Gujarat Giants Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, Eliminator, Women's Premier League 2026 - Commentary
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7:30 PM
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7:30 PMLOCAL
Match starts at Feb 03, 14:00 GMT
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In what has been a tightly-contested tournament so far, easy wins have come far and few in the ongoing Women's Premier League. Among those close matches, twice in two league games, Delhi Capitals slipped up in the run chase against Gujarat Giants, unable to hold their nerves against Sophie Devine's experience.
Those twin losses in some ways separated the passage of the two teams heading into the Eliminator. While the Giants reached there as the second-best team in the competition after beating defending champions Mumbai Indians on the final day, Capitals had to wait till the last day of the league phase to secure their qualification.
Nonetheless, now that both teams find themselves in the same position irrespective of the journey to the point, Capitals have the opportunity to strike at the right time, and head into their fourth successive final.
Heading to the Eliminator, both teams have enjoyed a fair share of success over the past week: winning three of their last four games at the venue. It is a venue where not only has their combination worked, but also pushed the team management to fall back to Plan A after trialling out a few alterations.
What separates the two teams though is that DC, despite the stutter, have had contributions coming through the stretch of their line-up at different times, while Giants have continued to rely heavily on a few players. Will that over-reliance on a few finally catch-up with them or will Devine produce another special to take the side to their first-ever final remains to be seen.
When: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:30 PM IST
Where: Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Eliminator, BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara
What to expect: Middling scores have been the norm at the venue, with some assistance for the spinners on the slow surfaces of the stadium. The spell with the new ball could dictate the flow of the contest, and both team would look to gain an advantage in the PowerPlay. Even as toss has not played a decisive role, both teams might look to bat first.
Team News:
Gujarat Giants: There wouldn't be much reason for Giants to tinker with the team that has helped it secure victory in the last two games.
Probable XI: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Georgia Wareham, Bharati Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Renuka Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Delhi Capitals: Ever since the caravan has moved to Kotambi, DC's combination has proven to be more effective. Coming at the back of successive wins, they wouldn't want to tinker much with it heading into another must-win game.
Probable XI: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Chinelle Henry, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Shree Charani, Nandni Sharma
What they said:
"Actually, we really want to play against them, because we want to beat them" - Shree Charani, DC spinner on losing to Giants twice in the league stage
"We've won all our games batting first, so there's confidence in that. If you look at our batting lineup, we want to take the game on in the PowerPlay and really set things up early, knowing we've got firepower through the middle and late order. If we can maximise those phases, it puts us in a strong position." - Ashleigh Gardner, Giants captain
In what has been a tightly-contested tournament so far, easy wins have come far and few in the ongoing Women's Premier League. Among those close matches, twice in two league games, Delhi Capitals slipped up in the run chase against Gujarat Giants, unable to hold their nerves against Sophie Devine's experience.
Those twin losses in some ways separated the passage of the two teams heading into the Eliminator. While the Giants reached there as the second-best team in the competition after beating defending champions Mumbai Indians on the final day, Capitals had to wait till the last day of the league phase to secure their qualification.
Nonetheless, now that both teams find themselves in the same position irrespective of the journey to the point, Capitals have the opportunity to strike at the right time, and head into their fourth successive final.
Heading to the Eliminator, both teams have enjoyed a fair share of success over the past week: winning three of their last four games at the venue. It is a venue where not only has their combination worked, but also pushed the team management to fall back to Plan A after trialling out a few alterations.
What separates the two teams though is that DC, despite the stutter, have had contributions coming through the stretch of their line-up at different times, while Giants have continued to rely heavily on a few players. Will that over-reliance on a few finally catch-up with them or will Devine produce another special to take the side to their first-ever final remains to be seen.
When: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:30 PM IST
Where: Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Eliminator, BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara
What to expect: Middling scores have been the norm at the venue, with some assistance for the spinners on the slow surfaces of the stadium. The spell with the new ball could dictate the flow of the contest, and both team would look to gain an advantage in the PowerPlay. Even as toss has not played a decisive role, both teams might look to bat first.
Team News:
Gujarat Giants: There wouldn't be much reason for Giants to tinker with the team that has helped it secure victory in the last two games.
Probable XI: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Georgia Wareham, Bharati Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Renuka Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Delhi Capitals: Ever since the caravan has moved to Kotambi, DC's combination has proven to be more effective. Coming at the back of successive wins, they wouldn't want to tinker much with it heading into another must-win game.
Probable XI: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Chinelle Henry, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Shree Charani, Nandni Sharma
What they said:
"Actually, we really want to play against them, because we want to beat them" - Shree Charani, DC spinner on losing to Giants twice in the league stage
"We've won all our games batting first, so there's confidence in that. If you look at our batting lineup, we want to take the game on in the PowerPlay and really set things up early, knowing we've got firepower through the middle and late order. If we can maximise those phases, it puts us in a strong position." - Ashleigh Gardner, Giants captain
Squads:
Delhi Capitals Women Squad: Lizelle Lee(w), Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues(c), Marizanne Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Eddla Srujana, Pragati Singh, Lucy Hamilton, Taniya Bhatia, Alana King
Gujarat Giants Women Squad: Beth Mooney(w), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner(c), Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Renuka Singh Thakur, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, Jintimani Kalita, Shivani Singh, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
