Navi Mumbai, Jan. 12 -- In a thrilling contest where two openers well into their thirties showcased the value that class and experience can still carry in T20 cricket, Sophie Devine's 42-ball 95 trumped Lizelle Lee's 54-ball 86 as Gujarat Giants (GG) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by four runs in the Women's Premier League here on Sunday. If it was the Devine-Lee show at the top with the bat, it was about Nandani Sharma at the death with the ball. The DC pacer conjured a hat-trick and a four-wicket final over, going off for a catch-me-if-you-can run after the final ball of the GG innings. But it was Devine who flexed her arms after the final ball of the DC chase, defending 7 off 6 balls after removing Jemimah Rodrigues and a set Laura Wolvaardt. In the end, the target of 210 remained a tad too stiff for DC, who've begun the season with two defeats. New DC captain Rodrigues has some thinking to do, while Ashleigh Gardner can savour GG's win-win start. Devine, out in the 90s for a second time in WPL - she was dismissed for 99 playing for RCB versus GG in 2023 - had luck initially. Her gush of boundaries began with a couple of edges and a couple of misfields. It spilled into a mammoth 32-run sixth over from Sneh Rana, in which Devine's powerful cut wasn't grasped at point. That was the second consecutive four struck square on either side. What followed was a mixture of carefree hitting, unadaptable bowling and inexperienced captaincy. Devine went 6-6-6-6. GG sprinted to the second-highest WPL Powerplay score of 80. A clever back-of-the-hand slower ball from Nandani got Devine to top edge. That gave DC a breather, and frequent wickets thereon breathed life into them. DC chipping away meant that despite Ashleigh Gardner's stroll-in-the-park 26-ball 49, GG didn't quite get the finish, from 122/1 at the halfway mark. The finish was dictated by Nandani's five-for. Lee dictated the start of the chase. The South African found a perfect partner in Wolvaardt, the duo raising 90 for the second wicket. Wolvaardt took over after back-to-back blows of Lee and Chinelle Henry. With 41 needed off 18, Wolvaardt smashed three fours and a six off a 19-run Gardner over. Kashvee Gautam's no-ball littered penultimate over also leaked 22 runs as Wolvaardt and Rodrigues cashed in with three boundaries. They looked set to finish it off until Devine had the last laugh. Brief scores: Gujarat Giants (Sophie Devine 95, Ashleigh Gardner 49, N Sharma 5/33) beat Delhi Capitals 205/5 (Lizelle Lee 86, Laura Wolvaardt 77, Sophie Devine 2/21) by 4 runs....