GJ-W vs MUM-W Today Dream11 Prediction, Match-5, Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI Players, and Pitch Report

Gujarat Giants Women and Mumbai Indians Women will face each other in the 5th Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 match. Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, will host the game on February 18, 2025. 

WPL 2025 Match-5 Details  

GJ-W vs MUM-W Match Preview

Gujarat Giants Women 

Gujarat Giants Women didn’t perform well in the previous season. They won just 2 games out of 8. So, the Gujarat Giants changed their skipper, and Ashleigh Gardner will lead them in this season of WPL. Gujarat performed well in the previous match and won by 6 wickets against UP Warriorz. They came to the field first and got a target of 144 runs. In batting, Ashleigh Gardner scored 52 runs and took two wickets. Similarly, Deandra Dottin scored 33 runs and also took two wickets. They will try to perform well in this WPL 2025 season.

Mumbai Indians Women 

Mumbai Indians Women performed well in the previous season. They won 5 games out of 8. Once again, Harmanpreet Kaur will lead MUM-W in this season of WPL. However, MI-W lost their previous game by 2 wickets against Delhi Capitals Women. They came to bat first and scored 164 runs. In batting, Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 80 runs and also took one wicket. Harmanpreet scored 42 runs. Therefore, they will try to perform well in the WPL 2025 season and surely want to reach the playoffs again.

Past Performance Stats at the Venue

The average 1st innings score at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, in T20 matches, is 145 runs, and the batting second average score is 127. 

     Weather Report

• Mostly Sunny Day
• Rain Chance – 3%
• Humidity – 46 %
• Wind – 6 kph

GJ-W vs MUM-W Toss Prediction

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

The team that was bowling first won 50% of the matches. And in 50% of the matches, teams chose to bowl first here. The last four games in this league were also won by the bowling first team. So, there are more chances that teams will choose to bowl first after winning the toss. 

GJ-W vs MUM-W Head-to-Head Record

Total Head-to-Head Match – 04

Gujarat Giants Women Won – 00

Mumbai Indians Women Won – 04

Team Form (Last 5 Match in WPL)

Gujarat Giants Women: – W, L, L, W, L, 

Mumbai Indians Women: – L, L, L, W, W, 

Probable Playing 11

Gujarat Giants Women: Ashleigh Gardner ©, Beth Mooney, Laura Walvaardt, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Keshvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare 

Mumbai Indians Women: Harmanpreet Kaur ©, Yashika Bhatia, Hayley Mathews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Jintimani Kalita 

Must Picks for GJ-W vs MUM-W Match

Top wicket-keepers to pick

Beth Mooney | WK | GJ-W: Mooney played well in the previous season of WPL. She played 8 matches and scored 285 runs with an impressive strike rate of 141. Although, she didn’t perform up to expectations in the previous match. But having her on your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Yastika Bhatia | WK | MUM-W: Yashika played well in the previous season of WPL. She played 8 matches and scored 204 runs, with an impressive strike rate of 122. Yastika scored just 11 runs in the previous game. But having her on your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Top Batters to Pick 

Laura Walvaardt | BAT | GJ-W: Walvaardt played well in the previous season of WPL. She played 6 matches and scored 167 runs, with an impressive strike rate of 129. Walvaardt scored 22 runs against UP Warriorz in the previous game. But her ability to score high makes her eligible for the fantasy team. 

Harmanpreet Kaur | BAT | MUM-W: Harmanpreet played well in the previous season of WPL. He played 7 matches and scored 268 runs, with an impressive strike rate of 141. Moreover, she played a brilliant knock of 42 runs in 22 balls in the previous match against Delhi Capitals Women. Her ability to score high makes her eligible for the fantasy team.

Top All-Rounders to Pick

Ashleigh Gardner | AR | GJ-W: Gardner played well in the previous season of WPL. Ashleigh played 8 matches and scored 120 runs. She also took 7 wickets as well. Gardner scored 52 runs and took two wickets against UP-W in the previous game. She is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Hayley Mathews | AR | MUM-W: Hayley played well in the previous season of WPL. She played 9 matches, scored 180 runs, and took 7 wickets. She took two wickets in the previous game against DEL-W and will surely help you gain important fantasy points in the next game.

Amelia Kerr | AR | MUM-W: Amelia played well in the previous season of WPL. She played 9 matches and scored 215 runs. She also took 7 wickets as well. Recently, Amelia performed brilliantly with the bat and ball in the Women’s Super Smash League. She took two wickets in the previous game against DEL-W. She is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Top Bowlers to Pick

Priya Mishra | BOW | GJ-W: 

Priya took three wickets in the previous game against UP Warriorz. We expect she will perform well in this season as well.

Shabnim Ismail | BOW | MUM-W: Ismail took 8 wickets in 7 matches in the previous season. She took one wicket in the previous match against DEL-W. Ismail will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Captain & Vice-Captain

Captain

Ashleigh Gardner, Deandra Dottin

Vice Captain

Hayley Mathews/Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt

GJ-W vs MUM-W Today Match Prediction

• Scenario 1

• Toss Winner: Gujarat Giants Women (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 40-55
• GJ-W Total: 140-155
• Match Winner: Mumbai Indians Women 

• Scenario 2

• Toss Winner: Mumbai Indians Women  (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 45-55
• MUM-W Total: 145-165
• Match Winner: Mumbai Indians Women  

Dream11 Team For GJ-W vs MUM-W Match

Head-to-Head / Small League 

Grand League / Mega League

Disclaimer

The author created this team based on his knowledge, analysis, and judgment. While selecting your team, note the points mentioned and make your own decision. Also, once the toss occurs, you might modify the teams based on the playing XIs.