DC vs GG, WPL 2026 Highlights: Sophie Devine delivers under pressure; Giants survive late scare to win by four runs

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, FOUR! There is no escaping Sophie Devine this evening for any DC bowler. Henry bends her back, bowls it short and on off, Sophie Devine hops up on her toes and cuts this behind square on off for a boundary. Sophie Devine might be aiming for the highest individual score in WPL if she continues this way.

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, Back of a length around off, Sophie Devine smashes this rolling to extra cover for no run.

Chinelle Henry to Beth Mooney, Good length on off, Beth Mooney pushes this through mid off for one.

Chinelle Henry to Beth Mooney, Good length on the pads, Beth Mooney tucks this gently in front of Niki Prasad at mid-wicket and sets off for one. The throw comes in from the fielder towards the non-striker's end and the ball hits something and shoots over the back up fielder at cover and the batters take two. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, On a length, around middle and leg, Sophie Devine thumps this grounded to long on for one.

Sree Charani to Sophie Devine, Six singles off this Sree over. Tossed up, around off, Sophie Devine punts this rolling to long off for a single. 

Sree Charani to Beth Mooney, Flighted around the pads from Sree, Beth jumps down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and tucks this wide to the left of the bowler for a single to long on.

Sree Charani to Sophie Devine, Fired into the batter, cramping Devine for any sort of room to free her arms. Sophie Devine backs away and flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Sree Charani to Beth Mooney, Full and on off, Beth Mooney rolls this towards long off for a single. 

Sree Charani to Sophie Devine, A little bit of drift into the batter, Sophie Devine rocks deep inside the crease and milks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Sree Charani to Beth Mooney, Floated into the batter, around off, Beth Mooney punches this down to long off for one.

Strategic Break! Delhi Capitals certainly needed this break. The Giants have put 80 runs on the board by the end of the Powerplay without losing a single wicket and a huge credit for it goes to Sophie Devine. She has already completed her half-century in just 25 deliveries. However, Marizanne Kapp asked some serious questions to both the batters. Maybe bringing her back into the attack might get them the first breakthrough, but will Jemimah Rodrigues take that gamble? As Kapp bowls in the death overs as well. Sree Charani has been brought into the attack for now. 

Sneh Rana to Sophie Devine, SIX! OH DEAR ME! This is dismantling of the highest order. Sophie Devine has smashed 32 off Sneh Rana's first over. Rana goes in search of a yorker, bowls a full toss, on the pads. Sophie Devine, is sighting this as a beach ball and she slogs this over the fence towards deep square leg this time for her fourth consecutive six of the over.

Sneh Rana to Sophie Devine, SIX! Imposing herself on Rana is Sophie and Sneh Rana is looking to get out of the over but she just can not escape the wrath of SD. Quicker and fuller, into the batter, Sophie Devine goes down on a knee and slogs sweeps this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicker region for six more.

Sneh Rana to Sophie Devine, SIX! FIFTY FOR SOPHIE! That's ball-striking of supreme quality. Tossed up, on the pads, Sophie Devine digs deep, gets right underneath it and clears the deep mid-wicket fence at will. Six more and Sneh Rana just can not catch a break.

Sneh Rana to Sophie Devine, SIX! DIVINE FROM DEVINE! Rana gives it a little bit of air, around middle and off, Sophie Devine reads her like her favorite book, steps down the track and smashes this over the fence towards the long on region for a biggie.

Sneh Rana to Sophie Devine, FOUR! Make it two in two for Sophie Devine against Sneh Rana. A touch too full and bit too wide outside off, Sophie Devine goes deep inside the crease and smashes to the left of the cover fielder. Marizanne Kapp is the fielder to dives to her left to catch the one-handed blinder, but the ball bursts through her hand and rolls away toward the fence for four more runs. 

Sneh Rana to Sophie Devine, FOUR! Rana has been greeted into the attack with a boundary. Sneh Rana comes around the stumps, bowls it into her pads, Sophie Devine clears her front foot and plants it away from the line of it and slogs this wide to the right of deep mid-wicket for four runs.

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, Short and outside off, Sophie Devine mistimes his back foot punch to cover and gets a single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, On a length, around middle, Sophie Devine nudges it to mid-wicket. 

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, Back of a length, on off, Beth Mooney punches it to sweeper cover for another single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, Short, around off, Sophie Devine pushes it to short cover and sprints to take a single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, Fullish, on off, Sophie Devine dabs it to backward point. Beth Mooney shouts 'NO' from the non-striker's end. 

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, Back of a length, angling it wide outside off, Beth Mooney covers the stump and punches it to deep cover for a single. 

Change from both ends? No, skipper Jemimah Rodrigues has decided to bowl three upfront from the African all-rounder. Sensing a wicket, probably. 

Nandni Sharma to Sophie Devine, Bumper, around off, Sophie Devine fends this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single to close the over.

Nandni Sharma to Sophie Devine, SIX! BOOM! Pitches it up, does Nandni Sharma, around off. Sophie Devine lofts it through the line of the delivery and hoists it over the head of the bowler, to downtown for a biggie. 

Nandni Sharma to Sophie Devine, On a length around off, Sophie Devine drives this rolling on the ground to cover for no run.

Nandni Sharma to Sophie Devine, Nandni hits the hard length, around off, Sophie Devine goes for the pull but mishits it. The ball lands short of mid on for no run.

Nandni Sharma to Sophie Devine, FOUR! More runs! Sophie Devine is turning the heat. Good-length delivery, just outside off, Sophie Devine drills it to the right of the deep cover fielder. Marizanne Kapp slides to her right, get some hands on the ball but still it manages to escape and hit the boundary cushion. 

Nandni Sharma to Sophie Devine, FOUR! Misfield and boundary! On a length, just outside off, Sophie Devine punches it from the middle of her bat to cover. Niki Prasad is the fielder in the region, who moves to his left but fails to stop it and nutmegs the ball. It rolls away to the sweeper cover fence for four runs. 

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, Short, outside off, Beth Mooney hangs back and attempts to cut it away but misses the connection. 

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, On a length, around middle and leg, Sophie Devine clips it to right of mid-wicket and crosses for a single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, Fuller, on off, Beth Mooney pushes it with soft hands to cover for a quick single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, FOUR! Optimum usage of the Free-Hit delivery! Much fuller from Marizanne Kapp, on off and middle. Beth Mooney hangs back and lofts it over the mid off region for the boundary. 

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, NO BALL! Fuller, on middle and leg, Sophie Devine flicks it to deep square leg and gets a single. However, the buzzer starts buzzing, which means that the bowler has overstepped. Free Hit coming up. 

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, Fuller, just outside off, Sophie Devine looks to slog it across the line, but misses on the inside edge. Kapp gives a wide smile to Devine!

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, On a length, on off, Beth Mooney drives it to mid off for a single. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, FOUR! STREAKY! Good-length delivery, wide outside off, Sophie Devine frees her arms to drill it through cover but the ball gets the outside edge and lobs over short third for four runs. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, On a length, outside off, Sophie Devine attempts to lash it over cover, but gets the connection from the outer part of her bat. The ball loops over the cover fielder and drops safely in the deep cover region. Brace taken. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, Nearly dragged on! Back of a length once again from Chinelle Henry, just outside off. Sophie Devine attempts to punch it away to cover with cross-bat, but gets a thick inside edge and thumps on her back pad. That could have gone straight to the wicket. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, Good-length delivery, on middle, shaping in. Sophie Devine flicks it to the right of the mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, WIDE! Back of a length, angling down the leg side, Sophie Devine looks to swipe it through square leg but misses the connection. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, Pitches it up, does Chinelle Henry, on middle, Sophie Devine flicks it to mid on. 

Chinelle Henry will be operating from the other end. 

Chinelle Henry to Sophie Devine, FOUR! THUMPED! Full-length delivery, on off, Sophie Devine plants her front foot towards the line of it, leans on the delivery and drills it along the green turf to beat the right of the diving mid off fielder for four runs. 

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, On a length wide outside the off-stump line. Sophie Devine leans low and looks to smash this through covers but gets it off the inner half of the bat and rolls it to point for no run.

Marizanne Kapp to Sophie Devine, EDGED AND JUST SHORT! On a length, swinging away from the batter, pitching it around the sixth stump. Sophie Devine looks to lash it through cover but gets nicked on the outside edge. The ball flies and drops just short of the slip fielder. 

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, Back of a length, around off, Beth Mooney nudges it to wide of mid-wicket and gets a quick single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Beth Mooney, Back of a length, on off, Beth Mooney tucks it to mid-wicket.