DCW vs MIW Match Preview

Meg Lanning, who recently led Australia to its 3rd consecutive title in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is in sensational form, scoring half-centuries in both matches so far. In addition to her, the Capitals have some power hitters at the top of the order, including Alice Capsey and Marizanne Kapp.

Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues are regulars in the Indian National team and will play an important role in this match as both appear to be in good touch at the moment. Jess Jonassen put up an impressive all-round display in the last match as she scored an unbeaten 42 of just 20 deliveries to propel Delhi to their second consecutive 200+ score this season and also picked up 3 wickets during the chase to rattle to UP batters.

The team does however lack quality Indian spinners and Radha Yadav has gone wicketless in both matches. Tara Norris, who is the only Associate Nations player to feature in this year’s WPL picked up a fifer in the Capitals’ first match.

The Mumbai Indians have invested heavily in all-rounders during the auctions and are reaping the benefits of that strategy. They have some of the biggest names in Women’s T20 cricket in their squad, including Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, and Pooja Vastrakar and as a result, have quite a deep batting line-up.

Matthews was equally good with the ball, picking up 3 wickets for 28 runs, in an excellent display of her all-round abilities. In addition to the all-rounders, the Mumbai Indians will bank on captain Harmanpreet Kaur and wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia to play a big inning here.

Leg spinner Saika Ishaque is emerging as one of the best buys for the Indians as she has bowled a tight line and length in both matches so far and has picked up 6 wickets.

Weather Report

The weather is expected to be clear with temperatures of between 30-33 degrees Celsius. 

 

Pitch Report

The DY Patil Sports Academy has an excellent surface to bat on and the average first-inning score here is around 185. While there is little help for the quicker bowlers in terms of movement off the seam, the spinners will be able to get some turn as the match progresses. The team batting first will be looking to set a target of over 200 runs to put the opposition batters under pressure.

Notable stats

Marizanne Kapp’s All-Round Performance

Over the years, Marizanne Kapp has emerged to be South Africa’s most reliable all-rounder. She has scored 1179 runs in T20 internationals and has also picked up 76 wickets in 94 matches.

Team News

With both teams in excellent form, we are unlikely to see them make any changes to the playing eleven. 

DCW vs MIW Probable 11

DCW Playing 11

  • Meg Lanning (C)
  • Jemimah Rodrigues
  • Marizanne Kapp
  • Shafali Verma
  • Alice Capsey
  • Jess Jonassen
  • Taniya Bhatia (Wk)
  • Arundhati Reddy
  • Shikha Pandey
  • Radha Yadav
  • Tara Norris

MIW Playing 11

  • Yastika Bhatia (Wk)
  • Hayley Matthews
  • Nat Sciver-Brunt
  • Harmanpreet Kaur (C)
  • Amelia Kerr
  • Issy Wong
  • Pooja Vastrakar
  • Humaira Kazi
  • Amanjot Kaur
  • Jintimani Kalita
  • Saika Ishaque
This is not the official playing 11 for the match. This is a prediction of the expected playing 11 for each team based on the writers analysis.

Dream11 Prediction

We are backing the Mumbai Indians to win this match. They have some quality all-rounders in their squad, which gives them a lot of flexibility and depth in their batting order. The team also has a greater variety in their bowling, which gives them a slight edge in what otherwise appears to be a close contest. 

 

Top Picks

Hayley Matthews: Hayley Matthews is ranked second on the list of top all-rounders in T20 cricket according to the latest ICC Rankings. She has scored a total of 124 runs and picked up 3 wickets in this series so far.

Nat Sciver-Brunt: Nat Sciver-Brunt was England Women’s top scorer in the recently concluded Women’s T20 World Cup and is a genuine all-rounder for the Mumbai Indians. She has scored a total of 2175 runs and also picked up 79 wickets in T20 internationals.

Amelia Kerr: Amelia Kerr is quite effective with her leg breaks and has picked up 58 wickets in her 59 international T20 matches. She can also be a decent batter lower down the order and can score runs at a brisk pace. 

 

DCW vs MIW Dream11 Team 1

Keeper: Y Bhatia

Batters: M Lanning, H Kaur, A Capsey

All-rounders: H Matthews (C), N Sciver (VC), M Kapp, A Kerr

Bowlers: J Jonassen, P Vastrakar, S Ishaque

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