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Two seasons, two finals however no title – Delhi Capitals has had its justifiable share of close to misses and heartbreaks.
The Meg Lanning-led facet, keen to place behind its inexorable runner-up destiny, can have the near-perfect opponent to start its Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 marketing campaign towards Mumbai Indians.
With a fair head-to-head document within the league stage video games, barring the one-off 2023 ultimate which noticed Mumbai carry the inaugural trophy, the battle between Delhi’s multi-pronged bowling assault and Mumbai’s highly effective batting line-up can be a tantalising contest.
DC boasts a powerful tempo arsenal with a handful of Indian stars, ably led by skilled South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp – the crew’s joint-highest wicket-taker final season (11). Australia’s Jess Jonassen, who additionally took 11 scalps, and spinner Radha Yadav (10) have delivered game-changing spells and can hope to show issues round.
Although Arundhati Reddy suffered a setback after being dropped from the Indian facet through the current collection, she’s going to hope to impress once more and use this season as a launchpad to get again into nationwide reckoning.
In the meantime, Capitals’ top-order has constantly been the largest energy of the crew, with Lanning, Shafali Verma and Alice Capsey offering robust begins. Jemimah Rodrigues, whose WPL 2024 wasn’t the best, will get a lift from her current purple patch on the worldwide scene.
Whereas Jonassen and Kapp have confirmed to be helpful all-rounders, the main focus can be on how the previous Australian skipper will choose her pace-heavy bowlers. A great drawback for Lanning can be Sarah Bryce’s addition to the squad – the Irish wicketkeeper, if introduced into the enjoying XI, allows the choice to go for 5 abroad gamers.
However what Capitals should be cautious of is the harm Mumbai’s batting depth can wreak.
In skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Mumbai has the fourth-highest run-getter within the WPL, who will hope to shake off an damage lay-off.
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In skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Mumbai has the fourth-highest run-getter within the WPL, who will hope to shake off an damage lay-off.
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SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR/ The Hindu
In skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Mumbai has the fourth-highest run-getter within the WPL, who will hope to shake off an damage lay-off. Alongside her can be a tricky bunch of veteran worldwide all-rounders together with Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Natalie Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr.
A key performer final time round, South African Shabnim Ismail’s searing tempo can be a drive to be reckoned with. Nevertheless, Mumbai will miss the providers of Pooja Vastrakar resulting from an damage – whereas spinner Parunika Sisodia was named as her substitute, public sale purchase Akshita Maheshwari, a seam-bowling allrounder, is a like-for-like substitute.
Yastika Bhatia, who can be enjoying in her hometown, will face stiff competitors for the wicketkeeper’s spot with younger G Kamalini, contemporary off a triumphant U-19 World Cup marketing campaign.
The 16-year-old, purchased by Mumbai Indians for a whopping Rs. 1.6 crore within the public sale, will discover a acquainted face within the opposition camp — Niki Prasad, who Delhi picked earlier than she led India to a second successive World Cup win.
They are going to be two amongst many kids who can be vying for a spot in a roster filled with showstoppers. A high-scoring match is nearly assured given the 2 200+ scores the opening match witnessed.
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