On Tuesday, March 05, Delhi Capitals will take on Mumbai Indians in Match 12 of the Women’s Premier League 2024 (WPL 2024) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi. This is going to be the first WPL match that is going to be played in Delhi. Two of the best teams in the competition are set to battle it out in a bid to claim the pole position on the points table.
Delhi are currently placed at the top of the table with three wins and one loss out of the four games they have played. Though they started their campaign with a defeat over Mumbai Indians by four wickets, they made a strong comeback with a hat-trick of victories.
They registered victories against UP Warriorz by nine wickets, RCB by 25 runs, and Gujarat Giants by 25 runs. DC’s batters and bowlers are in tremendous form and contributing equally. They would be aiming to continue their winning momentum and avenge their loss over Mumbai Indians in their season opener.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are equally good in the campaign, registering three wins and suffering a defeat with six points and a Net Run Rate of 0.402. They started their competition with two consecutive wins over Delhi Capitals by four wickets and Gujarat Giants by five wickets.
However, they faced a setback over UP Warriorz with a defeat by seven wickets. Nevertheless, they made a strong comeback with a resounding seven-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore. With good all-round effort, they would be hoping to add another win and propel to the pole position.
WPL 2024, Match 12, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Match Details
Date and Time: March 05, 2024, Tuesday, 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
Live Streaming: Sports18 and Jio Cinema
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WPL 2024, Match 12, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Pitch Report
Arun Jaitley Stadium isn’t the best track to bat on in the country. The pitch at this venue has a reputation for favouring spinners and slow bowlers, offering deceptive assistance to their skills. The average score will be around 125. The team winning the toss might opt to bat first at this venue.
WPL 2024, Match 12, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Weather Report
The weather forecast indicates favourable conditions for a complete contest. Though there will be clouds but there is no rain prediction in the forecast. The temperature is expected to be around 23-degree Celsius with 40% humidity.
WPL 2024, Match 12, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Probable Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia(wk), Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey.
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque.
WPL 2024, Match 12, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Head-to-Head Records
| Matches Played | 4 |
| Delhi Capitals won | 1 |
| Mumbai Indians won | 3 |
Prediction: Delhi Capitals to win the match.
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WPL 2024, Match 12, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Key Players
Delhi Capitals
- Alice Capsey – Capsey is the leading run-scorer of the DC team with 148 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 143.68. In the first game against MI, she smashed 75 runs off 53 deliveries to take the scoreboard to a competitive total and picked 2 wickets as well.
- Radha Yadav – Radha Yadav is currently the leading wicket-taker of the season with 7 wickets in 4 matches at an average of 11. Radha Yadav is the most successful bowler for DC Women and will look to restrict Mumbai from going big.
Mumbai Indians
- Yastika Bhatia – Yastika Bhatia has scored 121 runs in 4 matches at a strike rate of 135.95. With 57 off 45, she was the highest run scorer of the MI team in the first game against DC.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt – Nat Sciver-Brunt has picked 5 wickets so far out of which 2 wickets came against DC in the first match. With the bat, she scored 19 off 17 in the same match in the chasing cause.
WPL 2024, Match 12, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – Dream 11 Prediction
Wicket-Keeper: Yastika Bhatia
Batters: Meg Lanning, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma
All-rounders: Jess Jonassen (C), Nat Sciver-Brunt (VC), Marizanne Kapp, Amelia Kerr, Alice Capsey
Bowlers: Radha Yadav, Issy Wong
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