A sensational all-round performance from Sophie Devine helped gujarat giants Women achieved a thrilling win by four runs Delhi Capitals women in match 4 women’s premier league 2026 At Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. In a high-scoring contest which lasted till the last moments, Gujarat bravely defended 209 runs despite chasing. liezel lee And Laura Wolvaardt,
Gujarat Giants took Sophie Devine-Ashley Gardner’s brilliant innings to 209.
Delhi Capitals Women won the toss and decided to bowl, after which Gujarat Giants displayed strong batting. Sophie DevineThe experienced opener played a breathtaking inning of 95 runs with the help of seven fours and eight sixes in just 42 balls to dominate the Delhi attack, Devine set the tone early and maintained the pace in the middle overs, ensuring Gujarat remained on track for a huge score,
captain Ashley Gardner Taking over the innings after the early loss of Beth Mooney, she provided vital support by scoring 49 runs from 26 balls. Useful cameos from Anushka Sharma And Kashvi Gautam That helped Gujarat Giants post a mammoth total of 209 runs, although a dramatic collapse in the final over cost them their all-out.
Nandini Sharma’s five-wicket haul led to a late collapse
The highlight of Delhi Capitals’ bowling effort was their extraordinary spell Nandini SharmaWho finished with sensational figures of 5 wickets for 33 runs. Bowling the final over, he claimed a memorable hat-trick, Kanika Ahuja, Rajeshwari GaikwadAnd Renuka Thakur Recorded the fourth hat-trick in WPL history on consecutive balls. they got good support Nallapureddy CharaniWho took two wickets, but Gujarat’s top-order firepower had already done the damage.
Liesel Lee and Laura Wolvaardt give a passionate chase to Delhi
Chasing 210 to win, Delhi Capitals Women responded with an excellent opening stand. Lee played a brilliant inning of 86 runs from 54 balls, which included 12 fours and three sixes, while Wolvaardt matched his partner’s tally with 77 runs from just 38 balls. These two kept Delhi well ahead of the expected pace for most of the innings, putting Gujarat under a lot of pressure.
Despite a strong platform, the Gujarat giants hit back at crucial intervals, with Devine once again proving decisive, taking two vital wickets, while Rajeshwari took two wickets in the middle overs to slow down the chase.
Gujarat remains nervous in tense ending
With Delhi needing some runs in the final overs, the Gujarat giants maintained their composure. Tight bowling and smart field placements in the death overs ensured that Delhi Capitals finished at 205 for 5, just four runs short of the target. The close win highlighted Gujarat’s resilience under pressure and a match-winning all-round performance from Devine capped a memorable night.
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Here’s how fans reacted:
🚨 Sophie Devine defended 6 runs in the last over 🚨
– 2 wins in 2 matches for Gujarat pic.twitter.com/k6iFNdg0K0
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 11 January 2026
Sophie Devine – Star of Gujarat Giants.
– Sophie Devine defended 6 runs against Delhi Capitals in the 20th over. pic.twitter.com/ED7LdqXs9o
– Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) 11 January 2026
The biggest innings of WPL by Sophie Devine..!!
– He played a tremendous inning of 95 runs in 42 balls. pic.twitter.com/FMad6HSPXz
– Vikas (@Vikas662005) 11 January 2026
77 runs were needed in 30 balls.
7 runs were needed in 6 balls.
Sophie Devine’s sensational last over gave victory to Gujarat Giants. pic.twitter.com/tKVol2rSXY– RCBIAN Official (@RcbianOfficial) 11 January 2026
Scored 95 with the bat and defended 5 for 6 against Wolvaardt and Jemimah
Salute to Sophie Devine pic.twitter.com/alKKqDAQUw
– Cricmawa (@cricmawa) 11 January 2026
When Sophie Devine is there, cricket automatically becomes full-fledged cinema pic.twitter.com/TDKc7J2dZP
– S (@_sectumsempra18) 11 January 2026
A thrilling finale
Very good!! what competition did we just watch #WPL26
Laura Wolvaardt’s historic innings had brought Delhi Capitals close to a spectacular win, but they faltered with just 7 runs needed in the last over.
Sophie Devine, salute!! pic.twitter.com/t3SlG8orpQ
– Kanak Kumari (@KanakKu64995524) 11 January 2026
Sophie Devine you are a gem
Defended 7 runs against two set batsmen. Gave only two runs and took two wickets of Jemimah Rodrigues #Laura Wolvaardt,
After scoring 95 (42)performance to remember
#TATAWPL #WPL2026 pic.twitter.com/o4q0CLIUJw
– Najish Fan (@najish88407371) 11 January 2026
Sophie Devine – Star of Gujarat Giants.
– Sophie Devine defended 6 runs against Delhi Capitals in the 20th over. pic.twitter.com/T7MZGKHbAW
– Kanak Kumari (@KanakKu64995524) 11 January 2026
– Bharat (@Bharath55031115) 11 January 2026
Sophie Devine, Take a Bow!
Scored 95 (42) with the bat, then defended 7 runs against two set batsmen – gave away only 2 runs🔥
All-time, match-winning performance.
One to remember👏#WPL26 pic.twitter.com/fikwLBCQ8b– Ganesh 🇮🇳 (@GaneshVerse) 11 January 2026
Sophie Divine is the Principal of Aura University. This woman will not let her 95 years go to waste.
Laura and Liesel’s crazy innings don’t matter. And Jamie’s cameo was good but his wicket spoiled the situation. crazy. i like wpl
– Harmanpreet Kaur’s future wife 🤞🏳️🌈 (@angsty_artemis) 11 January 2026
7 runs were needed in 6 balls.
Sophie Devine’s sensational last over gave victory to Gujarat Giants.#WPL2026 #DCvGG #sophiedevine pic.twitter.com/Dk0vF5AWgw– Vivek Kumar (@iamVIVEKKUMAR22) 11 January 2026
Sophie Devine has just held a masterclass for giants! After playing a stormy innings of 95 runs in 42 balls, which also included 32 runs in one over. He stepped up when it mattered most. With a determined spirit, he secured the victory by defending only 6 runs in the last over, and in the end… pic.twitter.com/BYMmUvTNjp
-Neeraj (@NeerajY00859341) 11 January 2026
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