MUM-W vs DEL-W Today Match Prediction - Who Will Win Today WPL Match? WPL 2024, Match 1

WPL 2024 kickstarts on February 23 (Friday) and the finalists of the last season will clash in the opening game. Mumbai Indians Women will take on Delhi Capitals Women at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the opening clash of WPL 2024.

Mumbai Indians Women crushed Dehli Capitals Women in the final of last season. Hence, they will look to outplay them once again. On the other hand, DC Women will look to avenge their defeat in the last season’s final.

Team Analysis

Mumbai Indians Women

Mumbai Indians are led by Harmanpreet Kaur in WPL 2024. She led the side to the trophy in the previous season. Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Mathews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Yastika Bhatia are some key batters for the team. Issy Wong and Shabnim Ismail are key bowlers. MI Women have a lot of all-rounders in their squad.

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Delhi Capitals Women

Meg Lanning is the captain of Delhi Capitals Women in WPL 2024. They are the runners-up of the last season. Other than Lanning, Laura Harris, Jemminah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, and Alice Capsey are crucial batters for the team. Poonam Yadav, Radhav Yadav, and Jess Jonassen will lead the bowling attack.

Key Factors

Pitch Conditions

The MI Women vs DC Women match will take place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The stadium is too batting-friendly and is known for big totals. Batters will enjoy smacking runs at the stadium. The Pacers are likely to struggle. Spinners will get more success as the match progresses.

Form and fitness

There are no cases of injuries from both teams. No players from both teams have withdrawn from WPL 2024 due to national duty or any other reasons. The fitness of the players is fine. The form of the players can be adjudged once the tournament begins.

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Tactical Acumen

If we talk about the MI Women’s squad, they have a lot of powerful all-rounders like Hayley Matthews, Harmanpreet Kaur, Humarira Kazi, S Sajana, Keethana Balakrishnan, Alemia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt among others. Hence, they have a lot of options in both batting and bowling departments. Therefore, MI Women’s biggest strength is their set of all-rounders.

Delhi Capitals Women have a strong unit of overseas batters like Laura Harris, Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Alice Capsey. They also comprise overseas all-rounders like Marizanne Kapp and Annabel Sutherland. Jess Johnson is a key overseas spinner. Hence, DC Women has a strong overseas unit in WPL 2024.

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MUM-W vs DEL-W Today Match Prediction – Who Will Win Today WPL Match? WPL 2024, Match 1

Score Prediction

Players to perform prediction

Mumbai Indians Women

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia, and Harmanpreet Kaur might come up with the best batting show in the WPL 2024 opening match. Shabnim Ismail, Nat-Sciver Brunt, and Issy Wong can grab the most wickets for the team.

Delhi Capitals Women 

Laura Harris, Meg Lanning, and Alice Capsey can showcase a marvelous batting show in the opening match of WPL 2024. Jess Johnson, Radha Yadav, and Marizanne Kapp can showcase a powerful performance in bowling.

Best Batsman

Who will score the most runs for Mumbai Indians Women in the match:  Harmnapreet Kaur or Hayley Matthews

Who will score the most runs for Delhi Capitals Women  in the match: Meg Lanning or Alice Capsey

Best Bowler

Who will pick the most wickets for Mumbai Indians Women in the match: Nat-Sciver Brunt or Issy Wong

Who will pick the most wickets for Delhi Capitals Women  in the match: Jess Johnson or Radha Yadav

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Who will win the Match?

Mumbai Indians Women are the defending champions of WPL 2024. They crushed Delhi Capitals Women in the final of the last season. Since M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is a high-scoring one, the team will the best batting show will win the match.

Since it is the opening match of the Women’s Premier League 2024, it is tough to make a prediction. MI Women have an edge as they have many all-rounders in their squad. Hence, they can utilize more bowlers during the match when batters dominate with the bat.

Conclusion

MI Women vs DC Women will kickstart WPL 2024. The match will witness a massive crowd support than the last season. Many India Women’s games took place in India during the last year and observed packed stadiums. Women’s Cricket has gained massive popularity in India for the last few years.