WPL 2026: MI’s luck did not support them, Delhi Capitals defeated UP and made it to the playoffs.

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|02-02-2026

Delhi Capitals defeated UP. (Photo- PTI)

WPL 2026 Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz: The last league match of the Women's Premier League 2026 was played between the teams of Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. In this match, Delhi Capitals defeated the UP team by 5 wickets and confirmed their place in the playoffs. At the same time, along with UP, Mumbai team was also out of the season. Mumbai Indians needed UP's victory in this match to reach the playoffs. But Delhi Capitals did not allow this to happen. She will now face the Gujarat team in the eliminator match.

UP Warriors restricted to small score

In this match, Delhi, which won the toss and chose to bowl first, restricted UP to just 122 runs in 20 overs. UP Warriors' innings looked under pressure from the very beginning. They lost wickets in the beginning and could not increase the run rate in the middle overs. Deepti Sharma scored the maximum 24 runs. At the same time, Shikha Pandey took the team to this score by scoring 23 runs in 13 balls. Simran Shaikh also could not go beyond 22 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could touch the 20-run mark.

On the other hand, Marijane Kapp bowled amazingly for Delhi Capitals and took maximum 3 wickets. Chinelle Henry also played an important role by taking 2 wickets. Both of them kept the UP batsmen tied and did not allow them to reach big scores. Shri Charani also managed to take 2 wickets in his name. Whereas, Minnu Mani took 1 wicket.

Delhi chased the target easily

Delhi Capitals made a strong start while chasing. Laura Wolvaardt scored a brilliant 47 runs in 36 balls, which included 7 fours. At the same time, Shefali Verma laid the foundation of victory by scoring 29 runs.

The partnership of 73 runs between the two made the match easy. Then captain Jemimah Rodrigues played a strong inning of 34 runs in 18 balls and led the team to victory. Now Delhi team will face Gujarat in the eliminator match on 3rd February and the team that wins this match will face RCB in the final.

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