Match Details
Date: March 17, 2024
Time : 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
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Delhi Capitals Women will compete against Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This will be the second straight final for the DC-W in the WPL, while it is going to be the first final for the RCB-W in the short history of the tournament. Delhi Capitals Women have won both their round-robin matches of the WPL 2024 against Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, putting them a bit ahead in the reckoning for the Sunday’s summit clash.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi allowed the batters to score runs quite freely in the early stages of the WPL 2024, but in the crunch matches of the tournament, the totals have come down quite a lot. The average first innings score in the WPL 2024 is 155, which will be the initial target for both Delhi and Bangalore in the final, to compete right till the end of the contest.
Team Analysis
Delhi Capitals Women
The Delhi Capitals Women captain, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, and Jemimah Rodrigues, have scored the bulk of the runs for the team in the WPL 2024, while their lower middle order have been able to accelerate the rate of scoring in the last few overs of the innings. The bowling attack for the DC-W has had the likes of Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Marizanne Kapp, and Jess Jonassen, take the wickets regularly, playing the key role for the team to reach the final as well.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Delhi Capitals Women
Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Tania Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
Ellyse Perry has brought the best of the all-round ability to the table for Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in their last few matches of the WPL 2024, helping the team reach the final of the competition for the first time. The captain of the RCB-W, Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Sophie Molineux, and Georgia Wareham have delivered vital performances in the majority of the ongoing WPL season, while Shreyanka Patil and Asha Sobhana have been impressive for the team too.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh (wk), Georgia Wareham, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh, Shradda Pokharkar
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Delhi Capitals Women have been a slightly better team in comparison to Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in the WPL 2024, but they will have to bring their A game forward to win the coveted trophy for the first time in front of their home fans.
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