WPL 2023: Gujarat Giants made a big upset, defended the league’s smallest score against Delhi Capitals – dc vs gg highlights gujarat giants upset delhi capitals in wpl 2023

Mumbai:Gujarat Giants have secured their second win in Women’s Premier League 2023. Prior to this match, Gujarat, running at the last number in the table, defeated the second-ranked Delhi Capitals by 11 runs. Batting first in the match played at the Brabon Stadium, Gujarat scored 147 runs for 4 wickets. In response, the Delhi team could only score 136 runs. This is Gujarat’s second win in 6 matches while Delhi’s only second defeat. It is also the smallest score defended in this tournament.

Wolfart and Gardner studded Fifty

Half-centuries from Laura Wolfart and Ashley Gardner helped Gujarat Giants recover from a slow start to post a respectable score of 147 for 4. Wulfart scored 57 off 45 balls, including six fours and a six. Gardner scored an unbeaten 51 off 33 balls with the help of nine fours. Both of them made an important partnership of 81 runs for the third wicket. Apart from these, Harleen Deol scored 31 runs in 33 balls. For Delhi, Jess Johnson took two wickets for 38 runs.

After losing the toss, the team of Gujarat Giants, who came out to bat first, scored 32 runs in six overs of the powerplay, losing the wicket of Sophia Dunkley (four). Dunkley gave a simple catch to Marijan Kapp at mid-on in the first over itself. Gujarat batsmen struggled to score runs in front of Delhi’s tight bowling. Wolfart and Harleen shared a 49-run partnership for the second wicket but for this they played 53 balls.

Johnson broke this partnership by getting Harleen caught behind the wicket. After Gardner came to the crease, the run rate picked up and Wolfart also showed speed. The South African batsman also hit Johnson for the only six of the innings in the 16th over, which brought the team’s score to 100 runs. Wolfart completed his half-century off 41 balls. Arundhati Reddy bowled Wolfart to end her innings. Gardner completed his half-century in the next over with a four off Johnson.

Delhi’s batting failed

Delhi did not have a difficult target but despite maintaining the run rate, they made things difficult for themselves by losing wickets at regular intervals. Delhi scored 78 runs in the first 10 overs but lost four wickets in the meantime. Shefali Verma could only manage eight runs and was bowled by Tanuja Kanwar (2/29). Skipper Meg Lanning scored 18 runs before being trapped leg before by Sneh Rana.

Ellis Capse hit Gardner for two consecutive sixes but his innings was also limited to 22 runs due to run out. Jemima Rodrigues returned to the pavilion after scoring only one run. Kapp held one end but wickets kept falling from the other end. Kapp was also run out in the 14th over as the seventh wicket. Kapp hit four fours and a six in his 29-ball innings. Arundhati shared a 35-run partnership with Shikha Pandey (8 not out) to give Delhi hope. Arundhati caught the last ball of the 18th over at extra cover. Then Delhi was 15 runs away from the target. Gardner dismissed Poonam Yadav in the next over to seal the victory for Gujarat.

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