Sophie Devine played the biggest innings for GG
The Women’s Premier League 2026 (WPL 2026) season has started with a bang. The very first match of the new season lasted till the last ball and ended in a thrilling manner. Since then, a lot of entertaining cricket is being seen. Especially Gujarat Giants is creating a stir with their batting this season. After scoring 213 runs in its first match, this team crossed the 200 mark in the next match also. But the real miracle in this match was done by the team’s veteran opener Sophie Devine, who hit such a flurry of fours and sixes that a new history was made in the WPL.
In the fourth match of WPL 2026 on Sunday 11 January at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. gujarat giants Delhi Capitals were in front. Both the teams had entered the field a day earlier. Gujarat had defeated UP Warriors in their last match, while Delhi had to face defeat at the hands of Mumbai. In such a situation, Gujarat had a chance to achieve its second consecutive win and for this it was important for its batsmen to perform again. Divine did this work for him.
Most expensive over in WPL history
Former New Zealand captain Sophie Devine, who was a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore till last season, started hitting fours and sixes as soon as she arrived. Like always, this legendary batsman continued to destroy the bowlers. But he hit spinner Sneh Rana the most. Rana, who was a part of Team India that won the World Cup in November last year, came to bowl the last over of the powerplay and Divine created an uproar. He started the over with 2 consecutive fours and then created history by hitting 4 consecutive sixes. This is the record of most runs scored in a single over in the history of WPL.
Divine made records
On the basis of this, he also completed his half-century in just 25 balls. Even after this, his attack continued and he took serious notice of the bowlers. Just when it seemed that she would become the first player to score a century in WPL, her heart broke in the 11th over. While trying to complete her century with a six, she was caught and was out on the score of 95 runs. He scored these 95 runs in just 42 balls, which included 7 fours and 8 devastating sixes. In this way, she became the first batsman to be out twice in the ‘Nervous Nineties’ in WPL. Earlier in 2023, she was out on 99 for RCB. Not only this, she also became the first batsman to hit 8 sixes in an innings twice.