🏏WPL 2025: Match 20 - RCB W vs MI W at Brabourne, 11/03/25🏏 - Page 12

19.3

Jonassen to Kashvee Gautam, 2 runs, drilled down to long-on and a fumble from Sutherland enables the second run. Gujarat Giants win three in a row as they move to the second spot. They win by 5 wickets with 3 balls to spare.

Gujarat Giants Women won by 5 wkts

DCW

177/5(20)

GGTW

178/5(19.3)

22:52 local, 17:22 GMT: This is what can happen when you keep wickets in hand for the back half of the chase. The Giants were 75/1 at the halfway stage, neededing just over 10 RPO for the final 10 overs

Originally posted by: Aurora_77

22:52 local, 17:22 GMT: This is what can happen when you keep wickets in hand for the back half of the chase. The Giants were 75/1 at the halfway stage, neededing just over 10 RPO for the final 10 overs

Mooney got out trying to force the pace in the 12th over, but the batters that followed did well to not put any pressure on the senior partner Harleen Deol. Gardner with a 13-ball 22, Dottin with a 10-ball 24 and although Litchfield got out for a golden duck, the intent was there for everyone to see.

Originally posted by: Aurora_77

Mooney got out trying to force the pace in the 12th over, but the batters that followed did well to not put any pressure on the senior partner Harleen Deol. Gardner with a 13-ball 22, Dottin with a 10-ball 24 and although Litchfield got out for a golden duck, the intent was there for everyone to see.

Harleen played her best WPL knock and to her delight, it came in a winning cause. She was 21 off 19 at one stage, but did well to dig deep and find timely boundaries to stay in touch with the required rate. There were a couple of fielding blips from the Capitals, and the presence of dew did not help their cause either. Stick around for the post-match reactions...

10:55pm Wow. A proper rollercoaster of a game. Until the very end, it was tough to pinpoint who would triumph, but when push came to shove, the Giants just had enough firepower to blow the Capitals out of the water. They won by five wickets and throughout their chase, their batting riches came through, which could yet be crucial as they prepare for potentially their maiden playoff appearance.

Deol was front and centre of this remarkable run-chase, with Mooney, Gardner and Dottin all doing their bit. Gautam was not shabby either when thrown into the deep end at the death, and these performances will give the Giants confidence that they can take down any opposition in the WPL, even when the stakes are at its crest.

The Capitals, who have already qualified, will feel they missed out on rubber-stamping a spot in the final. They had their moments, especially with six overs left but could not close out the game as clinically as they usually do. Pandey was perhaps the pick of their bowlers, and they will want to use this game as a learning curve for the challenges that lie ahead.

Deandra Dottin: I was really confident. Once I stepped out on the field, I knew the pressure was on DC. Just a matter of taking advantage of being on top and knowing what they were actually going to bowl. I knew Jess was going to slow down her pace and Shikha was going to bowl cross-seam. I played a bit too early but I would have gone for it (the shot that got her out) again. We have played superb. The girls are training hard and are hungry. We continue to play fearless cricket and just be confident and positive.

Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals captain: That is how this tournament goes. We knew it was going to be a difficult game. Full credit to Gujarat, they put us under pressure and were too good in the end. We lost wickets throughout the innings and that stalled us. We felt it was going to get better and we felt we were 15-20 short (of where we wanted to be). It was nice to contribute tonight, but would have loved to get the win. Some really good stuff (from the team) and we now look forward to the playoffs. It is going to play a really crucial part in the tournament. The effort was there tonight. Just about doing the basics as often as you can. We have a few days to reset and see how the rest of the tournament unfolds, which looks like it will be exciting. No, not at all. We have to play two great games, that is what we are looking forward to. About putting our best foot forward. Exciting competition that is still pretty open and we will see who we come up against.