Delhi Capitals is going to face Mumbai Indians in the first match of WPL 2024.
The second season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is going to start very soon. Let us tell you that the first match of the tournament will be played on 23 February between defending champion Mumbai Indians and runner-up Delhi Capitals. It is noteworthy that in the first season of the tournament, Delhi had first made it to the finals.
However, he had to face defeat in the final match. On the other hand, now before the start of the upcoming tournament, team captain Meg Lanning has given a big statement about Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland, who joined the team for the first time.
It is noteworthy that Sutherland was included in their team by Delhi Capitals by paying a huge amount of Rs 2 crore in the auction held on December 9 last year. Recently, Sutherland also scored the fastest double century in the history of women’s cricket for Australia in the only test match against South Africa.
Delhi Capitals’ team has become much stronger with the arrival of Annabel Sutherland – Meg Lanning
Let us tell you that before the second season of Women’s Premier League, Meg Lanning said on Geo Cinema about Annabel Sutherland – she is coming with the team in hot form. I have played a lot of cricket with him, him coming into the team is a great addition.
She can perform with the ball and bat. She has matured a lot on and off the field in the last 12 months. His arrival in the team has added a lot of depth along with a lot of hitting power.
Lanning further said- It would be good for me to perform for the team like last year. But my first choice would be for Delhi to win the tournament. For this, obviously I will need to score runs. Right now this is a plan. I have always enjoyed playing in India, but it is tough. But we also have some good bowlers.