Mooney looked to injure her knee while trying to steal a run when she stopped and turned around. She immediately left the game due to injury, and the Giants lost by a huge 143 runs after being bowled out for 64. Mooney hasn’t played since, although she has been observed at following Giants games with her teammates. Afterwards, she went back to training, although a 4-6 week break was suggested.
Laura Wolvaardt is a like to like replacement for the team. Before being named for Gujarat Giants, she was about to take part in Women’s T20 league organized by PCB, there she was part of Super Woman. After deciding to join WPL, the vacant place in WPL is given Suun Luus who is captain of South African Women’s team.
Gujarat Giants also changed the captaincy, Sneh Rana is now incharge of leading the team and after facing back to back losses in first two matches, they finally registered a victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The team will have a dependable batsman at the top order with Laura Wolvaardt taking the opening position.
In recently concluded Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, Wolvaardt scored a couple of match winning fifties but her innings in the final couldn’t win the match against Australia who were crowned as champions.
Wolvaardt went unsold in the auction, later on playing for Super Women, she scored unbeaten half century in a modest chase against Amazons in the first match of the tournament.