Delhi: An important match was played in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 on Sunday, in which Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriors by 5 wickets and secured their place in the eliminator. With this victory, Delhi team will now face Gujarat Giants in the eliminator match.

UP Warriors won the toss and decided to bat first, but the team had a very bad start. The top order completely disintegrated and three important wickets of the team fell at the score of just 38 runs. There was hope of a comeback from the middle order, but no batsman could make a long and solid partnership. Despite playing 20 overs the entire team could score only 122 runs. Deepti Sharma scored the maximum 24 runs for UP Warriors. Marijne Kapp performed brilliantly in Delhi’s bowling and took 3 wickets.

The start of Delhi Capitals chasing the target of 123 runs was also not special. Wicketkeeper batsman Lizelle Lee returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 runs. After this, Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaert took charge of the innings and made an important partnership of 73 runs for the second wicket. Shafali Verma scored 29 runs, while Laura Wolvaardt played a useful inning of 47 runs and brought the team on the path to victory.

Although Marijne Kapp could not open her account in batting, she was chosen player of the match for taking 3 wickets in bowling. In the last overs, captain Jemimah Rodriguez took the responsibility and played an unbeaten inning of 34 runs in 18 balls, leading the team to victory in 18.4 overs.

Brief Scorecard – Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriors (WPL 2026)

UP Warriors: 122/8 (20 overs)
Deepti Sharma – 24 runs
Simran Shaikh – 22
Marijne Kapp – 3 wickets

Delhi Capitals: 126/5 (18.4 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt – 47 runs
Jemimah Rodriguez – 34* runs
Deepti Sharma – 2 wickets

Result

Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriors by 5 wickets.

player of the match

Marijne Kapp: Bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets, which did not allow UP Warriors’ innings to come back on track.

turning point of the match

The turning point of this match was the weak batting of UP Warriors. The team came under pressure after losing three wickets in the powerplay, due to which they could not score a big score. After this, while chasing the target, the 73-run partnership of Shafali Verma and Laura Wolwart gave Delhi complete control over the match. In the end, Jemimah Rodriguez’s fast and composed innings made the victory easy.

wpl 2026 status

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s performance in the Women’s Premier League 2026 has been excellent throughout the season. Of the 8 matches played in the group stage, RCB won 6 and made it directly to the finals on the basis of better net run rate. Now RCB will enter the title match on February 5, where it will face the team that wins the eliminator.

FAQs – Who won the match yesterday? DC vs UPW, WPL 2026

Question 1: Who won the Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriors match?
Answer: Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets.

Question 2: Who scored the most runs for Delhi?
Answer: Laura Wolwart played an inning of 47 runs.

Question 3: Who was the best player of the match?
Answer: Marijne Kapp, who changed the course of the match by taking 3 wickets.

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