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.

