WPL 2026 Eliminator Match Result: In the eliminator match of Women’s Premier League 2026, Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets. In this eliminator match played in Vadodara, Gujarat team batted first and scored 168 runs. In reply, Delhi batsmen entered the final by winning the match with 26 balls remaining. Now Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash in the final match (WPL Final 2026 Teams).

Delhi Capitals is the first team in WPL history, which has reached the finals four times so far. Although she has not been able to become champion even once. This time the Delhi team has achieved this feat under the captaincy of Jemimah Rodrigues. In the eliminator match, Captain Rodrigues made a valuable contribution to the team’s victory by playing an inning of 41 runs in 23 balls.

Delhi’s easy victory

Beth Mooney played an inning of 62 runs in 51 balls for Gujarat Giants. Apart from him, Georgia Wareham contributed 35 runs. In the last overs, Kashvi Gautam played a cameo inning of 18 runs in 10 balls, but despite all this, Gujarat team could score only 168 runs.

In reply, Lizelle Lee and Shefali Verma gave a good and bright start to the Delhi team. Together, both of them scored 89 runs in just 7 overs and laid the foundation of Delhi Capitals’ victory. Lee and Verma lost their wickets in just 3 days. After that, Laura Woolworth and captain Jemimah Rodrigues took the responsibility and made a partnership of 68 runs and almost ensured Delhi’s victory.

Rodrigues was out after scoring 41 runs, but Woolworth returned unbeaten after scoring 32 runs. Now on February 5, Delhi Capitals will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final of WPL 2026.

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Gujarat Giants have defeated Delhi Capitals by 3 runs. In this match which lasted till the last over, Gujarat confirmed its victory in the last 6 balls. In this match, Gujarat team batted first and scored 174 runs, in reply Delhi team could score only 171 runs. Delhi Capitals team could not score 9 runs in the last over.

The real hero of Gujarat Giants was Sophie Devine, who defended 9 runs in infinite overs. On the basis of this victory, Gujarat team has come to second place in the points table, but its place in the playoffs has not been confirmed yet. On the other hand, Delhi team is in fourth place.

Delhi scored 61 runs in 4 overs, still lost

While chasing the target of 175 runs, Delhi Capitals had at one time scored 106 runs in 15 overs. After that, Nikki Prasad and Sneh Rana created such havoc that Delhi scored 61 runs in 4 overs. Delhi’s score in 15 overs was 105/6, while by the 19th over the score had become 166/6. Nikki Prasad scored 47 runs in 24 balls and Sneh Rana scored 29 runs in 15 balls. Despite this stormy batting, Delhi team lost the match by 3 runs.

The match turned in 3 balls

Delhi had to score 9 runs in the last over to win. Nikki Prasad and Sneh Rana were set at the crease. Sophie Devine was bowling and 3 runs had come on the first 2 balls. The next ball went wide, till now everything was going right for the Delhi team. The situation was that he needed 5 runs in 4 balls, after that the fourth ball was a dot.

Sneh Rana was out after scoring 29 runs on the fourth ball of the over. Gujarat had made a comeback in the match, but Nikki Prasad still remained hopeful for Delhi. Minnu Mani took one run on the fifth ball. Delhi needed a four on the last ball, but Sophie Devine dismissed Nikki Prasad. The last 3 balls of the over turned the entire match in favor of Gujarat.

WPL 2026 DC vs GG: In the Women’s Premier League 2026, January 11 became a special day for Delhi Capitals and Indian women’s cricket. In this match, Delhi’s young fast bowler Nandini Sharma gave such a performance, which started being discussed in the entire tournament. While playing against Gujarat Giants, Nandini not only took a hat-trick but also completely changed the course of the match by taking five wickets.

Match picture changed in the last over

In this match played in Mumbai, Gujarat Giants team was moving towards a respectable score. After that Nandini Sharma came to bowl the last over of the innings and turned the whole game upside down. He completed his hat-trick by dismissing three consecutive batsmen on the last three balls of the over. First Kanika Ahuja, then Rajeshwari Gaikwad and finally Renuka Singh became victims of his accurate balls. This over completely stopped the pace of Gujarat’s innings.

Uncapped player created a new record

This performance of Nandini Sharma is also special because she has not played international cricket for India yet. Despite this, he created history on a big stage like WPL. With this, Nandini has also achieved the feat of becoming the first uncapped player to take five wickets in WPL. Earlier, a hat-trick had definitely been seen in the league, but such a dominant performance by an uncapped Indian bowler was seen for the first time.

Got full support from captain and team

Delhi Capitals captain Jemimah Rodrigues looked very happy with Nandini’s performance. As soon as the hat-trick was completed, he came on the field and hugged Nandini. The rest of the players of the team were also seen celebrating this historic moment. Nandini’s tight line-length and confidence in the last over clearly showed that she is a player of big matches.

Entry into WPL’s special hat-trick club

Nandini Sharma has now joined the list of select players who have taken a hat-trick in WPL. Before her, Ishte Wong, Deepti Sharma and Grace Harris had achieved this feat. Now in 2026, Nandini has added her name to this list.

Indian cricket got new hope

This kind of performance at the age of just 24 indicates a bright future for Nandini Sharma. Cricket experts believe that his performance will definitely attract the attention of the national selectors. This match of WPL 2026 was not only memorable for Delhi Capitals, but Indian women’s cricket also got a new star bowler.