On Tuesday evening, Delhi Capitals will meet Gujarat Giants in the eliminator of the Women’s Premiere league. On one hand, Delhi wrote their own story with a stellar comeback and suddenly claimed their spot in the playoffs from nowhere, leaving behind Mumbai. Jemimah Rodrigues and company showed the importance of game awareness; they stood tall on that and came at the big stage with momentum. On the other hand, Gujarat is coming with consistency, setting the tone for an exciting clash at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara.
Delhi will rely on its main performers, while Gujarat will try to reflect their game ethics, which helped them to be the league’s second-best team.
Fourth final calling for Delhi?
When the Women’s Premiere league 2026 found their first qualified team as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru with five wins in five games, the Delhi Capitals were able to win only one in their four games. Jemimah Rodirgues and company did not hold back and put all of their experiences and dreams into rebuilding their path to the qualifiers. They ended up with three wins in their last four games and outsmarted Mumbai to qualify for the Eliminator.
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They dismantled Mumbai, where Jemi played a man-of-the-match innings, scoring 51 runs, also providing the first loss of the season to RCB, displaying perfect bowling. They also dismantled UP Warriorz in the final and must win league match.
Notably, all of the wins came while chasing the targets. For Delhi, it will be important to gain momentum in the match as they are a team that can turn the tables easily with confidence.
Gujarat Giants ready for their first final?
Throughout the season, Gujarat Giants has remained a team that always relied on their overseas players. Their Australian guns, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham and New Zealand star Sophie Devine helped them to outmuscle opposition bowlers with blistering batting. Not only with the bat, but Sophie Devine also remained one of the consistent bowlers of the team; she is leading the most wickets chart with 17 wickets.
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They ended the league stage just behind RCB with 10 points, as they remained one of the consistent teams with both bat and ball. They will try to own the stage and qualify for the finals for the very first time.
