Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz on Saturday at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

TOSS

UP Warriorz won the toss and opted to bowl.

PLAYING XIs

UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Shikha Pandey, Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Asha Sobhana, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Kranti Gaud

Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Kanika Ahuja, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh.

PREVIEW

Two of the busiest teams in the mega auction, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants, will be eager to roll out their overhauled sides in their campaign opener at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.

Slotted in for the afternoon game, the first of two this season and both in the Navi Mumbai leg, the big-hitters on both sides will miss out on the venue’s generous dew, but have enough grit in the batting arsenal to hash out competitive totals.

Read the full preview by Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan here

LIVE STREAMING INFO

When is the UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match?

The UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match will begin at 3 PM IST on Saturday, January 10, at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The toss will take place at 2:30 PM IST.

Where to watch the UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match LIVE?

The UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match will be telecast on the Star Sports network and live-streamed on the JioHotstar platform.

SQUADS

UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal, Charlie Knott (replacement for Tara Norris)

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (c), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni.

Published on Jan 10, 2026