NAVI MUMBAI: Gujarat Giants opener Sophie Devine delivered a match-defining performance, smashing 95 off 42 balls against Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League at DY Patil Stadium on Sunday. She reached her half-century in just 25 balls before unleashing carnage in the sixth over against Sneh Rana, scoring 32 runs with two fours and four sixes to swing momentum decisively towards Gujarat.
Devine began Rana’s over with consecutive boundaries through mid-wicket, then stepped out to launch a slower full ball over long-on for six on the third delivery. Clearing her front leg, she smashed three more towering sixes over cow corner and deep mid-wicket, capped by a full toss for the final maximum, reaching her fifty in style. Despite falling five runs short of a historic WPL century, her knock featuring 7 fours and 8 sixes propelled Gujarat forward after Delhi Capitals chose to field first
