New Delhi. Everyone’s eyes will be on Sunday 17th March. The new winner of the Women’s Premier League will be decided this evening. In-form Delhi Capitals had missed out last year but will now be eyeing the title in the second Women’s Premier League final against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. Last year, in the final of the first season, Delhi Capitals were defeated by Mumbai Indians by seven wickets.
This time the Delhi team is in great form and is on top in the league of five teams with 12 points in eight matches. Meg Lanning has led from the front and scored 308 runs in eight innings. South Africa’s all-rounder Marianne Kapp and Australia’s left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen have taken 11 wickets each. In this season, Delhi had to face defeat only twice when it was defeated by Mumbai Indians and UP Warriors. Apart from this his campaign has been impeccable.
He has won all four matches played against RCB so far. But previous performance will not matter in the final. This is a new day and a new match in which only the team that manages to withstand the pressure will get the trophy. Delhi will hope to get a good start from Lanning and Shafali Verma. Jemimah Rodrigues is also in form in the middle order but all-rounders Elise Capsey and Kaap will be expected to perform better.
Jonassen, Kaap and Shikha Pandey have performed well in bowling. Left arm spinner Radha Yadav has also taken ten wickets and her role will be important on the slow pitch of Kotla. RCB, on the other hand, finished third in the league stage but despite scoring low in a thrilling eliminator on Friday, defeated Mumbai by five wickets.
The responsibility of batting will be on all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who has scored 312 runs so far. He has also taken seven wickets. Had it not been for Perry’s all-round performance against Mumbai, RCB would not have won. First he scored 66 runs in 50 balls and then also took a wicket. However, she will expect more support from captain Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh and Sophie Molineau. RCB bowlers especially Renuka Singh, Shreyanka Patil and Georgia Wareham will also have to perform well.
Teams :
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (captain), Laura Harris, Tanya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Elise Capsey, Marianne Kapp, Shikha Pandey, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Ashwini Kumari. , Aparna Mandal, V Sneha Deepti.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Richa Ghosh, Disha Kasat, S Meghna, Indrani Roy, Satish Shubha, Heather Knight, Simran Bahadur, Ann de Klerk, Sophie Devine, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry, Asha Shobhana, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Sophie Molinoo, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Singh, Georgia Wareham.
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Tags: DC vs RCB, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 17, 2024, 05:43 IST