Introduction

The biggest match of the WPL (Women’s Premier League) 2023 is here and the two undefeated teams, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals will clash tonight at the DY Patil Stadium. Dew has had a major role in all the matches played in the DY Patil Stadium and the chasing team will find batting easier in the second half. Though both teams have good balance in their squad, the captain winning the toss will see to put the opposition into bat and use the Dew in their favour when they chase the target.

Mumbai Indians will have an edge over Delhi on the weight of the heavy 9 wicket win with almost 6 overs to spare against RCB.

WPL 2023 MI Vs Delhi Capitals : Players to watch

Mumbai Indians – Amelia Kerr

Delhi Capitals – Meg Lanning

WPL 2023: Delhi Thrashed by Table Toppers Mumbai Indians: Highlights WPL 2023

WPL 2023 MI Vs DC: Playing 11

Mumbai Indians:

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

 Delhi Capitals:

Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Meenu, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris

Match live:

Toss won by Delhi Capitals and elected to Bat First

Delhi Thrashed by Table Toppers Mumbai Indians: Highlights Women’s Premier League 2023

Delhi Capitals Batting                                              

Power play – key moments

• Mumbai Indian Sensation Saika Ishaque gave the all important 1^st Wicket which put the brakes for Delhi in the powerplay. Bowlers kept good line and length and took 2 early wickets. Delhi could manage only 29

Batting and bowling – key moments

• Marizanne Kapp wicket further dented the Delhi scorecard.
• Jemimah Rodrigues showed some fight with Meg Lanning but her wicket also further brought down the expected target for Delhi.
• Meg Lanning and Jemimah found scoring at a fair clip tough but meg lanning did push the run rate a bit.
• Once Meg Lanning lost her wicket Delhi batting fell like dominos and Delhi ended up with a below par score.

 Mumbai Indians – The Chase!!         

Key moments

• Mumbai Indians started their Chase with Yastika Bhatia playing the aggressor and Hayley Mathew’s watched from the non-striker end.
• After Yastika’s quick fire knock Mathew’s and Nat Sciver maintained the momentum and Harmanpreet too joined the fun to Chase down the target with 5 overs to spare.

Mumbai Indians are now table topper with an enviable run rate and 6 points. They look a cut above the other 4 teams in the league and have started to put their stamp of authority and weight on the tournament with bat ball and on the field

If there is one flaw or concern in the Mumbai Indians camp, it has to be the bowling form of Amelia Kerr. With Chloye Tryon waiting for an opportunity Amelia Kerr would need to step up her game.

With WPL already unearthing hidden domestic talents like Shriyanshi , Saika Ishaque and others,  the tournament is the best thing that has happened to Indian women’s cricket .

WPL 2023 MI Vs DC: Player of the match

Saika Ishaque

WPL 2023 Mi Vs DC: Play of the day 

• Saika Ishaque’s wicket of Meg Lanning broke the Delhi Momentum

WPL 2023: Women’s Indian Premier League Score Card:

Mumbai Indians wins by8 Wickets

WPL 2023: Women’s India Premier League Points Table

FAQs

• What is the Women IPL Called
  • The league is called the Women’s Premier League or the WPL.

•     When did WPL Start
  • The league kickstarted on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

•    Which was the first WPL Match
  •  Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants

•     How many teams will participate?
  • There are a total of five teams that will play 22 matches including the final on March 26.

•     Where will the finals be held
  • The final will be played at Brabourne Stadium.