Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner described the dramatic final over as an emotional roller-coaster, admitting the tension ran sky-high as the contest went down to the wire in a three-run victory over Delhi Capitals at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
Bowling the penultimate over, Gardner went for 19 runs, leaving only nine for Sophie Devine to defend. Devine held her nerve in a dramatic final over, sealing a thrilling three-run win for the Gujarat Giants, completing a season double. “It has been a roller coaster. We have obviously entertained the fans at the venue and on TV,” said Gardner after the match.
Gujarat Giants reached 174-9 with an excellent effort from Beth Mooney in what was overall a really composed innings of 58 from 46 balls. Anushka Sharma contributed 39 off 25 balls, while Tanuja Kanwar chipped in late with an unbeaten 21 off just 11 balls.
Gardner felt the pitch continued to favour batters. “The wickets have got progressively better. Yesterday, 200 were almost chased down, and tonight it was almost chased down as well. Between 170 and 180 was par as well. We bowled well until the 17th over, then let them back in the game,” she said.
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