WPL-2024 Final: Delhi Capitals Women won the toss and elected to bat against RCB
In WPL-2024 Final, Delhi Capitals Women won the toss and elected to bat against RCB at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi Capitals are excited to have won four consecutive matches against RCB. RCB is determined to excel in the final. Cricket lovers are interested to see who will win the WPL-2024 crown.
We’re on pitch number 5 for this final game. It’s a centre pitch with both sides at 55m and the straight boundary at 65m. It’s not a high scoring ground, so runs on the board could be crucial. 140-150 and you’re in the game. The surface looks dry, but there has been more seam movement. RCB bowling and DC’s batting in the powerplay could go a long way in dictating the result, reckons Charles Dagnell, in his pitch report.
Our correspondent, Purnima Malhotra, is already at the venue and she reckons that Delhi Capitals might be unchanged, on the basis of the team photo that was clicked, she adds.
The match-ups that stand-out -> A host of big match winners in both teams, but it’ll be the small details which could go a long way in deciding the winners. Lanning v Perry – two Australian legends who know how to win those crunch moments. Smriti v Shafali – the Indian openers at the opposite end of the spectrum. Kapp v Wareham, the two hard-hitting all-rounders and Radha Yadav v Shreyanka Patil, the two star spinners.
The stats guide -> Much of DC’s success has been on the back of a consistent top-4 with Meg Lanning, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Alice Capsey featuring in the top-10 list of highest scorers. They’ve an impressive presence in the bowling list as well with Marizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen featuring in the top-5. RCB aren’t too far away though with a host of performers with both bat and ball. Their talisman has been Ellyssa Perry – the world’s best all-format all-rounder and she is a big match player as well. Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Asha Shobana and Shreyanka Patil have punched above their weight while the pair of Georgia Wareham and Sophie Molinuex have silently done their job.
