DCW vs GGW Match Preview
Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma have been superb for the Capitals at the top of the order and are the top two run-getters from the team. Lanning has scored an incredible 221 runs in 5 innings and is the current orange cap holder. Jemimah Rodrigues and Alice Capsey have been pretty solid in the middle order and have added stability to the batting by playing some solid knocks.
All-rounders Jess Jonassen and Marizanne Kapp add a lot of depth to the batting. The seamers have done a good job for the team with Shikha Pandey and Tara Norris picking up 15 wickets between them.
It was yet another batting failure for the Giants in their last match, as they could manage to score just 109 runs while chasing a target of 163 runs against a rampant Mumbai Indians. Sophia Dunkley, who had scored a brilliant half-century in her previous appearance at the Brabourne, fell for a golden duck.
The struggle to score runs continues for Annabel Sutherland, D Hemalatha, and Ashleigh Gardner, all of whom were dismissed for single-digit scores. Harleen Deol was once again the top-scorer for the Giants, while skipper Sneh Rana and Sushma Verma put up some resistance lower down the order.
But that wasn’t nearly enough for the Giants. It is a similar story with the bowling unit too, as there has been no standout performer in the team with the ball. Kim Garth picked up a fifer earlier in the series but has struggled to pick up ever since.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to remain cloudy and we might get some drizzling.
Pitch Report
The Brabourne Stadium offers an excellent surface to bat on and the average first-inning score here in this tournament is around 170 runs. The bounce remains consistent throughout the match making it easy for the batters to play their shots. The quicker bowlers will not get much assistance here, but the spinners are likely to see some turn here.
Notable stats
Jemimah Rodrigues’ Consistent Batting
Jemimah Rodrigues is one of the best middle-order batters in Women’s T20 cricket at the moment. She has scored a total of 1704 runs at an average of 29.89 and a strike rate of 114.20.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either squad.
DCW vs GGW Probable 11
DCW Playing 11
- Meg Lanning (C)
- Shafali Verma
- Alice Capsey
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Marizanne Kapp
- Taniya Bhatia (Wk)
- Jess Jonassen
- Arundhati Reddy
- Tara Norris
- Radha Yadav
- Shikha Pandey
GGW Playing 11
- S Meghana
- Sophia Dunkley
- Harleen Deol
- Sneh Rana (C)
- D Hemalatha
- Sushma Verma (Wk)
- Annabel Sutherland
- Ashleigh Gardner
- Kim Garth
- Tanuja Kanwar
- Mansi Joshi
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Delhi Capitals to win this match. They have played well throughout the season and have performed well as a unit, with most of the players contributing. On the other hand, the Gujarat Giants have been a struggling lot and the batting is dependent on a single player, Harleen Deol. We expect them to continue struggling here.
Top Picks
Shafali Verma: Shafali Verma has been in excellent form with the bat this season. She has scored 2 half-centuries and a total of 179 runs at a strike rate of 190.42.
Marizanne Kapp: Marizanne Kapp is a handy all-rounder in the squad and can contribute with the bat as well as the ball. She has scored 89 runs so far and has also picked up 6 wickets.
Ashleigh Gardner: Ashleigh Gardner has picked up 7 wickets so far and is the leading wicket-taker for the Giants this season. She is also quite good with the bat and has scored 52 runs.
DCW vs GGW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Sushma Verma
Batters: M Lanning, S Dunkley, J Rodrigues, H Deol, S Verma
All-rounders: J Jonassen, M Kapp (C), A Gardner (VC)
Bowlers: S Pandey, R Yadav
