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Vadodara: The eliminator match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 took place between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. In this match, Delhi Capitals achieved a strong victory by 7 wickets. With this win, Delhi Capitals ensured their place in the final, while Gujarat Giants were eliminated from the tournament.

Gujarat Giants’ weak start

Delhi Capitals captain Jemimah Rodriguez won the toss and decided to bowl. Gujarat Giants’ batting did not start well. He suffered significant setbacks in the first over itself. His first wicket fell for just 9 runs. After this, his two more batsmen were out on 38 runs. Due to the fall of wickets on two consecutive balls in the sixth over, the pressure on the team increased and the run pace became very slow.

Beth Mooney’s amazing performance

However, Beth Mooney maintained her composure from one end and gave support to her team. While opening, he scored unbeaten 62 runs in 51 balls, which included many excellent shots. Apart from them, Georgia Wareham played a quick inning of 35 runs in 25 balls. In the middle order, Anushka Sharma contributed 16 runs and Kashvi Gautam contributed 18 runs, taking the team’s score to 168 runs.

Aggressive start of Delhi Capitals

After all these contributions, Gujarat Giants scored 168 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Delhi Capitals made a fast and impressive start. Openers Lizelle Lee and Shafali Verma added 89 runs for the first wicket in 7.1 overs. Lizelle Lee played a brilliant inning of 43 runs on 24 balls and Shafali Verma played a brilliant inning of 31 runs on 21 balls. Apart from this, Laura Wolvaardt led the team by scoring 32 runs on 24 balls, while captain Jemimah Rodriguez contributed 41 runs. Gujraj bowlers had to face problems in this match.