WPL 2024 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Match Preview, Head-to-head, possible teams and Dream11 Predictions

Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 will grandly start its campaign with a rematch from last season's final. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will start their season against Delhi Capitals in the first match of WPL 2024 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, 23rd February 2024. From possible playing XIs to Dream11 predictions, here is everything you need to know about Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Match in WPL 2024 as both teams look to start the season on a high.

Match Details: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals Match

Match No: 1

Date: 23-02-2-24

Time: 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT)

Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

How to watch the Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals WPL 2024 Match?

The Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals WPL 2024 match will be televised on Sports18 and Sports18 HD TV channels in India. All the WPL 2024 matches will be streamed free on the Jio Cinema app and website.

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Ground stats:

Till now there have been 8 WT20I games played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The team which batted first won in 4 of them, and the team which fielded first won in the rest of the four games. However, with the due in mind at this time of the year, teams might look to chase. 

Highest total: 163/5 by India Women vs Bangladesh Women in 2016

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Team News

After the loss in last season's final, Delhi Capitals, led by Meg Lanning will be looking forward to kicking off the season with a win against one of the strongest teams in the tournament, Mumbai Indians. Meantime, Harmanpreet Kaur led Mumbai Indians would look to continue from where they left off last season. 

A day on the pitch is a day spent well for the DC stars 💙🏏

Get ready to see them in action in 2 days 😎💪🏻#YehHaiNayiDilli #TATAWPL #WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/sd1Dy85qzh

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) February 21, 2024

Both team boosts with a few of the greatest stars of Women's Cricket which makes the game more interesting. Delhi Capitals have one of the strongest opening pairs of the game. Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning will be the regular openers for them. Meantime, Jemimah Rodrigues' presence at number three gives them the solidity they need in the middle overs. Marizanne Kapp, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav and Jess Jonassen will be their key players with the ball.

Nothing to see here, just two of the best all-rounders in the world 😌🔥#OneFamily #AaliRe#MumbaiIndians #TATAWPL pic.twitter.com/3Dv9kzzQpF

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 18, 2024

On the contrary, Mumbai Indians have a few of the best all-rounders of world cricket in their squad. Last season's player of the tournament Hayley Matthews, along with Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr give them the best all-round options available in Women's Cricket. Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Shabnim Ismail and Saika Isaque can be game-changers for them in the bowling department for the defending champions.

Amandeep Kaur can be a huge surprise in this WPL 2024 with her left-arm wrist spin for Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals head-to-head in WPL

Matches: 3

Mumbai Indians: 2

Delhi Capitals: 1

Possible XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhaita (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Shabnim Ismail, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Humaira Kazi, Amandeep Kaur

Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Titas Sadhu, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav

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Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals WPL 2024: Dream11 Predictions