MI Women Playing 11 vs DC Women- WPL 2024 Match 1

Mumbai Indians Women will lock horns with Delhi Capitals Women in their first match of WPL 2024. The MI Women vs DC Women clash will be played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Harmanpreet Kaur leads MI Women in WPL 2024.

The women-in-blue will aim to outplay DC Women to commence the tournament on a winning note. They have a powerful squad and will form their best 11 for the opening clash. Below we discuss MI Women’s predicted playing 11 vs DC Women in WPL 2024 match 1.

MI Women Playing 11 vs DC Women- WPL 2024 Match 1

Yastika Bhatia (WK)

Yastika Bhatia will be the wicketkeeper and opener for Mumbai Indians Women in the WPL 2024 opener. Last season, the left-handed batter smacked 214 runs in 10 games with a top knock of 44. She was one of the batters with a brilliant show.

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Hayley Matthews

Hayley Matthews will be another opener for the side. Last year, she opened the innings in 10 games and mustered 271 runs at an average of 30.11. He also slammed a half-century; an unbeaten knock of 77 in one match.

Nat Sciver-Brunt

Nat Sciver-Brunt will take the one-down slot for MI Women in the opening match of WPL 2024. The England star was the leading run-getter for the team last season. She mustered 332 runs in 10 games averaging 66.40. She also slammed 3 fifties and grabbed 10 scalps at 7.22 economy.

Harmanpreet Kaur (C)

Harmanpreet Kaur is the captain of Mumbai Indians Women and will lead the team in the WPL 2024 opener. Kaur will bat in the middle-order in the opening clash against DC Women. At an average of 40+, the right-handed batter slammed 281 runs last season with 3 fifties.

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Amelia Kerr

Amelia Kerr will take a spot in the middle-order. She mustered 149 runs at a 37.25 average last season. The Kiwi batter also slammed an unbeaten 45 runs in one match and held a powerful strike rate of 133+. The leg spinner also hunted 15 scalps last season for MI Women.

Keerthana Balakrishnan

Keerthana Balakrishnan might replace Amanjyot Kaur in the middle-order. Amanjyot Kaur failed to make a mark last season. She scored 24 runs in 4 games. Hence, Balakrishnan might get a chance in the WPL 2024 opener.

Humaira Kazi

Humaira Kazi might bat in the middle. She played 10 games but batted in only 3 innings last year. She scored 8 runs across 3 innings with one unbeaten innings. She will aim for a better show this season and might get more opportunities to bat.

Issy Wong

Issy Wong was a highly impressive pacer for MI Women last season. The England pacer picked 15 wickets in 10 games last season at a wonderful economy of 6.46. The right-arm pacer will look to commence the WPL 2024 journey on a high note.

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Pooja Vastrakar

Pooja Vastrakar will be another crucial all-rounder for Mumbai Indians in the first match of WPL 2024. Last season, the right-handed batsman hit 71 runs across 4 innings at a strike rate of 144+. She also got 2 wickets while bowling across 3 games.

Jintimani Kalita

Jintimani Kalita will be another pace all-rounder in the MI squad against DC Women. She also all 10 matches for the team last season. In 4 innings, she picked 1 wicket. She batted in just 2 games and hit unbeaten 3 and 2 in those matches. Kalita might get more opportunities in the 2024 season.

Saika Ishaque

Saika Ishaque can be picked as a spinner in the playing 11. The left-arm spinner hunted 15 wickets in 10 games in the previous season. She held a stunning economy of 7.0 and a bowling average of 16.26. She also grabbed a 4-wicket haul in one match.