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Nandani Sharma's Hat-Trick in Vain as GG Defeat DC in High-Scoring Thriller, Extend Perfect Start to WPL 2026
Nandani Sharma’s hat-trick was the fourth in WPL history but Delhi Capitals still lost by four runs despite six wickets in hand in a high-scoring match.
- Gujarat Giants beat Delhi Capitals by four runs at DY Patil Stadium as Sophie Devine scored 95 off 42 and defended the target in the final over.
- Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt built a 90-run second-wicket stand that put Delhi Capitals in a strong position, striking 70 runs across four overs to swing momentum into the chase.
- Nandani Sharma finished with 5/33 after a four-wicket 20th over that conceded only two singles, including dismissing Kashvee Gautam in the final over.
- The scoreboard showed GG 209 defeating DC 205/5, a result that keeps GG perfect early in the season with two wins and consecutive 200-plus scores in WPL 2026.
- Nandani's hat-trick places her among a short list of WPL hat-trick takers, making her only the fourth alongside Issy Wong, Deepti Sharma and Grace Harris.
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Nandani Sharma's hat-trick in vain as GG defeat DC in high-scoring thriller, extend perfect start to WPL 2026
Delhi Capitals pacer Nandani Sharma collected four wickets in an extraordinary final over of the Gujarat Giants innings which included a hat-trick in the last three deliveries of the innings. The superb feat, however, was not enough to prevent DC from suffering a second defeat in as many games this season.
·Mumbai, India
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Who is Nandini Sharma? Delhi Capitals bowler scripts history with WPL hat-trick
WPL 2026, DC v GG: Nandini Sharma became the first Delhi Capitals’ bowler to take a hat-trick in the history of the tournament. She finished with figures of 4-0-33-5 after dismissing Kanika Ahuja, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, and Renuka Singh in the last over.
·India
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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