate motion off the seam additionally did work wonders for her.
Earlier, UP Warriorz’s spin troika of Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma and Rajeswari Gayakwad made life depressing for wood spooners Gujarat Giants earlier than Beth Mooney‘s unbeaten 74 gave them some respiration house with a complete of 152 for 8.
Younger Indian fielders within the Warriorz aspect dedicated fundamental errors in catching and holding fort within the deep, which price the workforce an additional 25 runs.
Ecclestone (3/38 in 4 overs), Deepti (2/22 in 4 overs) and Gayakwad (1/28 in 4 overs) tightened the noose on the Giants after Mooney and Wolvaardt (43 off 30 balls) added 60 in 7.5 overs to put a stable basis.
Nonetheless issues went haywire from thereon for the Giants as as soon as Wolvardt was dismissed, Ecclestone and Deepti choked the run-flow and acquired the precious wickets within the course of.
Gujarat’s Indian expertise has been under par, and as soon as once more the likes of Bharati Fulmali, Dayalan Hemlatha and Tanuja Kanwer flattered to deceive with poor sport sense and shot choice that left rather a lot to be desired.
With Phoebe Litchfield and Ashleigh Gardner struggling this season, there was loads of strain on Wolvardt and Mooney.
Mooney, for a greater a part of her knock, scored at a run-a-ball after which the profligacy of the UP Warriorz fielders helped her get some additional boundaries.
The likes of Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar and Saima Thakor are nonetheless not prepared for top-flight cricket and a ways away from being respectable fielders for this stage.
(With inputs from PTI)
