🏏WPL2023:Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, Final🏏

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🏏WPL2023:Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, Final🏏

We will have the first ever champions of the Women's Premier League. The stage is set for the final match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians.

Delhi Capitals (DC-W) women will take on Mumbai Indians (MI-W) women in the final of the Women's Premier League (WPL 2023) today at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai.

DC-W had booked their spot in the final directly from the league stage of the tournament by finishing at the top of the points table while Mumbai Indians had to play the Eliminator clash vs UP Warriorz which they won convincingly on Friday night to qualify.

The DC earned a direct ticket to the final by virtue of the pole position. Mumbai Indians had similar stats but were pushed to the second spot as Delhi Capitals had a slightly better net run rate.

MI had finished on number 2 in the points table, courtesy a lower NRR than DC despite same number of points.

MI will bank on their proven match-winners such as Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr. Skipper Harman will be key to their success as well.

On the other hand, DC will pin hopes on their captain Meg Lanning, who has most runs in this season so far (310 from 8 matches) as well as vice-captain Jemimah Rodrigues.

The conditions at the Brabourne Stadium are likely to support batters. The fast bowlers will get some movement but overall it is a good batting surface. Fans can expect a high-scoring thriller today!!

Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians can write their names in the history books of women's cricket.

Both teams will be hungry to give it their all and get their hands on the prestigious trophy.

Nat Sciver-Brunt has been phenomenal for Mumbai Indians in recent games. For the big final, her experience would be crucial. Therefore, the English batter could be the best of the lot.

We expect a very close game between the sides and it would be no surprise if the game goes to the final over.

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Both teams have been the standouts in the tournament.

There is hardly anything that separates the two sides.

Even the scoreline is 1-1 in the two contests between them in the tournament.

It could be anyone’s game as both have equal chances of being crowned the champions.

Also, It’s just a test of nerves as the skill level in either team is almost equal.

The team that handles the pressure better would emerge victorious.

Predicted XIs

Mumbai Indians: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Amelia Kerr, Issy Wong, Saika Ishaque, Dhara Gujjar, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita

Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning (Captain), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, M Kapp, T Bhatia, JL Jonassen, S Pandey, Radha Yadav, T Norris, Titas Sadhu

It's no secret that these two teams have been the strongest contenders throughout the tournament, and their journey to the final has been nothing short of impressive.

Saika Ishaque is the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament currently.

She is only one wicket behind Sophie Ecclestone. The Indian spinner could well end up going past her and taking home the Purple Cap.

Pitch Report

Throughout the tournament, the Brabourne Stadium has produced good pitches for batting. For the final too, a belter is on the cards that could produce a run-feast.

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Weather Forecast

The maximum temperature in Mumbai on Sunday would be 31°C while the humidity would be around 50%. There is no chance of rain.

Good news for cricket fans, the weather forecast suggests that there will be no rain during the time of WPL 2023 final between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. The temperature is expected to be between 24 to 31 degrees Celsius.

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Toss Prediction

Both teams possess strong batting line-ups. However, lots of teams crumble under the scoreboard pressure. The runs on the board matter in a big game like this. So, the better choice would be to bat first after winning the toss.

Case1: If Delhi Capitals bat first

First Innings score prediction: 165 – 175

Result prediction: Delhi Capitals will win the match by 10-20 runs

Case2: If Mumbai Indians bat first

First Innings score prediction: 170 – 180

More often than not, in the final match of a tournament, the teams batting first end up winning because the chasing teams feel the scoreboard pressure. Going by that, the odds would be in favour of the team that sets the target.

The Mumbai Indians had to battle it out in the Eliminator match against the UP Warriorz, but their hard work and determination paid off as they secured their place in the final.

This final match promises to be a nail-biting affair, as both teams have been equally dominant throughout the tournament. In fact, they have already faced each other twice this season, with each team winning one game each. The battle for supremacy in this final match will ultimately crown the ultimate champions of the Women's Premier League 2023.

Ever since the final round-robin match of the inaugural Women's Premier League 2023, where Delhi Capitals secured their direct entry to final, there's been an over-riding sense of deja vu.

A side led by serial World Cup winner Meg Lanning was comfortably awaiting whoever made it through the extra tussle of an elimination threat to a sold-out title clash.

Yet again, it's a spirited team led by Harmanpreet Kaur.⭐️

The similarities stop there, however, because it isn't quite Australia vs India. Today's (March 26) finale between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians is a befitting contest between two very evenly-matched sides of the tournament who quite quickly rose to the top courtesy their all-round depth and are now vying for the ultimate glory.