WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will lock horns in opposition to one another within the first-ever final of the Women’s Premier League 2023. The Capitals pushed their pedal onerous within the final phases of the league stage and made it on to the final. Their opening mixture of Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma has been one of the most effective within the match. While Lanning carried her staff in most of the match, Shafali Verma pale somewhat bit on the finish of the league stage. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has opened on Shafali’s run within the match.
Speaking on his present on Jio Cinema, Chopra made a daring statement that Shafali Verma cannot be mentioned as a strength for DC. “I won’t say Shafali Verma is a strength for DC. We really don’t know what you will see from Shafali Verma, especially if it is a knockout game. A high-risk player can open the game for you in a minute but if she gets out at the start, the pressure gets doubled on you. So Shafali – I am not sure.” Chopra mentioned.
Chopra additionally opened on Delhi Capitals’ strengths for the match in opposition to Mumbai Indians. The former cricketer turned commentator acknowledged that Meg Lanning’s captaincy is a strength for the Capitals. “Delhi Capitals’ strength is Meg Lanning’s captaincy. She is outstanding. It is also a battle between the captains. There is Harmanpreet Kaur on one side and Meg Lanning on the other. This tournament’s two best captains will be against each other in the final,” he added. He additionally opined that Lanning’s batting is additionally a giant plus for the DC aspect together with the captaincy. He acknowledged that she absorbs strain and takes the innings deep.Â
Delhi Capitals completed first within the League stage of the WPL 2023. They will face Mumbai Indians within the final of the match on twenty sixth March at 7:30 on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Delhi Capitals’ squad:
Meg Lanning (c), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Jasia Akhtar, Laura Harris, Tara Norris, Minnu Mani, Aparna Mondal, Titas Sadhu, Sneha Deepthi
Mumbai Indians’ squad:
Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Melie Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque, Heather Graham, Chloe Tryon, Dhara Gujjar, Sonam Yadav, Neelam Bisht, Priyanka Bala
