Vadodara, Feb. 16 -- A spirited performance from Priya Mishra and skipper Ashleigh Gardner helped Gujarat Giants prevail over UP Warriorz with a six-wicket triumph, sealing their first win in the Women's Premier League 2025 season on Sunday.

For the Giants, it all started with winning an important toss and putting the UP Warriorz into bat, considering the amount of dew that surrounded the field towards the latter half of the game.

While chasing a modest 144-run target, the Giants lost top-order batters Beth Mooney and Dayalan Hemalatha for ducks. Laura Wolvaardt (22) and skipper Ashleigh Gardner (52) steadied the sinking ship by stitching up a 55-run partnership.

Gardner led the batting attack from the front and delivered a quickfire f...