Vadodara, Jan. 30 -- A late surge from skipper Ash Gardner and Georgia Wareham helped Gujarat Giants (GG) to a solid 167/4 in 20 overs against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Women's Premier League (WPL) clash at Vadodara on Friday.

If GG wins this match, they will solidify their playoff spot, while for MI, it would be curtains in their title defence.

After GG won the toss and opted to bat first, Sophie Devine got a couple of boundaries to kickstart her innings. But the Aussie Beth Mooney just could not keep going and handed a leading edge into the hands of Sajeevan Sajana at mid-wicket for just five runs in eight balls. Shabnim Ismail got the first wicket, with GG at 21/1 in 2.2 overs.

Anushka Sharma, coming at number...