The 2024 edition of the Women’s Premier League is moving to New Delhi. Cricket fans in the Nation’s capital will witness some of the biggest names in Women’s cricket ply their trade on the field. The very first game in New Delhi will witness the home team Delhi Capitals take on Mumbai Indians.
Delhi Capitals (DEL-W) are top of the table after the Bengaluru leg of games. This is the first the Capitals will play in front of their home crowd. This should spur Meg Lanning and her side to do well as we head into the business end of the tournament.
Mumbai Indians (MUM-W) after a slight stutter, Mumbai Indians are back in form. The defending champions showed why they were rated so highly and called the favorites for the tournament. Even without Harmanpreet Kaur, the team has held up well in the batting and bowling departments.
DEL-W vs MUM-W – Match Details
Match – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, WPL 2024, Match 12
Venue – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
Date and Time – 5th March 2024, 19:30 IST
Live Coverage – Sports 18 and Jio Cinema
DEL-W vs MUM-W – Head-to-Head stats
Matches -4
Wins for Mumbai – 3
Wins for Delhi – 1
DEL-W vs MUM-W – Pitch Report
New Delhi is still reeling under the final few days of winter and chilly nights have been in place. Dew will play a key role during the chase hence the captain winning the toss will want to bowl first. Since this is the first match of the season, the Arun Jaitley stadium will be a haven for batters and the ball will do a lot during the early phase of the game. Since it is a small ground one can expect high-scoring encounters in the early part of the game.
DEL-W vs MUM-W – Likely XI
Delhi Capitals – M Lanning, S Varma, A Capsey, J Rodrigues, A Sutherland, J Jonassen, A Reddy, R Yadav, S Pandey, T Bhatia, and T Sadhu
Mumbai Indians – Y Bhatia, H Matthews, NS Brunt, A Kerr, P Vastrakar, I Wong, S Sajana, A Kaur, H Kazi, B Keerthana, and S Ishaque
DEL-W vs MUM-W – Fantasy XI
Grand League Team -
Batters - M Lanning and S Varma
All-Rounders - J Jonannsen, H Matthews, N S Brunt, A Kerr (C), and A Capsey (VC)
Wicket-Keeper - Y Bhatia
Bowlers - S Pandey, A Reddy, and I Wong
Head-to-Head Team
Batters - J Rodrigues and S Varma
All-Rounders - J Jonassen (VC), H Matthews, NS Brunt (C), and A Capsey
Wicket-Keeper - Y Bhatia
Bowlers - S Pandey, P Vastrakar, R Yadav, and I Wong