GG vs DC Eliminator Results

5:55 PM IST STRATEGIC BREAK! The Gujarat Giants need a breather, and Ashleigh Gardner has called for the timeout at the first opportunity available. Just 12 runs in the first two overs, but the next four have gone for 63. With the field restrictions now lifted, the Giants will be hoping to regain some control. The Delhi Capitals could not have asked for a better start, and it is a matter of now letting this position of strength slip. Sophie Devine (1-0-13-0) to bowl after the break.

5:54 PM IST A chase won in the Powerplay - The start was sedate for the Delhi Capitals, with just 12 runs coming off the first two overs. After a decent opening over, Renuka Singh Thakur was taken out of the attack and replaced by Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Her over went for 14 runs and opened the floodgates. The back of the chase was broken in the Powerplay itself, with 63 runs coming from the final four overs.

5:53 PM IST PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Jemimah Rodrigues wins the award for her 23-ball 41-run knock. The DC skipper says that this final feels different. Adds that they couldn't get it done against the Giants in the first two games, but when you believe as a team, magic happens. Mentions that they had a very short meeting and just backed each other's skills and trusted each other. Credits her bowlers and says they make her look like a good captain. She also cheekily calls out Kapp, letting her know that she is praising the bowlers. Tells that it's one more game to go, and they have to do the same things. Praises Shafali and Lee for the way they started the chase, and even when they fell, they kept going and played on the merit of the ball. Says she and Laura didn't panic and praises her partner for batting so well in these conditions. Admits that she was trying a bit too hard earlier in the season, but just let herself go in the last couple of games. Ends by saying that some may practice on the rest day, but most will just chill around, as everyone has already prepared well, and it is all about going out there and playing their best in the final.

5:50 PM IST The final beckons! Right then, two contenders remain standing in the quest for glory, while four have fallen along the way. One final chapter awaits us here in Vadodara on Thursday, 5th February. It is a second final for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who have the chance to claim their second WPL title, while Delhi Capitals will be striving for a different outcome in what is a rematch of the 2024 final, hoping it is fourth time lucky for them. The summit clash will get underway at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT), but you can join us well before the first ball for all the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye!

5:41 PM IST From early trouble to late push - Asked to bat on a fresh surface, the Gujarat Giants lost three wickets inside the Powerplay. After watching partners come and go, Beth Mooney finally found the right ally in Georgia Wareham, and the pair set things up nicely for a strong finish. However, Delhi Capitals struck with a couple of quick wickets to peg them back. The Capitals then lost control at the death, conceding 60 runs in the final five overs, which allowed the Giants to push their total to 168. Delhi conceded 19 runs in wides, and while it did not cost them the game, it is an area they will want to tidy up in the final.

5:38 PM IST A statement win by the Capitals - Delhi Capitals are through to their fourth successive final. They set up a date with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and having lost to RCB in the 2024 final, they will be eager to settle the score and finally go one step further this time around. For Gujarat Giants, the wait for a maiden final appearance and a first WPL title continues. They had the momentum at the halfway stage after the way they finished with the bat, but just could not turn up with the ball.