RCBW vs DCW Match Preview
The Royal Challengers have a star-studded batting line-up and the team will be banking on them to bulldoze through the opposition bowling attack.
Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry are two of the most well-known faces in Women’s cricket, and the idea of both of them pairing up on the field already has the fans salivating. The batting department is further strengthened with the presence of New Zealand splitter Sophie Devine, as well as England Women’s captain Heather Knight.
The bowling department appears to be a bit lacking with Megan Schutt and Renuka Singh Thakur being the only two experienced campaigners.
The Delhi Capitals had a smart strategy at the auction and seem to have formed a well-balanced pool of players to choose from.
Jemimah Rodrigues is the most expensive buy for the team from the auctions and will be banking on her for scoring some big runs in the tournament. However, it is Meg Lanning who can emerge as the pivotal player for the Delhi Capitals this season.
Alice Capsey is another batter to watch out for, as she is pretty solid in the middle order. Marizanne Kapp and Shafali Verma are the two world-class all-rounders on the team.
Both are capable of scoring some quick runs and the team will rely on them to boost them to a big total. The Capitals are the only team to have bought a player from the associate nations, giving them the flexibility of fielding 5 overseas players instead of 4.
The Capitals also have some good spinners in the team, where Jess Jonassen will lead the attack and will be assisted by Radha Yadav and Poonam Yadav.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be clear with temperatures of around 30 degrees Celcius.
Pitch Report
The match will be played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The surface here is considered good for batting but does offer some turn to the slower bowlers. The seam bowlers however are likely to struggle here. The average first-inning score here is around 160. The ground does see some dew formation in the second innings making it difficult for the bowlers to grip the ball.
Notable stats
Jess Jonassen's Excellent Bowling
Jess Jonassen is one of Australia’s best spinners and has been quite consistent over the years. In her 100 T20 appearances, she has picked up 91 wickets and is quite miserly too, giving away just 5.62 runs per over.
Team News
Both teams have fully fit squads at their disposal.
RCBW vs DCW Probable 11
RCBW Playing 11
- Smriti Mandhana (C)
- Ellyse Perry
- Sophie Devine
- Indrani Roy
- Richa Ghosh (Wk)
- Kanika Ahuja
- Erin Burns
- Megan Schutt
- Shreyanka Patil
- Renuka Singh Thakur
- Poonam Khemnar
DCW Playing 11
- Meg Lanning (C)
- Shafali Verma
- Alice Capsey
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Taniya Bhatia (Wk)
- Marizanne Kapp
- Shikha Pandey
- Radha Yadav
- Poonam Yadav
- Jess Jonassen
- Titas Sadhu
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Delhi Capitals to win this one. The team has a strong batting line-up consisting of specialist batters and some world-class all-rounders. They have a lot of depth in their batting which can be a big advantage. The Capitals also have some quality spinners who can ask some tough questions of the opposition batters on the turning pitch in Mumbai.
Top Picks
Marizanne Kapp: Marizanne Kapp is one of the best all-rounders in Women’s T20 cricket and has won many close contests for South Africa over the years. She has scored 1178 runs in the shortest format of the game and has also picked up 76 wickets.
Jemimah Rodrigues: Jemimah is a solid middle-order batter and has scored 1704 runs at an average of 29.89 in the T20 format. She will be particularly effective on the flat pitch at Mumbai.
Ellyse Perry: Ellyse Perry has a solid record in T20 cricket and has been a formidable force for Australia. She has scored 1535 runs at an average of 30.70 and has picked up 122 wickets so far.
RCBW vs DCW Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: R Ghosh
Batters: M Lanning, S Devine, S Mandhana, J Rodrigues
All-rounders: E Perry (C), M Kapp (VC), S Verma
Bowlers: J Jonassen, M Schutt, R Yadav
RCBW vs DCW Dream11 Team 2
Keeper: R Ghosh
Batters: M Lanning (C), S Devine , S Madhana (VC), J Rodrigues , A Capsey
All-rounders: M Kapp, S Verma
Bowlers: J Jonassen, M Schutt, T Norris
