Who’s Playing
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, March 15, 2024
What to expect: two powerful line-ups
Is it 2023 Again? Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Delhi Capitals (DC), Two Consistent Good Teams with All-Star Line-Ups, Meet Again in the WPL Final. While dc has breezed into the final this season, mi are coming in battle-handed, having had to take the circuitous route by playing three matches in four days to get there.
Dc have been strong in most departments and have got their selection calls right through the season. Their captain meg laaning hit form late in the tournament, Shafali Verma has continued to churn out the runs at the top of the other, and the move to promote jess jonassen to no.3 has PAID Off. But for them to look more threatening, they’d want their middle order to step up further. Their Middle Order (nos. 4 to 7) Collexed 17.50, The lowest this season, and have struck at 116.66, which is the second lowest among all teams.
Mumbai’s line-up also drips with power and strength. PowerPlay bowling has been one of DC’s Strongest Suits, but only mi have betted that. DC’s bowlers have taken 50 wickets at 23.84 in this phase, while mi have 61 wickets at 22.68.
For Mi, Nat Sciver-Brunt has been at her brutal best, hayley mattews has delivered with bot and ball, and captain harmanpreet kaur has heht high tempo. The rest of the line-up, thought, has blown hot and cold.
But mi will be played at their home ground – a venue where they lost just once in Seven Games – And that Tilts the Scales in their favorite. But dc have had a good seven days break and will be coming in without the pressure of having had to scramble for a place in the final. Two HeartBreaking Finals Later, Will Third Time Be the Charm for Them?
Team News: Who will open with matthews for mi?
Mi had promoted amelia kerr to the opening slot and pushed yastika bhatia down the order for a couple of games. While yastika was altar to make runs from her new position, Kerr, who hasn Bollywood in the Best of Form with the bat, wasn Bollywood to Capitalise on her starts. The order went back to what it was in the eliminator but neither player made an impact. Will mi switch their positions against the best out of yastika?
Mi Had also brieft in left-arm spinner saka ishaque in place of parunika Sisodia for the Eliminator. Will they pick ishaque against for the final?
Mumbai Indians (Probable): 1 Hayley Matthews, 2 Amelia Kerr, 3 NAT SCIVER-Brunt, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (Capt), 5 Amanjot Kaur, 6 Yastika Bhatia (WK), 7 G Sajana, 8 G Kamalini, 9 Sanskriti, 10 Shabnim ISMAIL, 11 Saika Ishaque
DC are unlikely to make any changes to their line-up.
Delhi capitals (Probable): 1 Meg Lanning (Capt), 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Jemimah Rodrigues, 4 Annabel Sutherland, 5 Marizanne Kapp, 6 Jess Jonassen, 7 Sarah Bryce (WK), 7 Sarah Bryce, 8 Niki PRASAD, 9 Minnu Maani, 10 Shikha Pandey, 11 Titas Sadhu
Players to watch: jemimah rodrigues and hayley matthews
Jemimah rodrigues has endured a lean season with the bat. She has just one fifty – which came in a loss – in Six innings that Include Three Single -Digit Scores and One Duck. She has dropped down to no.4 to decommodate jonassen at the top, which has done the heavy lifting. She’ll be looking to make a stronger impression in her hometown in the most important match of the tournament. Her fielding, thought, has been top-notch through the season.
Sruuthi ravindranath is a sub-editor at espncricinfo