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Gujarat Giants Women (GG-W) and Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W) to collide in match number 17 of the WPL 2025 season on Friday, March 7. The match will be hosted by the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow and the action will commence from 7:30 PM IST onwards.
The Gujarat Giants franchise has so far registered three wins and sustained three defeats from six league matches. With six points from six games, the Giants is currently holding a healthy NRR of 0.357. They recently defeated RCB Women and UP Warriorz in successive matches to jump back into the playoffs reckoning of the WPL 2025 season.
The Delhi Capitals team, under the leadership of legendary Australian cricketer Meg Lanning, is fittingly placed at the top of the WPL 2025 points table with five wins and just two losses from seven matches. The Capitals have already qualified for the playoffs courtesy of reaching 10 points, with a formidable NRR of 0.482 no less. Lanning and co. are currently on a three-match winning streak, which incidentally began with an emphatic triumph over the Gujarat Giants a couple of weeks ago.
GG-W Vs DC-W: Historical Overview In WPL
The Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals teams have faced each other five times so far in the history of WPL. Notably, two-time finalists Capitals is holding a superior track record in terms of head-to-head battles, considering they have emerged victorious in four of those games. The last time Gujarat Giants managed to upstage the Capitals occurred back in WPL 2023.
Gujarat Giants Women and Delhi Capitals Women Playing XIs In Last Match
Gujarat Giants Women playing XI in last match
Beth Mooney (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Meghna Singh, Tanuja Kanwar and Priya Mishra.
Delhi Capitals Women playing XI in last match
Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (wk), Niki Prasad, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani and Nallapureddy Charani.
Top Run-Scorers in GG-W Vs DC-W T20s
We have considered only the active players for this section.
Shafali Verma – 212 runs
Delhi Capitals opener Shafali Verma has tallied 212 runs in just five matches against Gujarat Giants. Moreover, the blistering top-order batter has minted her runs at an average of 53 and an astonishing strike rate of nearly 200.
Meg Lanning – 115 runs
Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning has made 115 runs in five innings against Gujarat Giants bowlers since the inception of WPL. The former Australian cricketer has maintained a batting average of 28.75 while doing so.
Ashleigh Gardner – 106 runs
Senior Gujarat Giants players and active skipper Ashleigh Gardner has scored 106 runs against Delhi Capitals in five matches. She scored 51* of those runs in a single innings, and she strikes at 123.25 against them.
Top Wicket-Takers In GG-W Vs DC-W T20s
We have considered only the active players for this section.
Marizanne Kapp – 10 wickets
Delhi Capitals fast bowler Marizanne Kapp seems to reserve her best WPL performance against Gujarat Giants. The legendary South African cricketer has picked up 10 Giants wickets in just four WPL innings at an impressive average of 7.30, which is considerably better than her career WPL average of 19.53.
Shikha Pandey – 8 wickets
Shikha Pandey has skittled eight Gujarat Giants wickets so far in her WPL career for the Delhi Capitals. She has also maintained an impressive economy rate of just 6.44.
Jess Jonassen – 7 wickets
Australian-based Delhi Capitals spinner Jess Jonassen has trapped seven Gujarat Giants wickets in just five WPL innings. The left-arm spinner has done so with an average of 19.28.
GG-W Vs DC-W Key Stats
Gujarat Giants Women’s Key Records
- Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has emerged as the leading run-maker for the Gujarat Giants in WPL 2025 with 213 runs from just six innings at an average of 42.60.
- Bharti Fulmali top-scored for the Gujarat Giants in their previous match against the Delhi Capitals. In a low-scoring innings, Fulmali stood out with a fighting 40* from just 29 balls.
- Kashvee Gautam has taken the highest number of wickets among all Gujarat Giants players in WPL 2025 with nine wickets. Moreover, she is also ranked second on the overall wicket-taking list of the season.
- Gujarat Giants opener Beth Mooney blasted 96*runs from just 59 balls against UP Warriorz in a match-winning cause to bag the ‘Player of the Match’ award earlier this week.
- Deandra Dottin has scored over 100 runs and has taken seven wickets in WPL 2025 to emerge as one of the most prolific all-rounders of the season.
Delhi Capitals Women’s Key Records
- Shafali Verma has minted 260 runs in just seven innings of the WPL 2025 season at a healthy average of 43.33. She is also striking at 159.50 to provide fiery starts to her team at the top of the order.
- Jess Jonassen delivered an exceptional ‘Player of the Match’ performance for the Delhi Capitals the last time they faced Gujarat Giants earlier this season, scoring a sizzling 32-ball 61* and picking up a wicket.
- Shikha Pandey has emerged as the most successful fast bowler for the Delhi Capitals in WPL 2025. She has picked up nine wickets this year from seven innings at an average of 20.11.
- Marizanne Kapp wrecked Gujarat Giants top-order in their previous meeting a couple of weeks ago in Bengaluru. The legendary South African speedster claimed two huge wickets to finish with match-winning figures of 2-17.
- Annabel Sutherland has scored 79 runs in WPL 2025 at a strike rate of over 120. With the ball, she has picked up eight wickets and has maintained an economy rate of less than seven.
Records Which Could Be Broken In GG-W Vs DC-W
- Meg Lanning needs 53 more runs to become the first cricketer in WPL history to complete 900 runs. Moreover, the Delhi Capitals skipper also needs only 49 runs to become the leading run-maker in WPL history.
- Jemimah Rodrigues only needs 27 runs to complete 500 runs in WPL. In doing so, she will become only the third Delhi Capitals player in history to reach the landmark figure.
- Shikha Pandey needs only two more wickets to become the first fast bowler in WPL history to reach 30 wickets. So far, three spin bowlers has scaled the figure.
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