WPL 2026, Match 17: GG Women vs DC Women - Match Highlights

Gujarat Giants Women claimed an important victory against the three-time runners-up Delhi Capitals Women in the dramatic 17th game of the WPL 2026 on Tuesday night (January 27).

After Delhi Capitals chose to field first, Gujarat Giants scored 174/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Delhi Capitals were restricted to 171/8 in 20 overs, as the last over drama secured an important three-run win for Giants. With this victory, Giants climbed to second place in the points table with eight points after seven matches. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals are in fourth position with six points in seven games, with the same number of points as the third-placed Mumbai Indians Women (seven matches) and fifth-placed UP Warriors Women (six games). 

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Beth Mooney and Anushka Sharma provided strong start, and Tanuja Kanwar had valuable cameo

After the opener Sophie Devine (13) was dismissed cheaply in the third over, her opening partner Beth Mooney and Anushka Sharma had a 54-run partnership for the second wicket. Anushka scored 39 off 25 balls with eight fours. 

After the fall of the second wicket, Gujarat Giants were losing wickets at regular intervals. When Mooney was out in the 17th over, she scored 58 off 46 balls with seven fours. In that period, only Georgia Wareham (11) was the other batter to reach a double-digit score. 

Lately, Tanuja Kanwar had a useful cameo of 21 in just 11 balls with three fours and one six, including two fours and a six in the last over, as Giants managed to score 170+ total. Among Delhi bowlers, Shree Charani got four wickets, as she had the bowling figures of 4-0-31-4. 

Niki Prasad and Sneh Rana set drama before Sophie Devine's brilliant final over

In reply, Delhi Capitals lost their wickets at regular intervals, as they were once struggling at 100/6. Only the no.3 batter Laura Wolvaardt (24) managed a 20+ score, as the other three of their first four batters were dismissed at 10s. 

Niki Prasad and Sneh Rana dramatically guided Delhi Capitals to the chase, as they had a 70-run partnership for the seventh wicket. In the final over, Capitals needed nine runs to win with four wickets in hand, while Sophie Devine took the final over responsibility with the ball. 

After conceding four runs in the first three balls, including a wide, Devine dismissed Sneh (29) and Niki (47) in the fourth and last balls of that over, while scoring only a single on the fifth ball. 

Sophie Devine won the Player of the Match award after finishing with the bowling figures of 4-0-37-4. Also, Rajeshwari Gayakwad got three wickets, as she had the bowling figures of 4-0-20-3.