The first match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 will be played between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.
Preview:
The first match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 will be played between Mumbai Indians (MI-W) and Delhi Capitals (DC-W). Delhi Capitals, under the captaincy of Mag Lanning, performed brilliantly in the league stage round last season and secured the first position in the points table. Delhi Capitals had won 6 out of 8 matches. Whereas Mumbai Indians won 6 out of 8 matches in the league stage round under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur.
Last season, Mumbai Indians won the trophy by defeating Delhi Capitals. Batting first, Delhi Capitals put 132 runs on the board. Mumbai Indians chased the target in 19.3 overs and won by 7 wickets. Both the teams would like to become champions by showing excellent performance in the upcoming season.
Match Details:
matches | details |
matches | Mumbai Indians-W vs Delhi Capitals-W Match-1 |
Venue | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
Date and Time | 23 February, Friday, 7:30 PM IST |
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | Sports18 & JioCinema App |
Pitch Report:
The pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered excellent for batting, while fast bowlers will also be seen showing their magic here. Whichever team wins the toss here will prefer to bowl first.
Head to Head Records:
Matches Played | 3 |
Mumbai Indians Won | 2 |
Delhi Capitals Won | 1 |
No Result | 00 |
Probable Playing XIs:
Mumbai Indians (MI-W):
Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nate Siver Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Shabnam Ismail, Jintimani Kalita, Amandeep Kaur, Saika Ishaq.
Delhi Capitals (DC-W):
Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodriguez, Marijne Kapp, Elise Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Shikha Pandey, Tania Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Titas Sadhu.
Probable Best Batter of the Mach:
Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning scored 345 runs in 9 matches last season at an average of 49.28 and strike rate of 139.11. Meg Lanning won the Orange Cap. Meg Lanning would like to bat brilliantly this season too.
Probable Best Bowler of the Match
Saika Ishaq took 15 wickets in 10 matches for Mumbai Indians last season. Saika Ishaq will be seen bowling brilliantly this season.
Who will win the match (Today’s Match Prediction):
Scenario 1
Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose bowling
Powerplay Score- 45-55
Score of first innings- 170-190
Mumbai Indians won
Scenario 2
Delhi Capitals won the toss and chose bowling
Powerplay Score- 50-60
first innings score– 180-190
Delhi Capitals won