Ashley Gardner-led Gujarat Giants defeated UP Warriors by 45 runs in the 14th match of WPL 2026 on Thursday, January 22. With this win, Gujarat Giants team has reached the second position in the WPL 2026 points table. GG’s win has resulted in a loss for 2-time champion Mumbai Indians. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team has now reached the third position in the points table. MI have lost their rhythm in the tournament, having lost their last three matches. Whereas Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have already qualified for the playoffs by securing victory.
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Gujarat Giants have played 6 matches so far in WPL 2026, they have won three and lost the same number of matches. GG has a total of 6 points in its account. Mumbai has also played 6 matches so far, but they have won only 2 matches, while the team has lost 4 matches. If Mumbai wants to qualify for the playoffs, it will have to win both the remaining matches.
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Let us tell you, a total of three teams enter the WPL playoffs. The topper of the points table directly enters the finals, while the eliminator match is played between the second and third placed teams.
wpl 2026 points table
Team Match Win Loss No Result Points Net Run Rate
Royal Challengers Bangalore 5 5 0 0 10 +1.882
Gujarat Giants 6 3 3 0 6 -0.341
Mumbai Indians 6 2 4 0 4 +0.046
Delhi Capitals 5 2 3 0 4 -0.586
UP Warriors 6 2 4 0 4 -0.769
How was the GG vs UPW match?
After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Gujarat Giants scored 153 runs on the board at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs on the strength of Sophie Devine’s fifty. Beth Mooney played an inning of 38 runs. The UP team, which came to chase this score, was never seen in the chase. Phoebe Litchfield was the team’s highest scorer with 32 runs, while Chloe Tryon scored 30 runs. 8 batsmen of UP were out in single digits.
