GG vs DC, WPL 2025 Highlights: Harleen Deol stars as Gujarat Giants beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, Good length around off, Meg Lanning blocks it out. 

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Meg gets lucky on this occasion. Good length around off, Meg Lanning goes for a drives but gets an inside edge and it flies past her off pole for a boundary behind the stumps. 

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, Good length on off, Meg thumps this around off for no run. 

Kashvee Gautam to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Meg Lanning means business tonight. On a length around off, Meg Lanning strides to the pitch of it and drives this past point to her right for four. 

Tanuja Kanwer to Shafali Verma, Pushed through around off, Shafali Verma cuts this and finds Kashvee Gautam at point for another dot. A brilliant over from Tanuja Kanwer as she gives away just 2 off it. 

Tanuja Kanwer to Shafali Verma, Floated around off, Shafali Verma cuts this but finds cover-point. 

Tanuja Kanwer to Meg Lanning, Tossed up on off, Meg Lanning drives this through cover for one. 

Tanuja Kanwer to Meg Lanning, Floated around off, Meg Lanning edges this back onto her pads. 

Tanuja Kanwer to Shafali Verma, Good aggressive intent from Deandra Dottin at long on to catch this but it lands short of her. Fuller around leg, Shafali Verma uses her feet again and comes down the track. Lofts this nearly to DD at long on but it lands short and the batters take one. 

Tanuja Kanwer to Shafali Verma, Tossed up around off, Shafali Verma drills this to mid off for no run. 

Tanuja Kanwer is introduced into the attack.  

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, Short-pitched, around off, Meg Lanning blocks it out on leg. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, Good length around off, Meg Lanning defends this off her front foot. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, FOUR! SENSATIONAL! Pitched-up around off, Meg Lanning gets right on top of it and drives this all along the ground and past cover for four. 

Deandra Dottin to Shafali Verma, LEG BYE! Good length around the pads, Shafali Verma misses out on the flick and deflects this off the pads towards leg for no run. 

Deandra Dottin to Shafali Verma, Good length on off, Shafali Verma looks to cut this but gets it off the bottom edge and to the fielder on off. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, Short-pitched, around off, Meg Lanning dabs this to third man for one. 

Kashvee Gautam to Shafali Verma, Good length around off, Shafali Verma drives this to cover for no run. 

Kashvee Gautam to Shafali Verma, SIX! FIRST BIGGIE OF THIS GAME! Pitched-up around off, Shafali Verma gets right on top of it and lofts this gently but right out of the middle of her bat. The ball travels the distance and lands on the other side of the ropes towards cover. 

Kashvee Gautam to Shafali Verma, On a length around off, Shafali Verma drives this to mid off for no run. 

Kashvee Gautam to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Shafali Verma launched a lofted drive behind mid-on, sending the ball soaring through the air. Bharti Fulmali, attempting to catch the ball, ended up kicking it into the fence for four as it landed just behind her. The ball bounced off her foot and deflected towards the long-on boundary, giving Delhi a thrilling start to their innings.

Kashvee Gautam to Shafali Verma, On a length wide outside off, Shafali Verma goes for the lofted drive and misses. 

Kashvee Gautam to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Shafali Verma starts with a boundary too. Short and wide outside off, Shafali Verma cuts this over backward point and the ball has raced away to the fence for four. 

Kashvee Gautam will bowl from the other end. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Another boundary to close the over and this comes at the back of a misfield from Kashvee Gautam. On a length around the pads, Meg Lanning comes inside the line of it and flicks this straight to Kashvee Gautam at mid-wicket. Kashvee gets late in bending low to field this and it goes straight past her for four. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, On a length around off, Meg Lanning defends this to cover. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, Beauty from Deandra Dottin. Good length just outside off, nips away a fraction. Meg Lanning pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Much more conviction behind this one from Meg Lanning. Pitched-up around off, Meg Lanning gets right on top of the bounce and drives this straight past the fielder at point to her right for four. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, FOUR! MEG OPENS HER ACCOUNT WITH A BOUNDARY! Pitched-up, searching for swing again, outside off. Meg Lanning flashes at it, gets an outside edge and flies past Ash Gardner at first slip for a boundary behind the wicket. 

Deandra Dottin to Meg Lanning, Inswinging yorker to begin proceedings but down the leg. Meg Lanning tucks this away on leg for no run.

The stage is set for an exciting clash between Delhi and Gujarat! Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma are walking out to open the batting for Delhi, while Deandra Dottin will lead the Gujarat attack with the ball. Let's get underway!

Gujarat captain Ash Gardner expressed hope that her team could replicate their strong bowling performance from the last game. She also acknowledged the potential impact of dew on the match, having experienced it in their previous encounter at the same venue. Gardner confirmed that there would be no changes to the Gujarat's lineup. Reflecting on her captaincy experience, Gardner expressed her enjoyment of the role and praised her team's collective efforts, highlighting the impressive partnership between Beth Mooney and Harleen Deol in their previous match. Gardner also singled out her team's bowling unit as a major positive and expressed her hope that they could secure a win in the upcoming match.

Delhi captain Meg Lanning assessed the pitch as a very good batting surface, noting that teams posting strong totals have been able to put pressure on their opponents. Lanning expressed satisfaction with her team's ability to switch on during games, despite having a couple of days off from training. Looking ahead to the match, Lanning confirmed that there would be one change to the Delhi lineup, with Titas Sadhu replacing N Charani. She praised the overall performance of her bowlers, emphasizing the importance of her pace bowlers making the most of the conditions and making life difficult for the Gujarat batters from the outset.

Delhi (Playing XI) - Meg Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (WK), Niki Prasad, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu (replaces N Charani).

Gujarat (Playing XI) - Beth Mooney (WK), Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Ash Gardner (C), Deandra Dottin, Phoebe Litchfield, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra.

TOSS - Success for Gujarat ate the coin flip. Gujarat's skipper, Ash Gardner has decided to BOWL first.