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WPL 2026, DC vs UPW: In the 20th match of the Women’s Premier League 2026, Delhi Capitals has booked the ticket for the eliminator by defeating UP Warriors by 5 wickets. Batting first in this exciting match played in Vadodara, UP Warriors team scored 122 runs after losing 8 wickets. In response, Delhi team won the match by scoring 126 runs in 18.4 overs. With this victory, Delhi confirmed its place in the Elementor. In this match, captain Jemimah Rodrigues played a brilliant inning of 34 unbeaten runs for Delhi, while in bowling, Marijne Kapp took the maximum of 3 wickets.

Bad batting of UP Warriors

In this match, the UP Warriors team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, had a very bad start and captain Meg Lanning was out on the very first ball without opening the account. After this, Charlie Knott tried to handle the innings by making a partnership of 29 runs with Deepti Sharma for the second wicket. Nott returned to the pavilion after scoring 12 runs in 12 balls with the help of 2 fours. After this, Deepti Sharma also got out after scoring 24 runs in 19 balls with 1 six and 4 fours.

In the end, Simran Shaikh contributed 22 runs with the help of 3 fours in 14 balls and Asha Joy also contributed 13 runs. UP’s batting flopped badly in this match and the team could score only 122 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Whereas, Marijne Kapp took maximum 3 wickets for Delhi Capitals. Apart from him, Chinelle Henry and Shri Charani took 2-2 wickets.

Jemimah Rodrigues played captaincy innings

At the same time, the start of Delhi Capitals chasing the target was also not good and wicketkeeper batsman Lizelle Lee was out on the score of 11 runs. After this, Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaerts made a brilliant partnership of 73 runs for the second wicket, which took Delhi closer to victory. Shafali was out after scoring 29 runs in 33 balls, while Laura Woolworth played an important inning of 47 runs in 36 balls with the help of 7 fours.

In the end, captain Jemimah Rodriguez took the lead and batted brilliantly and led the team to victory. Jemima scored unbeaten 34 runs with the help of 5 fours in 18 balls and Delhi won the match by scoring 126 runs for 5 wickets in 18.4 overs. With this victory, Delhi confirmed its place in the eliminator. Delhi won 4 out of 8 matches played in the group stage and qualified for the eliminator with 8 points. Delhi team has been successful in making it to the playoffs for the fourth consecutive time.

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