As the WPL is heating, the UP Warriorz will face off against the Delhi Capitals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 26th February. Both teams are coming off losses in their opening matches, so we can expect a close and thrilling encounter starting at 7:30 PM IST. Currently, the Delhi Capitals are second to last on the points table, just ahead of the UP Warriorz who sit in last place. Get ready for a battle for redemption as these two teams fight for their first win.
Delhi Capitals lost their first match against the defending champions Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller courtesy to the last ball six by Sajeevan Sajana. Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Alice Capsey were the pick for Delhi, whereas Marizanne Kapp is also in good form. However, the form of Shefali Verma didn't manage to fire in the last game and Delhi would want her to come all guns blazing in the powerplay.
On the other hand, UP Warriors also came close to winning their first game against RCB but lost the grip of the match from a strong position. Sobhana Asha bowled a dreamy spell for UP in the last game whereas Grace Harris and Shweta Sehrawat batted well for UP in the first game to take them close to the target. With both the teams losing their first game they will look to get to winning ways and put up 2 crucial points on the points table.
Match Details
Match: UP Warriorz Women vs Delhi Capitals Women (UP-W vs DEL-W)
League: TATA Women's Premier League
Date: Monday, 26th February 2024
Time: 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT)
Pitch Report
The pitch at Chinnaswamy is generally known to be a batting surface with short boundary dimensions but in this year’s IPL, it has been a bit on the slower side as has assisted as well. The average score on this pitch has been 115 runs and the teams winning the toss her choose to bat first because of the due factor.
Probable Playing XI
UP Warriorz
Alyssa Healy (C), Vrinda Dinesh, TM McGrath, GM Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, K P Navgire, Poonam Nanasaheb Khemnar, DB Sharma, S Ecclestone, Saima Thakor, RS Gayakwad
Delhi Capitals Women
MM Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, JI Rodrigues, M Kapp, A Sutherland, A Reddy, M Mani, T Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, S Pandey
Grand League Team
Wicketkeepers: Alyssa Healy, Tania Bhatia
Batters: Meg Lanning, Shefali Verma, Grace Harris, Jemimah Rodrigues
All-Rounders: Marizanne Kapp(C), Tahlia McGrath(VC), Deepti Sharma
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, A. Reddy
Head-to-Head Team
Wicketkeepers: Alyssa Healy, Tania Bhatia
Batters: Meg Lanning, Shefali Verma, Grace Harris, Jemimah Rodrigues
All-Rounders: Marizanne Kapp(VC), Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma(C)
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, RS Gayakwad