Women's T20 League

Match 7: DEL-W vs MUM-W

Preview

The Women’s IND T20 League's seventh match is set to begin on Thursday at 07:30 PM IST, 09th March 2023. Meg Lanning's Delhi and Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai will face off in this colossal match. This match is scheduled to take place at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. Both sides haven't lost a game yet and look in excellent form.

MUM-W defeated the BLR-W in the last game by 9 wickets and chased the target in 14.2 overs of 159 runs. Delhi Women come to this game with a win against the UP-W by 42 runs after setting the target of 212 for opponents.  The winner of this match will seal first place in the points table.

It will be an exciting contest with the kind of form the two sides have shown. MUM-W has a stronger bowling attack, which will pose a big challenge for Delhi. Meg Lanning-led Delhi won't let their opponents have it easy in this game. We expect a close fight as the two sides battle for supremacy.

Delhi will feel confident coming into this contest with a positive net run rate of +2.550 and staying in second place. DEL-W has won both games and defeated the UP-W by 42 runs in the last game. The batting looks good, and the bowlers have also delivered the goods. It will be a tougher challenge against Mumbai, and Lanning will look to lead from the front.  

The skipper of the side Lanning has done well in two games and would like to deliver a strong start along with the destructive opener Shafali Verma. In the middle order, they have the experience of Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Alice Capsey, and all these players have done well in the last two games. The likes of Aussie all-rounder Jess Jonassen and India's Taniya Bhatia add firepower to the batting in the lower middle order.  

Harmanpreet Kaur-led MUM-W would be extremely pleased with the performance of her players. Mumbai stays on the top of the table with a positive net run rate of +5.185 with 2 out of 2 wins. MUM-W has demolished their opponents in both games and come here with a 9-wicket win against the BLR-W. Kaur will look to carry the same momentum forward and deliver a strong show in this contest.  

Windies skipper Hayley Matthews and India's Yastika Bhatia are in excellent form and would like to deliver a good start in this game. The middle order is formidable for the team, with Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Amelia Kerr bringing in experience for MUM-W, and they will look to build partnerships.

Match Details

Match: DEL-W vs MUM-W, Match 7, Women's T20 League

Date: Thursday, 09th March

Time: 07:30 PM

Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Pitch & Weather Report

Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai has been a great batting venue, the ball comes onto the bat nicely, and we have seen big scores by batters. It is a difficult venue for the fast bowler, with the wicket offering them very little. Spinners have enjoyed success here as the dry wicket lets them turn the ball sharply.

In the Women’s IND T20 League played at this venue, In the last five games played here, the side chasing the score has gone on to win four of them. The wicket is good for chasing big scores, and the sides have always struggled to put up a winning score at this venue. The side winning the toss would have no hesitation in bowling first.

The maximum temperature will remain at 37°C, with a low of 24°C with 22% humidity, and a wind speed of 11 Km/hr for the seventh Match, the Women's IND T20 on Mar 09 b/w DEL-W vs MUM-W. The weather in Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai during the match day will be clear and no rain is predicted.

DEL-W vs MUM-W Squad:

DEL-W: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shefali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Jasia Akhter, Aparna Mondal and Tara Norris.

MUM-W: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht

DEL-W vs MUM-W: Probable XIs

DEL-W: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris.

MUM-W: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque

Match Prediction

Both teams are coming here with the wins in their first two games of the season. Delhi has a few positives to take from their last game as they turned things around in both departments with the batting and bowling. On the other hand, Harmanpreet's Mumbai seems invincible at the moment the way they are playing in the league. It is going to be a tough battle between the two sides and we expect MUM-W to win this match and make it 3 out of three.

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