Mumbai Indians Women vs Delhi Capitals Women Match Preview- WPL 2024, Match 1

In the opening match of WPL 2024, Mumbai Indians Women and Delhi Capitals Women will collide with each other. The WPL 2024 commences on Friday, February 23. Below is MI Women vs DC Women, WPL 2024 Match 1 preview. 

Date and Venue

The WPL 2024 match 1 between Mumbai Indians Women and Delhi Capitals Women will take place on Friday, February 23. The venue of the match is M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The match starts at 7:30 PM IST.

Team Analysis- WPL 2024 Match 1 

Mumbai Indians Women

Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Natalie Sciver, and Hayley Matthews are a few dominating batters in the MI Women’s squad. Kaur, Sciver, and Matthews are brilliant bowlers too.

MI Women also have all-rounders like Amelia Kerr, Chole Tryon, and Pooja Vastrakar. Issy Wong and Shabnim Ismail are key bowlers. With a lot of all-rounders, the Mumbai franchise has a lot of depth in both bowling and batting departments.

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Delhi Capitals Women

Crucial batters for Delhi Capitals are Laura Harris, Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Varma, and Alice Capsey. They also have decent international experience. All-rounders Marizanne Kapp, Shikhar Pandey, and Annabel Sutherland can lend a hand in both departments. Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen are the most experienced bowlers for the side.

Key Battles

Meg Lanning vs Issy Wong

Meg Lanning is the most powerful batter for DC Women. She will also open the innings. England pacer Issy Wong will have the duty to halt Meg Lanning from going deep and dismiss her at the earliest.

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Harmanpreet Kaur vs Jess Jonassen

Harmanpreet Kaur will be the most dangerous batter in the MI Women’s team. The India Women’s skipper will attack DC bowlers. Left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen will look to outplay Kaur with her spin attack. However, Kaur is a good player of spin.

Shafali Varma vs Nat Sciver

Shafali Varma is a powerful opening batter for Delhi Capitals. The young batter has also played many games for the national side. Nat Sciver is a highly experienced medium-pacer from England and will have the duty to outplay Varma.

Key Players

Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Natalie Sciver, Chloe Tryon, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnam Ismail, and Issy Wong are the most crucial names in the MI Women squad.

Meg Lanning, Jemmimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Shafali Varma, Marizanne Kepp, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, and Radha Yadav are among the most experienced players in the DC Women’s squad.

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Weather and Pitch

The MI Women vs DC Women match will take place at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, February 23. Rains are not going to affect the match. Hence, the weather will take a backseat in the WPL 2024 opener.

However, the pitch will support batters as Bengaluru Stadium has short boundaries. Batters will enjoy massive success in the match while bowlers will have a tough time on the field.

Conclusion

Mumbai Indians Women and Delhi Capitals Women are almost equal in strength. Both teams are led by powerful skippers like Harmanpreet Kaur and Meg Lanning. They also have many experienced international players in their squad. It will be a nail-biting encounter and the winning margin will be quite close.