WPL 2025: Gujarat Giants Stun Delhi Capitals with a 5-Wicket Victory: In an exciting match at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, Gujarat Giants beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025. GG’s performance adds fuel to the fire for the playoff race, halting DC’s exceptional winning streak and making this tournament unpredictable.
WPL 2025: DC vs GG Match Summary
Delhi Capitals Innings
Batting first, the DC team scored a highly respectable 177/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Led by captain Meg Lanning, who showed a good example with an exhilarating effort of 92 runs off 57 balls. A feat consisting of 12 boundaries and three maximums. Shafali Verma contributed to just about everyone’s efforts with a rapid 40 off 27. The star of the GG attack was Meghna Singh. She picked up 3 wickets at the cost of 35 runs in her four overs.
Gujarat Giants Innings
GG needed to score 178 runs, and they did that, looking resilient and smart in their batting. The innings were anchored by Harleen Deol, who scored 70 runs off 49 balls with nine fours and a six. Beth Mooney was there too, scoring 44 runs from the 35 deliveries, giving yet another solid start to chase. Shikha Pandey from DC took 2 wickets for 31 runs, yet GG reached 178/5 to win in 19.3 overs.
Key Moments: Harleen Deol’s aggressive and boundary-laden innings were a key factor in GG’s successful chase. Meg Lanning’s performance with the bat gives DC a very difficult total to chase. She has shown consistency throughout the tournament.
Player of the Match: Harleen Deol. Deservedly, he was named Player of the Match for his match-winning 70-run innings, which was very important for his team’s chase.
The victory puts the Gujarat Giants in the second position in the points table, with 8 points, and keeps them very much alive in terms of hopes for a playoff qualification. Delhi Capitals, however, still sit at the top despite this loss and will have to rethink and revamp themselves to hold their fort.
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Playing 11 of DC and GG
Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (wk), Niki Prasad, Shikha Pandey, Titas Sadhu, Minnu Mani.
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (wk), Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Meghna Singh, Tanuja Kanwer, Priya Mishra.
