On Sunday, March 17, Delhi Capitals will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the highly anticipated final of the Women’s Premier League 2024 (WPL 2024) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. Delhi Capitals went straight to the Final after finishing first in the group stages, whereas RCB secured a fantastic victory over Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator to qualify for their first Final.
Delhi Capitals are coming into the game having won their last two fixtures and finished on the top of the points table with 12 points which earned them a direct qualification to the final. The Capitals have won six out of their eight matches in the group stages and won both of their matches against Bangalore.
Meg Lanning leads Delhi Capitals in the league. They have been the standout team in this WPL with some excellent performances. The Capitals have strong batting and bowling units. Many of their batters and bowlers have shown superb form. They have multiple players among the top run-getters and top wicket-takers. DC will be eager to be crowned champions in the second attempt after finishing as runner-up of the inaugural season.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore registered their place in the final with a thrilling five-run victory over the defending champions Mumbai Indians Women. The Smriti Mandhana-led side qualified for the knockouts for the first time in the second season and the onus for Smriti Mandhana and co. will be to get over the line and clinch their first-ever WPL title.
Led by Smriti Mandhana, RCB have a strong set of batters. They have a powerful top order in batting. Bowlers have done a decent job with their teamwork. However, some bowlers need to pull their socks up. Ellyse Perry has brought the best of the all-round ability to the table for RCB and will aim for another superb performance in the final to lead her side to their first WPL title.
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WPL 2024 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Match Details
Date and Time: March 17, 2024, Sunday, 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
Live Streaming: Sports18 and Jio Cinema
WPL 2024 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Pitch Report
The surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium tends to slow a little as the game progresses but spinners and pace bowlers with variations can take advantage. In the ten matches played at this venue so far, seven have been won by teams batting first. The average first innings score has been 158.6 while the highest target chased is 191.
WPL 2024 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Weather Report
The weather forecast is expected to be cloudy. However, there are no chances of rain during the game. The temperature is likely to be around 30-degree Celsius with 43% humidity.
WPL 2024 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Probable Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia(wk), Titas Sadhu
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh(wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shradda Pokharkar, Renuka Singh
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WPL 2024 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Head-to-Head Records
| Matches Played | 4 |
| Delhi Capitals won | 4 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore won | 0 |
Prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the match.
WPL 2024 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Key Players
Delhi Capitals
- Marizanne Kapp: Marizanne Kapp is the leading wicket-taker in WPL 2024. The South African all-rounder comes into this final in top form. She could be a crucial bowler for Delhi Capitals in the WPL final.
- Jess Jonassen – Jess Jonassen has been quite successful for Delhi Capitals. The experienced left-arm spinner has gone wicketless in only one game all tournament and has a strike-rate of 12.54. Her contribution could be very vital for DC in the final against RCB.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Ellyse Perry – She will be a powerful batter for Royal Challengers Bangalore. She has showcased wonderful form in the last few games. The Australian all-rounder not only top-scored with the bat on Friday against Mumbai Indians but also got the big wicket of Yastika Bhatia.
- Asha Sobhana – She is the leading wicket-taker for the Royal Challengers. She would look to demolish DC’s batting line-up in the WPL final. The 32-year-old spinner picked up her tenth wicket of this campaign in the previous game which went a long way to secure RCB’s place in the final.
WPL 2024 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – Dream 11 Prediction
Wicket-Keeper: Richa Ghosh
Batters: Meg Lanning, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma
All-rounders: Jess Jonasse, Ellyse Perry (c), Marizanne Kapp (vc), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham
Bowlers: Asha Sobhana, Shreyanka Patil
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