DC vs GG, WPL Live Score: Gujarat Giants edge past Delhi Capitals in thrilling 3-tun win

Kashvee Gautam to Lizelle Lee, Back of a length, around off, it's punched off the back foot to extra cover.

Renuka Singh Thakur has struggled to get her radar right so far. 16 runs off the over with a ball to go.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, Appeal for lbw. A hopeful shout, but Ashleigh Gardner is not convinced. Thakur bowls it on a length around middle, shaping back in. Shafali stays back to play it straight but misses and is struck on the pads. The umpire is unmoved, and Gujarat Giants choose not to go upstairs.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lizelle Lee, Two wides! Way wide outside off, Lee chases and misses. It deflects off Mooney's gloves to short third and they run a bye as well. Two extras in total.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lizelle Lee, Thakur delivers it on a length, on off and shaping in, Lee defends from the back foot to the off side.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, Angles in a length ball on middle, Shafali moves back and forces it down the ground. There is a long on in place, hence only a run.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Shafali feeds on the width. It is there for the taking, short and wide outside off, and she smashes it over cover-point for a boundary. Delhi are off to a flying start here.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, Fuller and on middle, Shafali drives down the ground but finds mid on.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, FIVE WIDES! Thakur feels the pressure and sends a length ball well down the leg side. Shafali goes for the sweep but misses, and Mooney has no chance behind the stumps. It races away to the fine leg fence, five extras conceded. Freebies.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Shafali is away in style. Short and outside off, Verma stands tall and hammers it straight back over the bowler's head. A boundary to get going, and Delhi are up and running.

Welcome back for DC's batting effort. The players of the Gujarat Giants disperse from the huddle and take their respective positions in the field. Out walk the two Delhi openers, Lizelle Lee and Shafali Verma. Renuka Singh Thakur is at the top of her mark, and she is raring to go. Shafali to face the first ball with Beth Mooney standing up to the stumps. Here we go!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Delhi Capitals have never successfully chased a total of 170 or more, with their highest successful chase being 167 against UP Warriorz in 2025. The Gujarat Giants defended 153 in their last game, and that will give them plenty of confidence. On a surface that has offered just enough assistance for spin, and with Delhi's batting line-up largely right-handed, Gujarat have as many as three spin options who can turn the ball away from the right-handers. That sets up for an intriguing chase. Stick around!

A quick word from Beth Mooney. She says that she was hitting the ball well, but it was not quite coming off for her so far. She notes that many of the other girls have been doing the heavy lifting and hopes they can cross the line. Opines that the pitch has low bounce, with the ball sliding onto the bat, while there is some assistance for the spinners if they bowl slowly. She describes it as a decent wicket and hopes the bowlers will perform well. Adds that teams batting first have won more often than not in Vadodara and hopes that trend continues.

Anushka was the aggressor in that partnership, dealing in boundaries with proper cricketing strokes, while Mooney played second fiddle and looked to hold the innings together. Once that stand was broken, DC found their way back into the contest by striking at regular intervals. Mooney was not at her fluent best on the night, and with wickets continuing to fall at the other end, it did not help her cause one bit. Tanuja Kanwer came through with a handy cameo to help GG end up with 174, with 35 runs coming off the last 3 overs.

After DC elected to bowl first, as you would expect from her, Marizanne Kapp nagged away on a good length in the Powerplay and was rewarded with the wicket of Sophie Devine, who looked good during her brief stay. The Giants were able to overcome that early setback, thanks to a 54-run stand between Anushka Sharma and Beth Mooney. 

End of a see-saw battle! Gujarat had the platform early on, then Delhi fought their way back with wickets at regular intervals, before the Giants rallied to finish strongly, with the slow over-rate penalty proving costly for the Capitals. A hugely entertaining first innings, where the momentum swung back and forth, and GG will take the momentum into the break.

Chinelle Henry to Tanuja Kanwer, OUT! CAUGHT! A wicket on the final ball, but Kanwer has already done her job - 21 off 11 balls. There is width outside off, Tanuja throws her hands at it and gets a thick edge to short third. Charani stays calm and takes the catch. Gujarat Giants finish on 174 for 9.

Chinelle Henry to Tanuja Kanwer, Stumping appeal! Short and outside off, with the pace taken off. Kanwer reaches out to cut but cannot connect. Lee is sharp behind the stumps, whips off the bails and goes up in appeal, and it is off to the third umpire. UltraEdge shows no bat involved, and the side-on angle then confirms Kanwer has dragged her back leg inside the crease in time. Safe.

Chinelle Henry to Tanuja Kanwer, SIX! Kanwer is finishing things off in style. Full and angling in from round the wicket, around off, she stays back and muscles it straight down the ground. It sails wide of Shafali, running across from long on and lands flush on the rope. The third umpire checks it and confirms the maximum, signalled as a big one.

Chinelle Henry to Tanuja Kanwer, FOUR! Shot. Vital runs. Short around off, Kanwer creates room by shuffling back and crunches it over the covers for a boundary.

Chinelle Henry to Tanuja Kanwer, FOUR! Well struck. Back of a length around middle and leg, Kanwer makes a bit of room and hammers it straight back down the ground for a boundary.

Chinelle Henry to Renuka Singh Thakur, Shortish and on middle, dragged to mid-wicket for one.

Time for the final over. Chinelle Henry to close out the innings.

Nandni Sharma to Renuka Singh Thakur, Yorker again, on middle, Thakur digs it out to the leg side and takes a single.

Nandni Sharma to Renuka Singh Thakur, FOUR BYES! A terrific yorker from Sharma, tailing down the leg side. Thakur cannot get her bat down in time and it sneaks past the keeper as well. It runs away to fine leg for a boundary, four byes added.

Nandni Sharma to Tanuja Kanwer, Again the length is full and around off, Kanwer tries to play the reverse sweep but it takes the toe end of her bat and rolls to covers. They get a run.

Nandni Sharma to Tanuja Kanwer, Play and a miss. Slower one, down the leg side, Kanwer steps back to hoick it over the leg side but misses.

Nandni Sharma to Renuka Singh Thakur, Fuller and on off, bunted down to long on for a run.

Nandni Sharma to Tanuja Kanwer, Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a run.

Renuka Singh Thakur is in next. Delhi Capitals are behind on the over rate. They have been penalized, can only have 3 fielders outside the inner circle for the remaining 2 overs.

Sree Charani to Kanika Ahuja, OUT! LBW! Charani gets her reward. She bowls it around off and extracts just enough turn back into the batter. Kanika Ahuja steps forward to flick but plays down the wrong line and is struck on the back pad. The on-field call stays not out, so they go upstairs. DRS time. No bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows it crashing into the leg stump. A 4-fer for Charani, her best spell in the WPL.

Sree Charani to Tanuja Kanwer, A bye sneaked in! Full and on off, Tanuja has a big swing at it. She fails to connect and the keeper, Lizelle Lee can only make a half-stop. The batters cross as the ball rolls away.

Sree Charani to Kanika Ahuja, Short and on off, dragged down to long on for a run.

Sree Charani to Kanika Ahuja, FIVE WIDES! Charani loses her radar and slips it well down the leg side. Kanika walks across but cannot get any bat on it, and the keeper is left unsighted with no chance of stopping it. It races away behind for a boundary.

Sree Charani to Tanuja Kanwer, Goes down and sweeps a full ball to deep square leg for a run.

Sree Charani to Tanuja Kanwer, FOUR! A boundary against the run of play. Full and floated, around off, Kanwer sits down on one knee and fires her slog over mid-wicket for a boundary.

The Giants are in danger of not batting the full 20 overs. Tanuja Kanwer is in at number 9.

Sree Charani (3-0-20-2) returns.

Sree Charani to Kashvee Gautam, OUT! RIGHT THROUGH THE GATE! Charani has been superb tonight, and she picks up her third wicket of the evening. She keeps it nice and straight, a touch shorter on off and skidding through. Gautam goes back to work it towards the leg side but plays all around it. There might have been a faint brush of the bat, but either way, it sneaks through and crashes into the stumps. Charani is having a night out. Gujarat continue to lose their way as wickets keep tumbling at regular intervals.

That was wicket number 14 of the season for Nandni Sharma, the most for any DC bowler in a single WPL season. The previous record holder was Jess Jonassen, who picked up 13 wickets in the 2025 edition.

Nandni Sharma to Kashvee Gautam, Sharma continues from round the wicket and spears in a very full ball on middle, Gautam clips it towards mid-wicket and takes a single. What an asset Nandni Sharma is!

Nandni Sharma to Kashvee Gautam, Wide! Sharma runs in from round the wicket and digs in a bouncer, down the leg side. Interesting choice with the keeper up to the stumps. Lee does well to collect the ball and the umpire stretches his arms.

Nandni Sharma to Kanika Ahuja, Serves it short and on middle, Kanika rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Nandni Sharma to Kashvee Gautam, On the pads, a length ball, it's helped to mid-wicket for a run.

Gujarat Giants continue to lose their way. Kashvee Gautam joins Ahuja out in the middle.

Nandni Sharma to Beth Mooney, OUT! CAUGHT! Nandni keeps striking gold at the death and this time she removes the set batter, Mooney. Fuller in length around off, Beth looks to go big over mid off but cannot get the elevation. It flies hard and flat in that direction, where Jemimah Rodrigues reacts sharply to pouch a fine catch. A good knock from Beth Mooney comes to an end, but she has fallen at a tough time for the Gujarat Giants.

Nandni Sharma to Kanika Ahuja, It's pitched up around off, Kanika eases it down to long on. A comfortable single and she hands the strike back to the set Mooney.

Nandni Sharma to Beth Mooney, A full toss around off, Mooney leans forward and strikes it through extra cover. Takes a single.

Two left-handers at the crease. Does Jemimah Rodrigues continue with Sree Charani? The answer is no. Nandni Sharma returns. Raunak Kapoor mentions on air that Nandni has picked up more wickets at the death than any other bowler this season.