UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals Women Match Preview- WPL 2024, Match 4
Published - 26 Feb 2024, 05:18 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:27 AM
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WPL 2024 match will be played between the UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals women on Monday, February 26 in Bengaluru. Bengaluru hosts the first 11 matches of the Women’s Premier League 2024 after which Delhi hosts the matches in the second phase including the Eliminator and the final.
UP Warriorz lost their opener against RCB Women while Delhi lost to Mumbai Indians women. Delhi won both their games against UP last season.
Date and Venue
The UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals Women WPL 2024 match will be played at the Chinnaswamy stadium on Monday, February 26. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. This is the second game for both teams this season.
Team Analysis- WPL 2024 Match 4
UP Warriorz
The UP side is led by Alyssa Healy and they have got a good core of Australian experienced players. The likes of Healy, Tahila McGrath, and Gcare Harris bring a lot of experience to the side. UP has s spin-dominant bowling attack led by Deepti Sharma. She has the likes of Sophie Ecclestone, Grace Harris, and Rajeshwari Gaikwad for company all of whom played in the last match.
Vrinda Dinesh, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, and Poonam Khemnar give them the Indian batting core along with the experience of Deepti as an all-rounder. They failed to chase 158 to win the match against RCB women as the India batters could not handle the pressure. Chamari Athapattu who was expected to play in the XI was not included as UP Warriors went with their Australian all-rounders. They can think about getting her in the mix against Delhi women.
The UP Warriors fielded brilliantly in the last game with their players throwing their bodies on the line. Fielding is an area where they have looked the best side in the tournament in the first few games.
UP Warriorz Squad
Alyssa Healy (C/WK), Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Danni Wyatt, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Chamari Athapaththu
Delhi Capitals Women
The side is led by Australia’s World Cup-winning captain Meg Lanning. She ended up as the top run-getter last season with 345 from nine games. Under her leadership, Delhi Capitals defeated the UP Warriorz twice in the last season. She will be well aware of the threat of Alysa Healy as captain with the experience she possesses.
Delhi were able to take their campaign opener till the last over and they eventually lost in the last ball with S Sajana hitting the winning runs. Skipper Lanning not only has to take the responsibilities with the ball but also needs to understand how to cash in on the key moments.
Shafali Varma formed a formidable pair with Lannong last season but was dismissed for just one in the last match. It is key for Delhi for Shafali to fire and she knows about it as well. Delhi banks heavily on the openers giving them a good start. Alice Capsey and Jemimah Rodrigues also play an important role as well.
Delhi Capitals Women’s Squad
Meg Lanning (C), Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland, Aparna Mondal (wk), Ashwani Kumari
Key Battles
Meg Lanning vs Alyssa Healy
Both Australian cricketers are well known of each other’s strengths and weaknesses having played alongside each other for more than a decade. Thus captaincy will play a big role in this match and the onus will be on the tactial acumen of both captains to outdo each other.
Shafali Varma vs Deepti Sharma
Shafali was dismissed early on in the first game. She likes taking on the bowlers early on and thus UP might expose her to the canny spinner Deepti Sharma. Sharma has bowled many times at Shafali at the nets and is well aware of her strengths and weaknesses.
Key Players
For Delhi, skipper Lanning, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Alice Capsey are key players with the bat. With the ball, the onus is on Annabel Sutherland, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, and Arundhati Reddy. If Chamari Athapaththu, she is key with the bat as well.
For UP, skipper Healy, Grace Harris, and the two young Indian batters Vrinda Dinesh and Shweta Sehrawat are key. With the ball, their spin trio of Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, and Rajeshwari Gaikwad are key.
Weather and Pitch
The weather conditions for the UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals women’s WPL 2024 match is very pleasant. The temperature in the evening on Sunday will be around 22 to 24 degrees with clear to partly cloudy skies. Mumbai won the game chasing in the first match while UP lost the game chasing in the second. Scores of around 150-170 have produced two close encounters.
Conclusion
UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals women both lost their respective campaign openers. Delhi won both their games against UP last season. With two Australian captains at the helm, we are in for an exciting contest.
