Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals Match Highlights & Results

The final beckons! Right then, two contenders remain standing in the quest for glory, while four have fallen along the way. One final chapter awaits us here in Vadodara on Thursday, 5th February. It is a second final for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have the chance to claim their second WPL title, while Delhi Capitals will be striving for a different outcome in what is a rematch of the 2024 final, hoping it is fourth time lucky for them. The summit clash will get underway at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but you can join us well before the first ball for all the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Jemimah Rodrigues wins the award for her 23-ball 41-run knock. The DC skipper says that this final feels different. Adds that they couldn't get it done against the Giants in the first two games, but when you believe as a team, magic happens. Mentions that they had a very short meeting and just backed each other's skills and trusted each other. Credits her bowlers and says they make her look like a good captain. She also cheekily calls out Kapp, letting her know that she is praising the bowlers. Tells that it's one more game to go, and they have to do the same things. Praises Shafali and Lee for the way they started the chase, and even when they fell, they kept going and played on the merit of the ball. Says she and Laura didn't panic and praises her partner for batting so well in these conditions. Admits that she was trying a bit too hard earlier in the season, but just let herself go in the last couple of games. Ends by saying that some may practice on the rest day, but most will just chill around, as everyone has already prepared well, and it is all about going out there and playing their best in the final.

Time for the presentation ceremony...

Reactions on the win from the DC camp - Lizelle Lee says keeping wicket before batting always helps her get her eye in, and adds that winning the toss and fielding first worked in their favour. She feels the team’s fielding has been solid overall and believes this game was a good reflection of that, with the bowlers doing an excellent job to restrict the opposition. Lee praises Jemimah Rodrigues, calling her a positive captain who has done extremely well in getting the best out of her players, something she says she really appreciates. Talking about her batting approach, Lee explains that the plan was to play as straight as possible and make good decisions. On her one-handed catch, she jokes by saying that it was terrible and admits that she probably should have gone with two hands. Looking ahead to the final, Lee says the focus will be on sticking to the basics and playing what is in front of them. As for plans before then, she smiles and says that she would probably spend the entire day in bed.

The captain of the Gujarat Giants - Ashleigh Gardner says it was not the most ideal start, but feels Mooney’s rescue act, along with Wareham, gave them a fighting total if they bowled well. She credits the DC openers for the way they bat, saying their aggression in the Powerplay is their biggest weapon, and they used it perfectly. She points out that her side missed the stumps too often and gave away too many freebies, which played straight into DC's hands as they love to attack the ball and put bowlers under pressure. Ash adds that Wareham's two-wicket over briefly pulled them back into the game, but they were unable to apply that kind of pressure consistently. Despite the loss, she feels there are plenty of positives, highlighting that making the playoffs two years in a row is a strong achievement for a team that did not win many matches at the start of the WPL. She believes this is the most balanced side they have had and says they have unearthed some exciting talent, with young Anushka Sharma looking completely at home and Gayakwad showing her experience. She also liked the way different players step up at different times, saying that is exactly what you want, rather than relying on just one or two individuals. Ash signs off by saying she would love to be in the final, but someone has to lose, and while it hurts now, there are plenty of positives to take into next season.

From early trouble to late push - Asked to bat on a fresh surface, the Gujarat Giants lost three wickets inside the Powerplay. After watching partners come and go, Beth Mooney finally found the right ally in Georgia Wareham, and the pair set things up nicely for a strong finish. However, Delhi Capitals struck with a couple of quick wickets to peg them back. The Capitals then lost control at the death, conceding 60 runs in the final five overs, which allowed the Giants to push their total to 168. Delhi conceded 19 runs in wides, and while it did not cost them the game, it is an area they will want to tidy up in the final.

Headstart held DC firm - Both Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee fell in the same over, but their 89-run stand put the Capitals in good stead. With just over a run a ball required, Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Wolvaardt played low-risk cricket to keep things ticking along. Apart from Georgia Wareham, who delivered the double strike, no other Gujarat bowler was able to apply pressure from the other end.

A chase won in the Powerplay - The start was sedate for the Delhi Capitals, with just 12 runs coming off the first two overs. After a decent opening over, Renuka Singh Thakur was taken out of the attack and replaced by Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Her over went for 14 runs and opened the floodgates. The back of the chase was broken in the Powerplay itself, with 63 runs coming from the final four overs.

A statement win by the Capitals - Delhi Capitals are through to their fourth successive final. They set up a date with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and having lost to RCB in the 2024 final, they will be eager to settle the score and finally go one step further this time around. For Gujarat Giants, the wait for a maiden final appearance and a first WPL title continues. They had the momentum at the halfway stage after the way they finished with the bat, but just could not turn up with the ball.

Georgia Wareham to Marizanne Kapp, Four!FOUR! Marizanne Kapp hits the winning runs! Georgia Wareham tosses it up, full and on middle and off. Kapp gets her front leg out of the way and lofts it towards the long off fence for a boundary. DC WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND QUALIFY FOR THE WPL 2026 FINAL!

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Flighted, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt eases it to long off for a run. DC just one hit away from the final now.

Georgia Wareham to Marizanne Kapp, Leg bye.Floated, full and on leg, Marizanne Kapp misses her flick as the ball goes off her pads towards short fine. A leg bye taken.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, 3 runs.Another excellent effort in the deep! Flatter, full and down the leg side. Laura Wolvaardt tickles it away fine towards the fine leg fence. Anushka Sharma goes after it from short fine and dives forward to push the ball back in just in time. Three taken.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Marizanne Kapp, No run.Flatter, shortish and on middle, Marizanne Kapp stays back and keeps it out.

Marizanne Kapp walks out to bat.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Jemimah Rodrigues, OUT! c Sophie Devine b Rajeshwari Gayakwad.OUT! TAKEN! Jemimah Rodrigues tries to be a bit too aggressive and holes out here. Rajeshwari Gayakwad slows it up, full and around off. Jemi goes inside out to go cover covers, but has to reach out a bit and ends up miscuing the shot off the outer half of the bat. It flies over mid off, where Sophie Devine backtracks and takes the catch. Jemimah goes back for a terrific 41 off 23, and has done her job, but would have liked to stay till the end.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Jemimah Rodrigues, Four!FOUR! Oh..no! A fine effort on the previous ball, but Georgia Wareham lets herself down this time. Tossed up, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues goes down and slogs sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. It bounces in front of Wareham, but she takes her eyes off the ball and parries over the fence for a boundary.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Flatter, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet again and heaves it off the inside half of the bat through mid-wicket. Georgia Wareham in the deep runs a long way to her left and dives to make the stop. She gets up, throws it to the bowler's end, where Laura wants the second but is sent back in time. Good to see Wareham still putting in the effort, despite the game being out of their hands.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Laura Wolvaardt, Six!SIX! Good use of the feet! Flighted delivery, on a nagging length, on off. Wolvaardt advances down the track and launches it over the long on fence for a six.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Full and drifting in at the pads, Rodrigues clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad comes back into the attack.

Georgia Wareham to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Fingertip stuff! This is slowed down by Wareham and she hangs it up there, on off. Jemimah backs away to go through the off side. She is early into the shot and spoons it in the direction of the bowler. Georgia leaps on her follow-through and sticks out the right hand over her head. It clips her fingertips and dribbles behind for a run.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.On a length, around off, Laura pushes it wide of extra cover and takes a quick single.

Georgia Wareham to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Floated up, on middle, this is hit down to long on for a single.

Georgia Wareham to Jemimah Rodrigues, Four!FOUR! Threads it through! Fractionally short, on off and middle. Jemimah rocks on the back foot and stays leg side of the ball. She cuts it to the right of backward point and picks up a boundary.

Georgia Wareham to Jemimah Rodrigues, 2 runs.The call is for two and they make it! Flatter and shorter, on middle and leg. Jemimah rocks back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long on. Wolvaardt responds to the call of two and hurries to the danger end. She dives and gets home.

Georgia Wareham to Jemimah Rodrigues, Four!FOUR! Cheeky! Floated up, on middle and leg. Rodrigues brings out the reverse. Tanuja Kanwer is standing a bit square at short third. She dives to her left but fails to make the stop. It races past her for a boundary.

Georgia Wareham (2-0-7-2) is back on. GG need her to repeat what she did in the first over.

Sophie Devine to Laura Wolvaardt, No run.On a good length, outside off, Wolvaardt punches it to extra cover.

Sophie Devine to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Full and on leg, Jemimah wrists it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Sophie Devine to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.TOUGH CHANCE! Devine hurls it on a length, on off, Wolvaardt looks to hit this one on the rise. Devine gets both hands together around her left shoulder, more in self-preservation rather than going for the catch. It goes past her hands and down to long off. They cross.

Sophie Devine to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Full and outside off, Rodrigues smears it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Sophie Devine to Jemimah Rodrigues, Four!FOUR! Crunched! A half-volley, wide on off. Rodrigues latches onto it in a flash as she creams the drive to the left of the deep extra cover fielder for a four.

Sophie Devine to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.At the sticks, on a nagging length, Wolvaardt turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

Ashleigh Gardner to Jemimah Rodrigues, Six!SIX! Clean strike! Ash offers flight, full and wide on off. Rodrigues frees her arms and gets low. She swings through the line and tonks it over mid off for a biggie. Less than a run-a-ball needed for DC. 44 needed off 48.

Ashleigh Gardner to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Quicker and fuller, on middle. Laura tugs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Ashleigh Gardner to Laura Wolvaardt, Four!FOUR! Put away with disdain! Ash just brought the square leg fielder up before this ball. She errs in length as this is dropped too short, on middle. Wolvaardt hammers it past square leg for a four.

Ashleigh Gardner to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Flighted delivery, full and on off, JR steps out and knocks it to long on for one.

Ashleigh Gardner to Jemimah Rodrigues, 2 runs.Slower through the air, on a length, outside off. Rodrigues drags the sweep aerially to the right of long on for a couple of runs.

Ashleigh Gardner to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Slanted in by Gardner, on middle. Laura pushes it down the deck. Ashleigh fails to make the stop to her right and concedes a single.

Tanuja Kanwer to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.A bit quicker, on a nagging length, outside off. This is punched to deep cover for another single. 5 singles off the over. Delhi Capitals need 57 runs in 54 balls.

Tanuja Kanwer to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Slows it down and keeps it full, outside off. Jemimah caresses it through point and turns the strike over.

Tanuja Kanwer to Jemimah Rodrigues, No run.Pushed through, outside off, Rodrigues cuts it late but picks out Kashvee Gautam at short third.

Tanuja Kanwer to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Flatter and shorter, on middle. Wolvaardt advances and punches it to long on for another single.

Tanuja Kanwer to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Angled in again, full and on middle. Rodrigues eases it to long on and crosses over.

Tanuja Kanwer to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Darted in from around the wicket, on middle. Laura steps out and pushes it to long off for a single.

Tanuja Kanwer comes in the attack.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Goes short and on leg, Laura Wolvaardt moves back and heaves it to deep square leg for one. Another quiet over from Wareham!

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, No run.Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Georgia Wareham to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Slower through the air, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues backs away and drives it through covers for one.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Flighted, full and around off, Laura Wolvaardt drills it to sweeper cover for a run.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, No run.Floated, full and on middle and off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and knocks it back to the bowler.

Georgia Wareham to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Tossed up, full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues pushes it through covers for a single.

Kashvee Gautam to Laura Wolvaardt, No run.A slower one, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt knocks it back to the bowler.

Kashvee Gautam to Laura Wolvaardt, Four!FOUR! Excellent shot! Pulls her length back a bit, outside off. Laura Wolvaardt uses her quick hands to flay it away through backward point for a blazing boundary. 100 UP FOR DC!

Kashvee Gautam to Jemimah Rodrigues, 1 run.Pitched up and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues drives it towards short cover, where the fielder dives to her left and makes a half-stop. They cross.

Kashvee Gautam to Jemimah Rodrigues, No run.Back of a length and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues stabs it out to backward point.

Kashvee Gautam to Jemimah Rodrigues, 2 runs.Short of a length and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues tries to pull it away but gets a top edge over the backward point fielder. She calls for two again and makes it while running to the danger end.

Kashvee Gautam to Jemimah Rodrigues, No ball!Good length and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues opens the face of her bat and guides it towards deep point. She takes on the arm of Bharti Fulmali and makes her ground. Good running. Oh..to make matters worse for GG, Kashvee has overstepped here. No Ball called and a Free Hit to follow.

Kashvee Gautam to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Hard length and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

Well, well! Two wickets in the over for the Gujarat Giants. Rebuild time for the Delhi Capitals. In walks the skipper, Jemimah Rodrigues. Kashvee Gautam (1-0-6-0) returns.

Georgia Wareham to Shafali Verma, OUT! b Georgia Wareham.OUT! DRAGGED ON! Georgia Wareham has got Gujarat Giants back in the game, getting rid of both openers in this over. She pushes this through quicker, shortish and around off. Shafali Verma backs away for the cut, but this is not that short. She ends up getting an inside edge, and the ball crashes onto the stumps. Verma walks back for 31 off 21, and DC now have two new batters in the crease.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Slows it up, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt pushes it through covers for one more.

Georgia Wareham to Shafali Verma, 1 run.Goes short and on middle, Shafali Verma pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, 1 run.Flighted, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and drives it to long off for a single.

Georgia Wareham to Laura Wolvaardt, No run.Short and on leg, Laura Wolvaardt pats it towards square leg.

Can the Gujarat Giants build on this breakthrough? Laura Wolvaardt joins Shafali Verma out in the middle.

Georgia Wareham to Lizelle Lee, OUT! lbw b Georgia Wareham.OUT! LBW! Georgia Wareham comes into the attack and gets the big breakthrough for her team that they desperately needed. This is floated, full and on middle and leg, does not spin much but enough to beat the outside edge. Lizelle Lee gets stuck in her crease and looks to work it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a big shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Lee takes the review after having a chat with her partner. UltrEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows three reds, with the ball hitting the middle stump. Lee was already on her way before it flashed Out on the big screen. Lee departs for a quick 43 off 24.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, Four!FOUR! It does not matter whether field restrictions are lifted or not, the boundaries keep flowing for DC. Sophie Devine pitches it up, on middle, angling in. Shafali Verma steps across and uses her wrists to whip it wide of long on for a boundary.

Sophie Devine to Lizelle Lee, 1 run.Fuller and on off, Lizelle Lee drills it towards long off for one.

Sophie Devine to Lizelle Lee, Four!FOUR MORE! To the other side now! Banged into the pitch and on off. Lizelle Lee picks up the length early, gets on top and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Sophie Devine to Lizelle Lee, Four!FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and outside off, Lizelle Lee accepts the width on offer but does not try to hit hard. She just steers it between point and cover for a boundary

Sophie Devine to Lizelle Lee, Wide!WIDE! Errs in line and serves this full and down the leg side, Lizelle Lee misses her flick. Wided.

Sophie Devine to Lizelle Lee, No run.Almost dragged on! Back of a length and on off, Lizelle Lee stays back and tries to punch it away but gets an inside edge just past the stumps.

Sophie Devine to Lizelle Lee, No run.Good length, on middle and off, Lizelle Lee has no room to work with and pats it to the left of the bowler.

STRATEGIC BREAK! The Gujarat Giants need a breather, and Ashleigh Gardner has called for the timeout at the first opportunity available. Just 12 runs in the first two overs, but the next four have gone for 63. With the field restrictions now lifted, the Giants will be hoping to regain some control. The Delhi Capitals could not have asked for a better start, and it is a matter of now letting this position of strength slip. Sophie Devine (1-0-13-0) to bowl after the break.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Shafali Verma, No run.Drops it short again, on middle, Shafali Verma backs away and punches it to extra cover. Delhi Capitals are 75 for no loss at the end of 6 overs. This is their best Powerplay score this season.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Lizelle Lee, 1 run.A bit short and on middle, Lizelle Lee nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Lizelle Lee, No run.Flatter, full and on middle, Lizelle Lee tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Lizelle Lee, Six!SIX! SMOKED! Flighted, full and on middle, Lizelle Lee goes down on one knee and powerfully slog sweeps it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Lizelle Lee, No run.Tossed up, full and on off, Lizelle Lee knocks it towards mid off. A rare dot ball!

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Lizelle Lee, Four!FOUR! Nothing is working for GG here! Floated, just a fraction short and wide outside off. Lizelle Lee rocks back and places the cut beautifully between point and cover-point for a boundary.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, Four!FOUR! And again! 21 runs off the over, and the Giants are left scratching their heads. Renuka lands it on a length, on off and middle. Shafali makes room and thumps it over wide mid off for the fourth boundary of the over.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Shafali Verma, Four!FOUR! The two DC openers keep peppering the off side boundaries. On a length, moving back in the air, on middle. Shafali backs away, exposing all three stumps and plays the lofted drive over cover for a four.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lizelle Lee, 1 run.Keeps it full, outside off. An ungainly swipe across the line by Lee. It goes off an inside edge down to deep fine leg for a single.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lizelle Lee, Four!FOUR! The boundaries keep flowing. Thakur pitches it up, outside off, Lee is allowed to free her arms again and she goes inside out over extra cover for another boundary.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lizelle Lee, Four!FOUR! Width offered and Lee cashes in! Thakur pulls the length back but errs in line. Lizelle frees her arms and cuts it through point for four more. The 50 is up for DC.

Renuka Singh Thakur to Lizelle Lee, Four!FOUR! Not a clean connection but it does the job! A bit of inward shape, on a good length, on off. Lee gets her hands through and lofts it over mid off. Bharti Fulmali turns around and gives chase but in vain.

Will Ashleigh Gardner bring Renuka Singh Thakur back in the attack? Yes, she will. Renuka gave away just 6 runs in her first over.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, No run.This is on a back of a length, on middle. Shafali backs away and cuts it late but picks out Tanuja Kanwer at backward point. 17 runs off Devine's first over. The last 2 overs have gone for 31 runs.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, No run.Angled in at the pads, on a length. Shafali clips it to mid-wicket.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, Four!FOUR! Verma takes the aerial route! Sophie pitches it up, on off, Shafali siwngs through the line and gets under the ball before pumping it over mid off for another boundary.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, No run.Drags the length back, on off, Verma taps it to cover.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, Four!FOUR! Gets it through! Full and on off and middle. Shafali opens up the off side and crunches the drive past the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, 5 Wides!FIVE WIDES! Beth Mooney gets nutmegged again. Sprayed down leg, on a back of a length. Verma swings at it but does not connect. Mooney fails to get her gloves low enough to gather it. It cllips her fingertips and goes through her legs for another four.

Sophie Devine to Shafali Verma, 4 Byes.FOUR BYES! Rinse and repeat the first ball of the previous over. Full and outside off, Shafali gives herself room and swings hard to go through the off side. The ball skids through and stays low as well to go through the legs of Beth Mooney for four byes.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Shafali Verma, 1 run.Speared in at the sticks, this is eased to long on for a single. 14 runs off the over. Halfway through the Powerplay, DC are 26/0, needing 143 runs in 102 balls.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Shafali Verma, Four!FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up, on middle. Shafali is aware that mid off is inside the circle. She backs away and lofts it over Bharti Fulmali there for a four.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Shafali Verma, No run.Floated up, fuller and on off, Shafali pushes it to mid off.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad to Shafali Verma, Wide!Wide! Another arm ball but this is full and slants down leg. Shafali lets it be.