DC-W vs GG-W: In the 17th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) held on Friday, Gujarat Giants defeated Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets in a thrilling match. Till the last moment it was not known which way the match would turn. At one time it seemed that Delhi was heading towards victory, but after some time Gujarat seemed to have the upper hand. Gujarat’s batsman Harleen Deol played a match-winning innings of 70 runs. Deandra Dottin also made the target a little easier by playing an important innings in the end. With this win, Gujarat Giants have come to the second position in the points table. While chasing 178 runs, Gujarat Giants lost their first wicket at the score of 4. Dayalan Hemalatha was dismissed by Shikha Pandey. After this, Harleen Deol along with Beth Mooney made a partnership of 77 runs. Minnu Mani dismissed Beth Mooney (44).
#GG clinch a nail-biter 😬👏
Gujarat Giants chase down 178 with three deliveries to spare and regain 2⃣nd place on the points table 👌
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Who can win the match
Harleen Deol shared a 39-run partnership for the third wicket with captain Ash Gardner. Gardner was dismissed after scoring 22 runs off 13 balls, in this innings she hit 2 sixes and 1 four. After this, Deandra Dottin pushed the strong looking Delhi on the backfoot by scoring 24 runs off 10 balls. The match looked to be heading towards a deadlock once again when Jess Jonason dismissed Dottin. Phoebe Litchfield, who came in after Dottin, was dismissed off the very first ball. Then Gujarat Giants needed 16 runs in 12 balls, victory seemed close but Shikha Pandey gave only 3 runs in the first 5 balls of the 19th over. Now 13 runs were needed in 7 balls, Kashvi Gautam again turned the tables by hitting a six on the last ball. Harleen Deol ensured Gujarat’s victory by hitting a four on the first ball of the last over. Kashvi Gautam scored the winning run on the third ball.
Harleen Deol played a match winning innings
The star player of this match is Harleen Deol, who played an unbeaten innings of 70 runs. In this important innings, she hit 9 fours and 1 six.
Delhi Capitals scored 177 runs
After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Delhi Capitals’ captain Meg Lanning and Shefali Verma opened the innings. Both of them shared an 83-run partnership for the first wicket. Shefali was dismissed by Meghna Singh after scoring 40 runs. After this, wickets kept falling at the other end but Meg Lanning continued her explosive innings. Lanning scored 92 runs in 57 balls, in this innings she hit 15 fours and 1 six. However, she missed her century. Meghna Singh took the maximum of 3 wickets for Gujarat Giants. She gave 35 runs in her 4 overs spell. Deandra Dottin took 2 wickets. She spent 37 runs in 4 overs.
WPL latest points table
Delhi Capitals
Matches- 8, Wins- 5, Losses- 3, Points- 10, Net Run Rate- +0.396
Gujarat Giants
Matches- 7, Wins- 4, Losses- 3, Points- 8, Net Run Rate- +0.334
Mumbai Indians
Matches- 6, Wins- 4, Losses- 2, Points- 8, Net Run Rate- +0.267
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Matches- 6, Wins- 2, Losses- 4, Points- 4, Net Run Rate- -0.244
UP Warriors
Matches- 7, Wins- 2, Losses- 5, Points- 4, Net Run Rate- -0.785
