The Delhi Capitals Delivered A Clinical Performance. They Won By 6 Wickets Over The Gujarat Giants. This Was In Match 12 Of The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 At The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium On Tuesday.
Delhi Chased Down A Modest Target Of 128 With 29 Balls To Spare. Jess Jonassen’s Blistering Unbeaten 61 Propelled Them. A Disciplined Bowling Effort Had Gujarat On The Ropes Early.
The Win Catapulted Delhi Capitals To The Top Of The Points Table. They Achieved Three Victories In Five Matches. Gujarat Giants Slumped To Their Third Defeat In Four Outings.
GUJARAT GIANTS FALTER UNDER PRESSURE
Winning The Toss And Opting To Bowl, Delhi Capitals Captain Meg Lanning Set The Tone Early With Her Seamers.
The Gujarat Giants’ Batting Lineup Crumbled Under Relentless Pressure In The Powerplay. They Slumped To 20 For 4 Within The First Five Overs.
South African Pace Ace Marizanne Kapp (2 For 17) Struck Twice In Her Opening Spell. She Dismissed Phoebe Litchfield (5) In Quick Succession. She Also Dismissed Harleen Deol (0) In Quick Succession.
Shikha Pandey (2 For 23) Joined The Party, Removing Veda Krishnamurthy (4) And Danni Wyatt (6), Leaving Gujarat Reeling.
Bharti Fulmali Provided A Lone Spark Of Resistance For The Giants. She Finished Unbeaten On 40 Off 29 Balls. Her Innings Included Three Fours And A Six.
Her Late Flourish Helped Gujarat Limp To 127 For 9 In Their 20 Overs. Dayalan Hemalatha Contributed A Gritty 19.
However, The Total Always Seemed Insufficient On A Batting-Friendly Bengaluru Surface. Radha Yadav Took 2 For 28. Jonassen Took 1 For 24. They Kept The Screws Tight In The Middle Overs. This Ensured No Meaningful Partnerships Could Develop.
JONASSEN’S HEROICS STEAL THE SHOW
Delhi Capitals Were Chasing 128. They Suffered An Early Setback When Captain Lanning Fell For A Duck In The Second Over. He Was Caught Off Tanuja Kanwar’s Bowling.
However, The Decision To Promote Jess Jonassen To No. 3 Proved A Masterstroke.
The Australian All-Rounder Wasted No Time, Launching A Ferocious Counterattack That Dismantled Gujarat’s Bowling Plans.
Jonassen’s Unbeaten 61 Off Just 32 Balls Was A Display Of Controlled Aggression, Featuring Six Fours And Three Sixes.
She Found An Able Ally In Shafali Verma, Who Blazed 28 Off 19 Balls, Including Four Boundaries.
The Duo Stitched Together A Match-Defining 74-Run Stand In Just 6.1 Overs, Effectively Ending Gujarat’s Hopes Of A Fightback.
By The Time Verma Departed, Caught Off Meghna Singh, Delhi Were Cruising At 89 For 2 In The Ninth Over.
Jemimah Rodrigues (12*) And Alice Capsey (15*) Then Applied The Finishing Touches, Guiding Delhi To 131 For 4 In 15.1 Overs.
Gujarat’s Bowlers Were Led By Kanwar (1 For 20) And Singh (1 For 29). They Struggled To Contain Jonassen’s Onslaught. Their Fielding Lapses Only Added To Their Woes.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH AND STANDINGS IMPACT
Jess Jonassen’s All-Round Brilliance Earned Her The Player Of The Match Award. Speaking Post-Match, She Credited Her Teammates For Setting Up The Game With The Ball.
“The Bowlers Did An Amazing Job Upfront, And It Was Just About Keeping It Simple With The Bat. Shafali Gave Us The Momentum, And I’m Glad We Could Finish It Off Early,” Jonassen Said.
The Victory Gave Delhi Capitals 6 Points From Five Matches. This Nudged Them Ahead Of UP Warriorz And Mumbai Indians In The Standings. However, The Latter Two Teams Have Games In Hand.
For Gujarat Giants, The Loss Confirmed Their Position At The Bottom Of The Table. They Have Just 2 Points From Four Matches. Their Playoff Hopes Are Fading Fast.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Delhi Capitals Will Look To Consolidate Their Position. They Will Face Royal Challengers Bangalore On February 28. Gujarat Giants Desperately Need A Turnaround. They Will Play Against UP Warriorz On February 27.
The WPL 2025 Season Is Heating Up. Jonassen’s Form Could Prove To Be A Game-Changer For Delhi. They Are Eyeing A Deep Playoff Run.
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