Our Giants had a memorable TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 campaign as we registered our best-ever finish in the league.

We qualified for the TATA WPL playoffs for the first time in 3 seasons under the leadership of Ashleigh Gardner. With eight points from eight matches, we finished third in the WPL 2025 standings to book our place in the Eliminator.

However, our fruitful season ended in the TATA WPL 2025 Eliminator after going down to eventual champions Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

“This group's got a lot to be proud of. So many positive stories to come out of this tournament,” Gardner summed up.

“Different people have stood up at different times. Absolute pleasure to be able to lead this team,” our skipper added.

Here’s how our TATA WPL 2025 campaign panned out:

A challenging start

In our TATA WPL 2025 season opener, captain Ashleigh Gardner led from the front with an unbeaten 79 off just 39 balls while our stylish opening batter Beth Mooney scored a 42-ball 56 to help us post a huge total of 201/5 in our 20 overs. Later, our bowlers fought hard till the very end, however, it wasn’t enough as the Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) chased down the required target at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.

After an early setback, our Giants quickly bounced back with an emphatic six-wicket victory over UP Warriorz to register our first win of the season in Vadodara.

Our talented leg-spinner Priya Mishra produced a magical spell of 3/25 while Deandra Dottin and Gardner claimed two wickets each to restrict the Warriorz to 143/9. Later, Gardner played a match-winning knock (52 off 32 balls) to guide us over the line with two overs to spare.

Despite our best efforts, our Giants went down to Mumbai Indians and later against Delhi Capitals in the next two matches.

Three wins on the trot

In a must-win situation, our Giants showed a lot of character as we bounced back with three consecutive victories.

In our crucial encounter against RCB, we rode on an all-round team performance to beat the TATA WPL 2024 champions at their home in Bengaluru.

An excellent bowling performance helped us restrict RCB to 125/7 in their 20 overs. Later, captain Gardner led from the front with a match-winning 58 to guide us to back-to-back wins.

We then started the Lucknow leg with a comprehensive 81-run win over hosts UP Warriorz at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Our wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney stole the limelight with an unbeaten 96 off just 59 balls, followed by three-wicket hauls from Kashvee Gautam and Tanuja Kanwer to power us to a comprehensive win in Lucknow.

Our girls later made it three wins on the trot as we defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets in a high-scoring encounter.

Harleen Deol grabbed the headlines with a scintillating 70 not out, along with contributions from Mooney (44), Dottin (24) and Gardner (22) to help us chase down 178 with three balls to spare. Earlier, Meghna Singh’s 3/35 helped us restrict DC to 177/5 in their 20 overs.

Our girls continued the winning momentum as we defeated Delhi Capitals by five wickets in a high-scoring encounter to register three victories on the trot.

Our Giants later finished third in the points table with four wins and as many losses to secure our spot in the TATA WPL 2025 playoffs despite a setback in our final league match .

Giants’ best-ever finish in TATA WPL

Meanwhile, our Giants gave our best shot in the TATA WPL 2025 Eliminator but went down fighting against Mumbai Indians as our campaign came to an end.

Our dashing middle-order batter Bharti Fulmali played an eye-catching knock of 30 runs off just 20 balls that showcased our fighting spirit throughout our campaign.

It was an unforgettable season for us as our Giants registered our best-ever finish in the league in 3 seasons

Standout performers

Our captain Ashleigh Gardner hogged the limelight with her consistent all-round performances in the recently concluded TATA WPL. Batting in the middle-order, Gardner finished as our leading run-scorer in the tournament with 243 runs in nine matches at an impressive strike rate of 164.18, while also maintaining an average of 30.37. She also contributed with her right-arm off-spin and claimed eight wickets at an economy of 8.03.

Our Giants bagged the Fair Play award while our skipper claimed the Most Sixes award with 18 maximums to her name.

Wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney (237) and Harleen Deol (232) were our other key performers with the bat in the TATA WPL 2025.

In the bowling department, our young right-arm pacer Kashvee Gautam was our top wicket-taker this season with 11 wickets from nine matches at an economy of 6.45.

Our Caribbean all-rounder Deandra Dottin bagged nine wickets while left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwer took eight scalps in the tournament.

We also discovered a gem in Bharti Fulmali in the recently concluded season. Our flamboyant batter took the league by storm as she smashed 133 runs in six matches at an average of 66.50 and a strike rate of 172.72.

Additionally, the likes of Phoebe Litchfield, Priya Mishra, Danielle Gibson, Meghna Singh and Simran Shaikh also made some significant contributions for us in WPL 2025.

As we wrapped up the 2025 season with our best-ever finish, we will come back stronger next season with an aim to clinch our maiden TATA WPL title.