Delhi: Women’s Premier League is standing at its last stop amidst the countdown of ICC T20 World Cup 2026, where there is going to be a high voltage clash between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants in the eliminator match on Tuesday and both the teams are fully prepared for this match.

In this match to be held at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, Gujarat Giants, captained by Ashley Gardner, who are second in the points table, will enter the finals for the first time, while Jemimah Rodrigues’ Capitals will be eyeing to enter the title battle for the fourth consecutive time.

WPL record of Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants

The journey of the Women’s Premier League, which started in 2023, has so far seen an exciting clash between Delhi Capitals and Delhi Capitals. Both the teams have faced each other 8 times so far in this high voltage T20 league, in which Delhi Capitals had the upper hand before this season. But Gujarat Giants have won both the matches against Delhi this season and leveled the score at 4-4.

How were the performances of both the teams in the league round?

After the excitement of WPL 2026 started from January 9, tremendous excitement was seen this season. During this period, a brilliant performance of Gujarat Giants was seen. This team won 5 out of 8 matches in the league round and cleared the way for the playoffs with second place. Whereas Delhi Capitals faltered a bit in the beginning, but then in the end they secured a place in the eliminator match by winning 4 out of 8 matches, but in the mutual competition between the two teams this season, Delhi Capitals have had to face defeat.

When and where will Delhi Capitals-Gujarat Giants take place?  competition

In WPL 2026, the eliminator match will be played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on 3 February. This match will start at 7.30 pm, while the toss for this match will be held at 7 pm.

Kotambi Stadium – Vadodara and main information about the stadium

Kotambi Cricket Stadium is located in Vadodara city of Gujarat. The work to build it started in 2015 after an agreement was signed between the Gujarat government and the Baroda Cricket Association. In this, a proposal was made to build a stadium in Kotambi village with a budget of Rs 200 crore and the work started. After the completion of the stadium work on 29 acres of land under the supervision of Baroda Cricket Association members Amit Parikh and Pranab Amin, the first match between India and West Indies women’s cricket teams will be played in 2024. The audience capacity of 40 thousand is full of excitement for the second phase of the Women’s Premier League 2026.

vadodara pitch report

The surface of the stadium located in Kotambi, Vadodara was generally considered to be a rain of runs, where the ball came easily on the bat and shots were played, but in this Women’s Premier League season, the nature of the pitch has been completely different. Here in the beginning the medium pace bowlers are taking advantage of the mix in their bowling, while the spinners are also getting good turn. A score of 160 can be considered quite good on this wicket. Here in the eliminator match, the team winning the toss can bat first keeping in mind the nature of the wicket.

weather conditions

The eliminator match of WPL 2026 will be played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants on Tuesday, February 3. Talking about the weather of Vadodara on the day of this match, according to Accuweather, the maximum temperature on this day is likely to be 32 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature will be 19 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing eleven of both

Delhi Capitals Women’s Team: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Marijana Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Nikki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Elena King, Sri Charani, Minnu Mani

Gujarat Giants Women’s Team: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Ashley Gardner (c), Georgia Warham, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvi Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Renuka Singh.

Where to watch Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants match

The official broadcasting partner for the fourth season of the Women’s Premier League is Star Sports Network. In such a situation, all the matches will be watched on this platform. The match played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants on February 3 can be enjoyed on Star Sports Network, while you can enjoy live streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar app/website.

Squads of both teams

Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues (captain), Shafali Verma, Marijana Kapp, Nikki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Dia Yadav, Tania Bhatia, Mamta Madiwala, Nandini Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Alana King.

Gujarat Giants: Ashley Gardner (captain), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Phoolmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashvi Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwar, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Shivani Singh, Danny Watt Hodge, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Ayushi Soni.

Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants: Which pitch will be beneficial for which team??

The attitude that Kotambi’s wicket is showing in this WPL season cannot be said to be beneficial for any team in any match. Here variety in bowling and slow pace bowlers have helped. For this reason, in the eliminator match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants, the team whose bowlers’ line-length is accurate can be considered to have the upper hand.

FAQs – Vadodara K Kotambi Stadium pitch report

What is the pitch report of Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara?

The caravan of this fourth season of the Women’s Premier League continues continuously at the Kotambi Cricket Stadium in Vadodara. Here during the second phase, a tough competition was seen between all the teams. In which the performance of the bowlers was seen. Here gradually the nature of the pitch also became slow and due to this the slow bowlers got full advantage. In such a situation, once again a tough battle can be seen between the ball and the bat.

WPL Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants in woman’s H2H what is the record?

In the H2H record, 8 matches have been played between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants in the WPL journey. During this period, Delhi Capitals has won 4 matches. Gujarat Titans have also won 4 matches.

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