With few ups and downs, the primary version of the Women’s Premier League season (WPL) has entered its last leg. Right from the public sale, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have been two groups full of all-rounders who regarded strong on paper and confirmed their consistency within the discipline as effectively.
Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians will tackle the Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals on the Brabourne Stadium.
Here are the three key tackles that may determine the destiny of the match:
Harmanpreet Kaur vs Meg Lanning
Meg Lanning is a serial winner. One may argue that his nationwide crew is filled with Avengers however on this competitors, the best way the 31-year-old has marshaled his troops has been phenomenal and has led from the entrance. She is main the batting charts with 310 runs. He has proven religion within the youth and it has paid off each time. The opening pair of Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma is definitely essentially the most harmful. Other kids, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy, have blossomed below Lanning’s management. Forget kids, even skilled gamers like Shikha Pandey have grow to be a pressure to be reckoned with after a poor begin to the match.
Harmanpreet Kaur has confronted Meg Lanning’s crew many instances in her profession. This might be a golden alternative for Harmanpreet to interrupt her grudge in opposition to Lanning. Harmanpreet’s captaincy can be commendable. They have successfully used the tempo of Issy Wong and the left-arm spin of Saika Ishaq. The bowling modifications have additionally been correct. Mumbai Indians have 4 within the prime 5 checklist of highest wicket-takers within the match. Harmanpreet’s kind might be a serious concern for Mumbai Indians as after three fifties within the first half of the match, she has struggled within the second half of the WPL.
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all rounder
With the third-highest variety of runs (272), two half-centuries, a outstanding common of 54.40 and 10 wickets in 9 matches, Nat Sciver is without doubt one of the greatest all-rounders of the match. Another Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hayley Mathews (258 runs, 13 wickets in 9 matches) can be a significant cog within the crew’s line-up.
Delhi have solutions within the type of Marizanne Kapp (159 runs, 9 wickets in eight matches) and Ellyse Capsey (159 runs, 6 wickets in 9 matches). Wicket-taking skill also can make a robust dent.
Shafali Verma vs Issy Wong
Shafali Verma has the very best strike fee (182.57) within the match. Issy Wong has shot 98 dots within the match, second solely to Marijan Kapp (109). Wong can be the one participant to take a hat-trick within the WPL.
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For Shafali, pace is a double-edged sword. He likes the ball to return on the bat however he has bother with the quick pitch. However, Shafali has the higher hand in opposition to Wong. He has confronted six balls from the Mumbai Indians pacer and hit three fours.
Probable Playing XI
Delhi XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues (vc), Marizanne Kapp, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Tara Norris
Mumbai XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Isabelle Wong, Humaira Kazi, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Jintamani Kalita
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
