WPL 2026: Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz Women Highlights & Result – Match 20

Delhi Capitals needed to win the last match of the round-robin phase in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 in order to progress to the Eliminator. A loss for them against the UP Warriorz on Sunday, February 1, would have helped defending champions Mumbai Indians to go through on a better net run rate.

At the BCA Stadium in Vadodara, Jemimah Rodrigues won the toss and invited UP Warriorz to bat first. Chinelle Henry got the Capitals off to a fantastic start as she dismissed UP Warriorz’ captain Meg Lanning off the first ball of the innings.

Deepti Sharma and Charli Knott played conservative cricket before Marizanne Kapp dismissed both of them in consecutive overs. Wickets kept tumbling for the Warriorz as Delhi executed their plans to perfection.

In the 17th over, the Warriorz were in dire straits at 94/8. However, the ninth wicket partnership between Shikha Pandey and Sophie Ecclestone of 28 runs off 19 balls helped the Warriorz finish on 122/8. However, this total was way below par.

In reply, the Capitals lost Lizelle Lee in the second over. However, Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt joined forces to add 73 off 64 balls. The Warriorz fought back towards the back end with a flurry of wickets. From 84/1, Delhi slipped to 101/5. However, skipper Jemimah took her team to victory, with Niki Prasad for company. The Capitals won by five wickets with eight balls to spare.

Top batting performances of the match — Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt showed why she is hailed as one of the finest batters in women’s cricket. The South African captain scored 47 off 36 balls, hitting seven fours. She batted with a lot of composure and her strike rotation was also commendable.

Top bowling performance of the match — Marizanne Kapp

The South African all-rounder bowled a wonderful spell in the must-win clash for Delhi Capitals. Marizanne Kapp took the important wickets of Deepti and Knott inside the powerplay. Later in the innings, she sent Deandra Dottin packing. Kapp finished with figures of 3/30 in four overs.

Records Broken and Major Milestones Achieved

• Marizanne Kapp is now second on the list of players with the most Player of the Match awards in WPL. She has bagged the award on six occasions.
• 122/8 is the second-lowest first innings total for UP Warriorz after the 119/9 they scored against the same opposition in 2024.
• Meg Lanning became only the second player to be dismissed on the first ball of a WPL innings. Sophia Dunkley was the first one.

Who was the Player of the Match?

Marizanne Kapp won the Player of the Match award. She bowled wonderfully with the new ball and kept the UP batters under pressure. Her four overs yielded just 30 runs and she accounted for three important wickets.

What is the next match?

The next match for Delhi Capitals is the Eliminator against Gujarat Giants at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday, February 3. Meanwhile, UP Warriorz finished what was a tough campaign and they will look to analyse what went wrong after their exit.