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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 Devine took 32 off Rana in one over with a 4,4,6,6,6,6 sequence
- 2🏆 Most expensive over in WPL history, beating the previous 28-run record
- 3💡 Giants surged from 48/0 to 80/0, dominating the powerplay
- 4🔮 Devine’s power-hitting sets the template for future WPL intent
"The Gujarat Giants opener went 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6 to break the previous record of 28 runs, incidentally conceded by Rana"
Sophie Devine turned DY Patil into a batting arcade, brutalising Sneh Rana for a jaw-dropping 32-run over, the most expensive in WPL history as Gujarat Giants monstered the powerplay against Delhi Capitals.
Devine carnage rewrites WPL record books
Walking in with intent, Gujarat Giants’ opener Devine first muscled a slot ball over mid-wicket for four, then survived a high, uppish carve to point that should have been taken. That reprieve was the spark – what followed was pure demolition.
The sequence read like a gamer’s cheat code: 4, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6. Anything even slightly in the slot disappeared – over long-on, wide of midwicket, straight back over the bowler. Rana searched for pace off, for fuller and shorter lengths, but Devine was miles ahead, clearing her front leg and swinging with that clean, golf-like arc that’s become her trademark.
In the space of six balls, Giants rocketed from 48 without loss to a scarcely believable 80/0 by the end of the powerplay, turning a decent start into all-out assault and snatching the record for the most expensive over in WPL history, surpassing the previous mark of 28.
For Indian fans, it was one of those T20 passages you can’t look away from: ruthless, fearless, and absolutely clinical from Devine – and a harsh reminder of how unforgiving this format can be for even seasoned spinners like Rana.
With that one over, the tone of the night was set: this was Devine’s game, everyone else was just fielding.
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