GG vs DC Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Marizanne Kapp hits the winning runs! Georgia Wareham tosses it up, full and on middle and off. Kapp gets her front leg out of the way and lofts it towards the long off fence for a boundary. DC WIN BY 7 WICKETS AND QUALIFY FOR THE WPL 2026 FINAL!

Flighted, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt eases it to long off for a run. DC just one hit away from the final now.

Floated, full and on leg, Marizanne Kapp misses her flick as the ball goes off her pads towards short fine. A leg bye taken.

Another excellent effort in the deep! Flatter, full and down the leg side. Laura Wolvaardt tickles it away fine towards the fine leg fence. Anushka Sharma goes after it from short fine and dives forward to push the ball back in just in time. Three taken.

Flatter, shortish and on middle, Marizanne Kapp stays back and keeps it out.

OUT! TAKEN! Jemimah Rodrigues tries to be a bit too aggressive and holes out here. Rajeshwari Gayakwad slows it up, full and around off. Jemi goes inside out to go cover covers, but has to reach out a bit and ends up miscuing the shot off the outer half of the bat. It flies over mid off, where Sophie Devine backtracks and takes the catch. Jemimah goes back for a terrific 41 off 23, and has done her job, but would have liked to stay till the end.

FOUR! Oh..no! A fine effort on the previous ball, but Georgia Wareham lets herself down this time. Tossed up, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues goes down and slogs sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. It bounces in front of Wareham, but she takes her eyes off the ball and parries over the fence for a boundary.

Flatter, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet again and heaves it off the inside half of the bat through mid-wicket. Georgia Wareham in the deep runs a long way to her left and dives to make the stop. She gets up, throws it to the bowler's end, where Laura wants the second but is sent back in time. Good to see Wareham still putting in the effort, despite the game being out of their hands.

SIX! Good use of the feet! Flighted delivery, on a nagging length, on off. Wolvaardt advances down the track and launches it over the long on fence for a six.

Full and drifting in at the pads, Rodrigues clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

Fingertip stuff! This is slowed down by Wareham and she hangs it up there, on off. Jemimah backs away to go through the off side. She is early into the shot and spoons it in the direction of the bowler. Georgia leaps on her follow-through and sticks out the right hand over her head. It clips her fingertips and dribbles behind for a run.

On a length, around off, Laura pushes it wide of extra cover and takes a quick single.

Floated up, on middle, this is hit down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Threads it through! Fractionally short, on off and middle. Jemimah rocks on the back foot and stays leg side of the ball. She cuts it to the right of backward point and picks up a boundary.

The call is for two and they make it! Flatter and shorter, on middle and leg. Jemimah rocks back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long on. Wolvaardt responds to the call of two and hurries to the danger end. She dives and gets home.

FOUR! Cheeky! Floated up, on middle and leg. Rodrigues brings out the reverse. Tanuja Kanwer is standing a bit square at short third. She dives to her left but fails to make the stop. It races past her for a boundary.

On a good length, outside off, Wolvaardt punches it to extra cover.

Full and on leg, Jemimah wrists it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

TOUGH CHANCE! Devine hurls it on a length, on off, Wolvaardt looks to hit this one on the rise. Devine gets both hands together around her left shoulder, more in self-preservation rather than going for the catch. It goes past her hands and down to long off. They cross.

Full and outside off, Rodrigues smears it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

FOUR! Crunched! A half-volley, wide on off. Rodrigues latches onto it in a flash as she creams the drive to the left of the deep extra cover fielder for a four.

At the sticks, on a nagging length, Wolvaardt turns it through mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Clean strike! Ash offers flight, full and wide on off. Rodrigues frees her arms and gets low. She swings through the line and tonks it over mid off for a biggie. Less than a run-a-ball needed for DC. 44 needed off 48.

Quicker and fuller, on middle. Laura tugs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Put away with disdain! Ash just brought the square leg fielder up before this ball. She errs in length as this is dropped too short, on middle. Wolvaardt hammers it past square leg for a four.

Flighted delivery, full and on off, JR steps out and knocks it to long on for one.

Slower through the air, on a length, outside off. Rodrigues drags the sweep aerially to the right of long on for a couple of runs.

Slanted in by Gardner, on middle. Laura pushes it down the deck. Ashleigh fails to make the stop to her right and concedes a single.

A bit quicker, on a nagging length, outside off. This is punched to deep cover for another single. 5 singles off the over. Delhi Capitals need 57 runs in 54 balls.

Slows it down and keeps it full, outside off. Jemimah caresses it through point and turns the strike over.

Pushed through, outside off, Rodrigues cuts it late but picks out Kashvee Gautam at short third.

Flatter and shorter, on middle. Wolvaardt advances and punches it to long on for another single.

Angled in again, full and on middle. Rodrigues eases it to long on and crosses over.

Darted in from around the wicket, on middle. Laura steps out and pushes it to long off for a single.

Goes short and on leg, Laura Wolvaardt moves back and heaves it to deep square leg for one. Another quiet over from Wareham!

Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Laura Wolvaardt tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Slower through the air, full and on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues backs away and drives it through covers for one.

Flighted, full and around off, Laura Wolvaardt drills it to sweeper cover for a run.

Floated, full and on middle and off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and knocks it back to the bowler.

Tossed up, full and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues pushes it through covers for a single.

A slower one, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt knocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Pulls her length back a bit, outside off. Laura Wolvaardt uses her quick hands to flay it away through backward point for a blazing boundary. 100 UP FOR DC!

Pitched up and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues drives it towards short cover, where the fielder dives to her left and makes a half-stop. They cross.

Back of a length and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues stabs it out to backward point.

Short of a length and on off, Jemimah Rodrigues tries to pull it away but gets a top edge over the backward point fielder. She calls for two again and makes it while running to the danger end.

Good length and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues opens the face of her bat and guides it towards deep point. She takes on the arm of Bharti Fulmali and makes her ground. Good running. Oh..to make matters worse for GG, Kashvee has overstepped here. No Ball called and a Free Hit to follow.

Hard length and on middle, Laura Wolvaardt heaves it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Georgia Wareham has got Gujarat Giants back in the game, getting rid of both openers in this over. She pushes this through quicker, shortish and around off. Shafali Verma backs away for the cut, but this is not that short. She ends up getting an inside edge, and the ball crashes onto the stumps. Verma walks back for 31 off 21, and DC now have two new batters in the crease.

Slows it up, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt pushes it through covers for one more.

Goes short and on middle, Shafali Verma pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flighted, full and on off, Laura Wolvaardt uses her feet and drives it to long off for a single.

Short and on leg, Laura Wolvaardt pats it towards square leg.

OUT! LBW! Georgia Wareham comes into the attack and gets the big breakthrough for her team that they desperately needed. This is floated, full and on middle and leg, does not spin much but enough to beat the outside edge. Lizelle Lee gets stuck in her crease and looks to work it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a big shout for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Lee takes the review after having a chat with her partner. UltrEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows three reds, with the ball hitting the middle stump. Lee was already on her way before it flashed Out on the big screen. Lee departs for a quick 43 off 24.

FOUR! It does not matter whether field restrictions are lifted or not, the boundaries keep flowing for DC. Sophie Devine pitches it up, on middle, angling in. Shafali Verma steps across and uses her wrists to whip it wide of long on for a boundary.

Fuller and on off, Lizelle Lee drills it towards long off for one.

FOUR MORE! To the other side now! Banged into the pitch and on off. Lizelle Lee picks up the length early, gets on top and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Nicely done! Short of a length and outside off, Lizelle Lee accepts the width on offer but does not try to hit hard. She just steers it between point and cover for a boundary

WIDE! Errs in line and serves this full and down the leg side, Lizelle Lee misses her flick. Wided.

Almost dragged on! Back of a length and on off, Lizelle Lee stays back and tries to punch it away but gets an inside edge just past the stumps.

Good length, on middle and off, Lizelle Lee has no room to work with and pats it to the left of the bowler.

Drops it short again, on middle, Shafali Verma backs away and punches it to extra cover. Delhi Capitals are 75 for no loss at the end of 6 overs. This is their best Powerplay score this season.

A bit short and on middle, Lizelle Lee nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

Flatter, full and on middle, Lizelle Lee tucks it to short mid-wicket.

SIX! SMOKED! Flighted, full and on middle, Lizelle Lee goes down on one knee and powerfully slog sweeps it way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Tossed up, full and on off, Lizelle Lee knocks it towards mid off. A rare dot ball!

FOUR! Nothing is working for GG here! Floated, just a fraction short and wide outside off. Lizelle Lee rocks back and places the cut beautifully between point and cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! And again! 21 runs off the over, and the Giants are left scratching their heads. Renuka lands it on a length, on off and middle. Shafali makes room and thumps it over wide mid off for the fourth boundary of the over.

FOUR! The two DC openers keep peppering the off side boundaries. On a length, moving back in the air, on middle. Shafali backs away, exposing all three stumps and plays the lofted drive over cover for a four.

Keeps it full, outside off. An ungainly swipe across the line by Lee. It goes off an inside edge down to deep fine leg for a single.

FOUR! The boundaries keep flowing. Thakur pitches it up, outside off, Lee is allowed to free her arms again and she goes inside out over extra cover for another boundary.

FOUR! Width offered and Lee cashes in! Thakur pulls the length back but errs in line. Lizelle frees her arms and cuts it through point for four more. The 50 is up for DC.

FOUR! Not a clean connection but it does the job! A bit of inward shape, on a good length, on off. Lee gets her hands through and lofts it over mid off. Bharti Fulmali turns around and gives chase but in vain.

This is on a back of a length, on middle. Shafali backs away and cuts it late but picks out Tanuja Kanwer at backward point. 17 runs off Devine's first over. The last 2 overs have gone for 31 runs.

Angled in at the pads, on a length. Shafali clips it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Verma takes the aerial route! Sophie pitches it up, on off, Shafali siwngs through the line and gets under the ball before pumping it over mid off for another boundary.

Drags the length back, on off, Verma taps it to cover.

FOUR! Gets it through! Full and on off and middle. Shafali opens up the off side and crunches the drive past the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary.

FIVE WIDES! Beth Mooney gets nutmegged again. Sprayed down leg, on a back of a length. Verma swings at it but does not connect. Mooney fails to get her gloves low enough to gather it. It cllips her fingertips and goes through her legs for another four.

FOUR BYES! Rinse and repeat the first ball of the previous over. Full and outside off, Shafali gives herself room and swings hard to go through the off side. The ball skids through and stays low as well to go through the legs of Beth Mooney for four byes.

Speared in at the sticks, this is eased to long on for a single. 14 runs off the over. Halfway through the Powerplay, DC are 26/0, needing 143 runs in 102 balls.

FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up, on middle. Shafali is aware that mid off is inside the circle. She backs away and lofts it over Bharti Fulmali there for a four.

Floated up, fuller and on off, Shafali pushes it to mid off.

Wide! Another arm ball but this is full and slants down leg. Shafali lets it be.

This comes in with the arm, on the shorter side. Shafali slaps it straight to cover-point.

FOUR! Nicely done! Flighted delivery, on off, Shafali leans on and just times the drive through covers for a boundary.

FOUR BYES! Oh, that kept low. Rajeshwari Gayakwad drops it short from around the wicket, a hint of turn, across the off stump. Verma makes room to punch it away but misses and the ball goes through the legs of the keeper for four byes.

Tighter line and better length, on top of off. Lee stabs it down on the leg side.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Gautam gets the ball to tail back in but this is too straight. On a back of a length, at the hips. Lee gets it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary.

Drags the length back, on middle. Verma whips it wide of mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.

Fuller and swinging down leg. Shafali walks inside the line but fails to connect on the tickle. The ball clips her pads and goes behind. Beth Mooney dives to her left and gets a glove on it. It goes behind but Kanika Ahuja has it covered at short fine leg.

Moving back in, on a back of a length, on middle. Lee shovels it to deep fine leg and crosses over.

A confident shout for caught behind but turned down! Beth Mooney has heard something, as has Kashvee Gautam. Ashleigh Gardner takes the review just before the timer runs out. On a good length, near the tramline. Lee extends her hands and pushes away from her body. No noise as the ball goes through to the keeper. Flat line on UltraEdge. The on-field call stands. Gujarat Giants burn an early review.

A leading edge but safe! This is on a back of a length, outside off. Verma stays on the back foot and tries to whip it away. The ball stands up on her and catches a leading edge. It lobs and drops well in front of cover.

Short and wide on off, Lee slaps it hard to point. Kashvee Gautam gets her body behind the ball and makes a half-stop. It is parried off her right knee and the batters cross for one.

Wide! Full and sliding down leg. Lee swings away but misses. Good take by Beth Mooney standing upto the stumps.

Fuller and curving back in at the pads. Lee is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Shaping back in, on top of off, Lizelle pushes it with a straight bat to mid off.

FOUR! Streaky, but Lee will take it! On a back of a length, outside off. Lizelle goes hard on the pull. Gets a top edge that goes over short third for a boundary.

Starts with a full ball, outside off. No visible movement, Lee plays a punchy drive to mid off.