In form Delhi Capitals will be looking to keep up with the winning ways when they take on Gujarat Giants in match 17 of the 2026 Women's Premier League tonight in Vadodra.
The Jemimah Rodrigues-led side have beaten 2024 WPL winners Royal Challengers Benglauru and reigning champions Mumbai Indians in their previous two appearances. The three-time finalists are third on the WPL points table and are now within touching distance of securing a playoff sport. A win against the Giants should put DC in a comfortable situation.
Several players have played their part in helping DC notch back-to-back wins. The bowling unit came together well as they restricted RCB to a meager score of 109 before Laura Wolvaardt's brisk knock of 42 helped the Capitals chase down the target. Against MI, Jemimah struck her first half-century and Lizlee Lee hit 46 in 28 balls and Delhi managed to successfully chase 155. Earlier in the match Shree Charani, with her left-arm off-spin had picked 3 wickets in the match. Newcomer Nandani Sharma has picked 13 wickets, the most by a bowler this season.
DC will draw confidence from the fact that contributions are coming from every department.
The Giants head into the match on the back of a 45-run win over UP Warriorz. Sophie Devine hit a half-century and Rajeshwari Gaywakwad picked 3 wickets helped the Giants seal a win after three successive losses. GG are second from the bottom with only two more matches in hand. They cannot afford any more losses. To stop DC's juggernaut GG will be hope that captain Ashleigh Gardner and all-rounder Sophie Devine come good with the bat. Devine is the team's leading run-scorer with 199 runs while Gardner has scored 196 runs. Devine has also bowled well and picked 11 wickets. She is join-third on the list of bowlers with most wickets this year along with Nadine de Klerk and Lauren Bell.
While Gardner has been good with the bat, she hasn't done anything noteworthy with the ball. The Aussie has picked only 4 wickets this season at an average of 43.15 and an economy of over 10.
The Giants are too reliant on Devine and Gardner. If the team has to secure a playoff spot then the likes of Beth Mooney, Kashvee Gautam and Renuka Singh have to also come up with match-winning performances.
Pitch:
The pitch in Vadodra has favoured the bowlers. So expect another bowling-friendly wicket for this fixture too.
Gujarat Giants v Delhi Capitals possible playing 11
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner (capt), Kanika Ahuja, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Happy Kumari, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues (capt), Laura Wolvaardt, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Chinelle Henry, Minnu Mani, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma
Gujarat Giants v Delhi Capitals Head-to-head (last 5 matches)
The Capitals have beaten the Giants in three of the five games these two sides have played against each other. The Giants have emerged victorious in the other two matches.
Form Guide:
Gujarat Giants: W-L-L-L-W
Delhi Capitals: W-W-L-W-L
Match Time and LIVE stream details
The match starts at 7.30 PM IST. IT will be streamed LIVE on the JioHotstar App and broadcast on the StarSports channel.
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