There's not even a month left for the women's Premier League season 3, and this is looking very exciting since all the teams have built a strong squad. Continuing a series of analyses of all the WPL team's strengths and weaknesses, in this article, we will discuss the Gujarat Giants squad analysis of their strength and weaknesses and will also discuss the Gujarat Giants schedule and squad for the WPL 25.

 

Strengths

Robust International core

Gujarat Titans' strongest point in the upcoming season is the core group of International players in the squad. With the presence of Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Laura Wolvaardt, and Deandra Dottin, the team's future for the season looks bright, as all the players mentioned possess extensive International experience and strong skills. 

 

Investing in the Batting 

Gujarat Giants have invested significantly in the batting side this season, with the remarkable purchase of Deandra Dottin for Rs 1.70 and Simran Shaikh for Rs 1.90 in the recent auction for the women's Premier League 2025. 

 

Strong Spin Department 

The team has some world-class spinners in its squad, which will be a headache for the opponent teams. Experienced players like Ashleigh Gardner and Sneh Rana will lead the team in the middle overs.

Weaknesses

Absence of Key Indian Players

 

Gujarat Giants, which has some very big overseas names in its squad, lags behind the experienced Indian players. Thus, the team's performance is dependent on foreign players and their availability. While the other teams, like RCB Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, have some big Indian names, Gujarat Giants lack them.

 

Power Hitters Woes

One of Gujarat Giants' significant weaknesses is the absence of formidable, explosive batters in the middle order, who can help at the end of an innings to score quick runs in the last 3 to 4 overs.

 

Fast Bowlers Concern

Gujarat Giants’s Pacer department lacks experience and heavily depends on overseas pacers, highlighting the team's weakness, which could become a big issue later in the tournament. 

Overall, the Gujarat Giants Squad looks good on paper. However, its over-dependence on overseas players and the absence of key Indian players shows that the squad is not very balanced, especially in terms of Indian and overseas players. The team will look good and could perform well. 

 

Gujarat Giants schedule for WPL 25 

Date	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
Feb 14	GG vs RCB	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 16	GG vs UP Warriorz	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 18	GG vs Mumbai Indians	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 25	Delhi Capitals vs GG	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Feb 27	GG vs RCB	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Mar 3	UP Warriorz vs GG	Lucknow	7:30 PM
Mar 7	GG vs Delhi Capitals	Lucknow	7:30 PM
Mar 10	GG vs Mumbai Indians	Mumbai-CCI	7:30 PM

 

Gujarat Giants Squad for WPL 25 

Role	Players
Captain	Beth Mooney
Batters	Laura Wolvaardt, Deandra Dottin, Phoebe Litchfield, Veda Krishnamurthy
All-rounders	Ashleigh Gardner, Sneh Rana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Bharati Fulmali
Bowlers	Tanuja Kanwar, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Lauren Cheatle, Shabnam Shakil
Wicketkeepers	Simran Shaikh

 

Full schedule WPL 2025

Date	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
Feb 14	Gujarat Giants vs RCB	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 15	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 16	Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 17	Delhi Capitals vs RCB	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 18	Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 19	UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals	Vadodara	7:30 PM
Feb 21	RCB vs Mumbai Indians	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Feb 22	Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Feb 24	RCB vs UP Warriorz	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Feb 25	Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Feb 26	Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Feb 27	Gujarat Giants vs RCB	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Feb 28	Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Mar 1	RCB vs Delhi Capitals	Bengaluru	7:30 PM
Mar 3	UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals	Lucknow	7:30 PM
Mar 6	UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants	Lucknow	7:30 PM
Mar 7	Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals	Lucknow	7:30 PM
Mar 8	RCB vs UP Warriorz	Lucknow	7:30 PM
Mar 10	Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians	Mumbai-CCI	7:30 PM
Mar 11	Mumbai Indians vs RCB	Mumbai-CCI	7:30 PM
Mar 13	Eliminator	Mumbai-CCI	7:30 PM
Mar 15	Final	Mumbai-CCI	7:30 PM