New-look DC seek quick turnaround against Giants

Three games into the WPL, all five teams have featured in the competition but the Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants come into Sunday's game with contrasting results, amid a quick turnover of 24 hours between both games.

The Capitals were heavily beaten by the Mumbai Indians in their opening game, not the start they would have wanted under the leadership of new captain Jemimah Rodrigues. The bowlers leaked runs in the first innings with all three of their spinners - Sneh Rana, Shree Charani and Minnu Mani having conceded at over 9.5 runs an over. Debutant Nandini Sharma was the bright spark for them as she picked up the two wickets of the four to fall while the side was on the field.

It was a similar story with the bat for the Capitals. Barring Chinelle Henry, who racked up a valiant half-century, none of the batters turned up with the second-highest score of 12 by Niki Prasad. The top-order looked all at sea against the early seam movement while the middle order couldn't occupy the crease to give Henry company and build partnerships along with the West Indian.

The Giants, on the other hand, began the WPL on a winning note for the first time in the competition's history. Anushka Sharma, 22, and Ashleigh Gardner set the tone with the bat while Georgia Wareham and Bharti Fulmali muscled the ball at the death to take the team to their highest ever score of 207 for 4 in the WPL.

A combined bowling effort put the Giants in good stead as the trio of Georgia Wareham, Renuka Singh Thakur and Sophie Devine picked a brace of wickets. However, they would hope to close out the innings earlier as the Giants conceded 54 runs in the last five overs against the UP Warriorz mainly to the likes of Asha Sobhana and Sophie Ecclestone.

When:Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM local time (2:00 PM GMT)

Where: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

What to expect: A good surface to bat on as has been seen in the first two games of the competition. The team winning the toss will most likely bowl first.

Team News

Delhi Capitals

Jemimah Rodrigues said in the post-match interview that one match shouldn't define the new DC side. The Capitals could field the same XI for their second game.

Probable XI: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (WK), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Chinelle Henry, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Shree Charani, Nandini Sharma.

Gujarat Giants

After a victorious start to their WPL campaign, the Gujarat Giants are most likely to stick with the same XI that overcame the UP Warriorz on Saturday.

Probable XI: Sophie Devine, Beth Mooney (WK), Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner (C), Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur