The final league match of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 was played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants at Arun Jaitley Stadium, which Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets. Delhi Capitals registered a resounding seven-wicket win over Gujarat Giants and booked their place in the final. Delhi Capitals had already qualified for the playoffs, but their bid for a place in the finals was halted by net run rate. He has now corrected this matter and reached the final.
Gujarat Giants won the toss and decided to bat first. This decision did not prove right for the team. His team batted first in the stipulated 20 overs and could score only 126 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Delhi Capitals team achieved this target in 13.1 overs by losing three wickets.
In the final league match between Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals, Marianne Kapp’s aggressive spell rattled the Giants’ top order with three crucial wickets in the opening overs. Marianne Kapp and Jess Jonassen picked up three early wickets to reduce the Giants to a paltry 16 for three inside five overs.
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Offspinner Minnu Mani took two wickets within five balls to reduce the Gujarat giants to just 48 for five. He bowled Ashley Gardner. Radha Yadav then caught Phoebe Litchfield at mid-on.
Kathryn Bryce and Bharti Phulmali shared 68 runs for Gujarat Giants. Bharti Phulmali top-scored for the Gujarat giants, scoring 42 runs off 36 balls with seven fours. Delhi Capitals maintained their dominance throughout the match. Shikha Pandey picked up two wickets, allowing the Gujarat giants to post a minimum score of 126 in 20 overs.
Chasing a target of 127, Meg Lanning and Shefali Verma got off to a great start for Delhi Capitals. Due to which he scored 31 runs in three overs without any loss. Shefali Verma played an aggressive innings and scored a brilliant half-century.
Delhi Capitals were brought to the threshold of victory by Shefali Verma with the help of Jemima Rodrigues with constant aggression. Shefali Verma played a brilliant innings of 71 runs in 37 balls. After his dismissal, Jemima Rodrigues hit a good boundary to give the team victory.
With this win, Delhi Capitals secured the top spot in the points table and directly qualified for the finals.
Summary Score:
Gujarat Giants – 126/9 in 20 overs
Bharti Phulmali 42, Kathryn Bryce 28 not out,
Minnu Mani 2-9, Marijan Kapp 2-17, Shikha Pandey 2-23
Delhi Capitals – 129/3 in 13.1 overs
Shefali Verma 71, Jemima Rodrigues 38 not out,
Tanuja Kanwar 2-20