Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner will lead Gujarat Giants in the upcoming edition of the Women’s Premier League, the franchise announced on Monday.
The 28-year-old has played 25 matches for the WPL franchise, scoring 567 runs, including five fifties, at a strike rate of 141.75 over three seasons. She was one of the two players — the other being Beth Mooney for Rs. 2.5 Cr. — retained by the Giants prior to the WPL 2026 Auction for Rs. 3.5 Cr.
“Experience in her stride.
Belief in her voice. Ash Gardner steps up once more as our CAPTAIN, primed to take us to glory,” the Giants announced on social media.Gardner, a three-time T20 Women’s World Cup winner, has been with the Giants since the league’s inception in 2023 and helped the team finish third in the previous edition, losing to eventual champion Mumbai Indians by 47 runs.
The fourth edition of WPL will be played across two legs, in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara, with the opening match set to be played at the D. Y. Patil Stadium.
The Giants will open their campaign against UP Warriorz in Navi Mumbai on January 10.
Published on Dec 30, 2025
