Delhi Capitals won eighth toss in nine WPL 2026 games
Chinelle Henry helped limit Gujarat Giants to 168-run total
Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee and Jemimah Rodrigues powered DC chase
A disciplined bowling display, followed by pyrotechnics at the top of the batting order took Delhi Capitals to a facile seven-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Eliminator at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara on Tuesday (February 3). The Capitals thus eased into their fourth consecutive WPL final, where they will meet Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.
Chinelle Henry returned figures of 3/35 as Delhi limited the Giants to a competitive but gettable 168-run total. Gujarat rode a composed unbeaten half-century from opener Beth Mooney (62 not out off 51 balls), complemented by Georgia Wareham (35 off 25).
In response, Shafali Verma (31 off 21 balls) and Lizelle Lee (43 off 24) laid a strong foundation for the chase with a blazing 89-run opening stand off just 43 balls. Wareham (2/28) engineered a brief fight-back, dismissing both openers in the same over.
But DC captain Jemimah Rodrigues (41 off 23) teed off to help chase down the target in 15.4 overs. Laura Wolvaardt (32 not out) and Marizanne Kapp (4 not out) were there to provide the finishing touches.
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Delhi Capitals skipper Rodrigues won the coin toss and elected to field first against Gujarat Giants. It was the eighth time in nine games that Rodrigues called the toss correctly this season.
The Capitals' spearhead said that it looked like a fresh surface and that any target was chaseable. Giants' captain Ashleigh Gardner, on the other hand, said that her team was looking to bat first anyway.
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Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ash Gardner (c), Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh
Delhi Capitals: Lizelle Lee (wk), Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Marizanne Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani
The only team to make the playoffs cut as well as final in all four WPL seasons, the Rodrigues-led Capitals now eye a first-ever title. Gardner's Giants, on the other hand, could not fulfill their dream of a maiden summit clash berth.
DC Vs GG, WPL 2026 Eliminator: Squads
Delhi Capitals: Lizelle Lee (wk), Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Marizanne Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Eddla Srujana, Pragati Singh, Lucy Hamilton, Taniya Bhatia, Alana King
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Renuka Singh Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, Jintimani Kalita, Shivani Singh, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
