New Delhi, Jan 28: Sophie Devine held her nerve in a dramatic final over to defend nine runs, sealing a thrilling three-run win for Gujarat Giants over Delhi Capitals and completing a season double against them in the 17th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday.Under severe pressure, Devine once again operated with precision under pressure, using the ball effectively and leading the Giants to second place on the points table with eight points.
After posting 174/9, the Gujarat team was under immense pressure as the Delhi team prepared to enter the last over of the match with nine runs to win with Sneh Rana and Niki Prasad batting together. Devine held Delhi back for the first three balls in a very tight manner, allowing only 4 runs. He finished the over well, taking the crucial wicket of Rana with an excellent delivery.
After that, Minnu Mani took a single for the fifth ball, leaving Prasad to face the sixth, requiring four runs for victory. Prasad attempted a high-energy swing to hit it out of the park, only to find Ashleigh Gardner out in the outer as the Giants celebrated their victory, as the Capitals fell agonisingly short of crossing the line.
Before that, the Delhi Capitals had the choice to fill in. They chose to bowl, middling the Gujarat Giants’ total to 174 for 9 with an excellent overall effort from Beth Mooney in what was overall a really composed innings of 58 from 46 balls.
Anushka Sharma contributed 39 off 25 balls during the middle overs with some lovely, elegant-looking shots, as Tanuja Kanwar’s contributions of an unbeaten 21 off just 11 balls late in the innings helped the Giants to compile a competitive total.
N Shree Charani, who finished with career-best WPL figures of 4 for 31, led Delhi’s bowlers with a fierce spell.