Three Runs, One Over - Gujarat Edge Delhi in Final-Over Drama

The Women’s Premier League clash turned into a last-over thriller as Gujarat Giants held their nerve to beat Delhi Capitals by just three runs in a contest that swung wildly until the final ball. After winning the toss , Delhi Capitals chose to field, hoping to chase under lights, but Gujarat made them work every step of the way by posting a fighting 174/9 . The total looked competitive rather than commanding the kind that keeps both sides in the game.

Veteran Beth Mooney played the anchor’s role beautifully, crafting a composed 58 off 46 balls , while Anushka Sharma’s 39 off 25 provided vital momentum through the middle overs. Gujarat kept losing wickets at regular intervals, never fully breaking free, and Delhi’s left-arm spinner Shree Charani’s four-wicket haul ensured the Giants couldn’t run away with the game. That stop-start nature meant Gujarat had runs on the board, but not security.

The chase mirrored the tension. Delhi began brightly but were pegged back by disciplined spells from Rajeshwari Gayakwad (3/20) and Sophie Devine (4/37) . Key batters struggled to dominate, and as wickets fell, the required run rate quietly crept upward. Just when the game seemed to tilt Gujarat’s way, the Capitals’ lower order exploded into life. Niki Prasad (47 off 24) and Sneh Rana (29 off 15) launched a fearless counterattack, smashing boundaries that suddenly brought the equation down to single digits in the final over.

That’s where the pressure peaked. With nine needed off six balls, Gujarat turned to Devine, and experience proved decisive. She struck twice in the over, including the crucial final-ball wicket as Delhi, needing four to win, fell heartbreakingly short at 171/8 . The match was a battle of nerves, steady bowling versus daring hitting and it stayed neck-and-neck because neither side could fully seize control. In the end, Gujarat’s timely wickets and composure under pressure made the narrowest of differences.