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Young Pacer Shabnam Shakil Shines as Gujarat Giants Blows Away UP Warriorz’s Qualification Hopes in WPL 2024

In the Women’s Premier League on Monday, sixteen-year-old pacer Shabnam Shakil made her grand entrance with impressive figures of 3/11, negating the genius of Deepti Sharma and virtually ending UP Warriorz’s hopes of making it to the knockout stages. With a net run-rate of -0.371, Warriorz needed to win to have any hope of qualifying. However, despite Deepti’s flawless 88 off 60 balls, Warriorz could only manage 144 for 5, chasing the Giants’ target of 153.

Poonam Khemnar scored 36 off of the same number of balls as her partner, India international Deepti, who smacked nine fours. But the Warriorz were down to 35 for 5, and Healy’s women would constantly have to play catch-up. The Warriorz had already lost momentum.

With six points at the end of their eight-game campaign. Unless they lose by a significant margin, the Bengaluru team would still have a higher net run-rate even if they were to lose their most recent match.

In her second match of the season, Shabnam eliminated veteran players Alyssa Healy, Chamari Athapaththu, and Shweta Sehrawat, a former teammate from India’s U-19 squad, to crush any dreams Warriorz had of placing in the top three.

Beth Mooney’s Stellar Performance and Gujarat Giants’ Resilience

The tidy six-foot-tall girl gained extra bounce from her high-arm action and noticeable jump, and the modest movement off the seam also worked wonderfully for her. Beth Mooney’s undefeated 74 gave Gujarat Giants some breathing room after earlier, when UP Warriorz’s spin troika of Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, and Rajeswari Gayakwad made life difficult for the wooden spooners. Ultimately, they finished with 152 for 8.

The tidy six-foot-tall girl gained extra bounce from her high-arm action and noticeable jump, and the modest movement off the seam also worked wonderfully for her.

Beth Mooney’s undefeated 74 gave Gujarat Giants some breathing room after earlier, when UP Warriorz’s spin troika of Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, and Rajeswari Gayakwad made life difficult for the wooden spooners. Ultimately, they finished with 152 for 8.

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Inexperienced Indian fielders for the Warriorz club made simple errors in catching and holding deep, costing the team an additional twenty-five runs.

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