Can Delhi Capitals upset favourites Mumbai Indians in WPL last? – The Times of India

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Meg Lanning and Harmanpreet Kaur (WPL Photo)

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are set to face off in the Women’s Premier League last on Saturday, with Mumbai getting into as favourites because of standout performances from Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews. Sciver-Brunt leads the batting charts with 493 runs and 9 wickets, whereas Matthews tops bowling with 17 wickets and 304 runs, making them key gamers in opposition to Meg Lanning’s Delhi crew at Brabourne Stadium.
Delhi Capitals secured direct entry to the ultimate because of superior internet run fee, whereas Mumbai Indians’ robust batting lineup offers them a bonus on the batting-pleasant Brabourne pitch.
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Meg Lanning, who has retired from worldwide cricket and is taken into account one of ladies’s cricket’s best captains, goals so as to add a WPL trophy to her achievements and finish DC’s trophy drought.

Delhi’s probabilities closely depend on their bowling assault, that includes spinner Jess Jonassen and Indian seamer Shikha Pandey, who claimed 11 wickets every in league levels with good economic system charges.
In their final encounter, DC dominated MI by limiting them to 123 for 9, with Shikha and Jonassen sharing 4 wickets as Delhi gained by 9 wickets in Bengaluru.

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Sciver-Brunt has been distinctive with 5 half-centuries in 9 video games, contributing with each bat and ball. Matthews’ off-breaks have confirmed efficient, whereas Amelia Kerr’s leg-breaks with 16 wickets might be essential on the batting deck.
For Delhi, Shafali Verma’s powerplay batting with 300 runs can be important, as she leads Indian gamers in the run-getters record at fourth place. Lanning has contributed persistently with 263 runs.
Delhi face challenges with underperforming Jemimah Rodrigues and Marizane Kapp. The crew’s bowling energy consists of promising off-spinner Sanskriti Gupta, who maintains an economic system fee beneath seven regardless of taking solely 4 wickets.
The last guarantees an thrilling contest between Mumbai’s highly effective batting lineup and Delhi’s efficient bowling assault, with each groups aiming for the distinguished WPL trophy at Brabourne Stadium.
Teams

  • Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Akshita Maheshwari, Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Nadine de Klerk, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Parunika Sisodia, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, G Kamalini (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Saika Ishaque and Shabnim Ismail.
  • Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Sneh Deepthi, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, N Charani, Niki Prasad, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Nandini Kashyap (wk), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Sarah Bryce (wk) and Titas Sadhu.

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