WPL 2026: Georgia Wareham's All-Round Show Powers Gujarat Giants Into Playoffs

Georgia Wareham and Ashleigh Gardner deliver an all-round performance to take the Gujarat Giants into the playoffs of WPL 2026. They have now become the 2nd team RCB to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament. Batting first, GG posted a decent 167 runs on board on the back of handy contributions from Wareham and Gardner. In response, MI were restricted at 156/7 in their stipulated overs, thus losing by 11 runs despite skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's valiant 82-run knock. Now MI's fate depends on the result of the last match, as they'll move ahead only if DC loses to UP Warriorz in the last league match.

Updated on: 31 January 2026 11:58 am

Gujarat Giants' captain Ashleigh Gardner, right, celebrates after winning a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. Mumbai Indians’ captain Harmanpreet Kaur is also seen. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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Gujarat Giants' players celebrate after winning a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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Mumbai Indians’ Shabnim Ismail takes the catch of Gujarat Giants’ Anushka Sharma during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. -

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Mumbai Indians' captain Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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Gujarat Giants’ Anushka Sharma plays a shot during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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Mumbai Indians’ Amelia Kerr, back left, celebrates with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, back centre, and Hayley Matthews, right, after taking the wicket of Gujarat Giants’ Anushka Sharma during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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Gujarat Giants’ Sophie Devine, right, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Mumbai Indians’ Hayley Matthews during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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Mumbai Indians’ Amelia Kerr, back left, celebrates with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, back centre, and Hayley Matthews, right, after taking the wicket of Gujarat Giants’ captain Anushka Sharma during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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Gujarat Giants’ captain Ashleigh Gardner plays a shot during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 International cricket match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, at BCA Stadium, in Vadodara, Gujarat. | Photo: BCCI via PTI

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