The 2024 Women’s Premier League has already seen some amazing games being played. International player’s energy with the Indian stars’ enthusiasm has pulled a huge crowd to each match. On Thursday it is the battle of the heavyweights as Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Delhi Capitals in a key game. It is also going to be a battle between two tall run-scorers Smriti Mandhana and Meg Lanning.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (BAN-W) are at the top of the table after their massive win over Gujarat Giants. The 8-wicket win came in the 13th over which saw RCB leapfrog Mumbai Indians to take the number spot in the table. After an abysmal 2023 campaign, RCB have been on fire this year with two wins on the bounce. The batting has been a huge bonus while the bowling has been better than ever. New stars are putting their hands up and performing well for the side.
Delhi Capitals (DEL-W) began the tournament with a close loss to Mumbai Indians. In their very next game, Delhi managed to swat aside the challenge from UP Warriorz. Just like RCB, the Delhi team won the game with a comprehensive margin to climb to third in the table. Meg Lanning and Shafali Varma were impressive with the bat as they shared a huge first-innings partnership. The bowling of Radha Yadav and Marizzane Kapp has been another plus for the 2023 runners-up.
BAN-W vs DEL-W – Match Details
Match – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, WPL 2024, Match 7
Venue – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time – 29th February 2024, 19:30 IST
Live Coverage – Sports 18 and Jio Cinema
BAN-W vs DEL-W – Head-to-Head Stats
Matches Played – 2
Wins for Delhi Capitals – 2
BAN-W vs DEL-W – Pitch report
After a high-scoring start, the pitch has started to die down a little as batting first seems to be a huge issue. Yet again one could see the team winning the toss opting to bowl first and make use of the early conditions with the ball. The batters are finding it tough to score runs as the ball has been doing a lot of talking in the initial phase. Pacers with the ability to swing will enjoy the early conditions. Spinners with the ability to make the ball grip and turn will be a handful on this track. The chasing team will enjoy the best conditions as far as batting is concerned.
BAN-W vs DEL-W – Likely XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore – S Mandhana, S Devine, S Meghana, E Perry, R Ghosh, G Wareham, S Molineux, S Patil, S Bahadur, S. Asha, and R Singh.
Delhi Capitals – M Lanning, S Varma, J Rodrigues, A Capsey, M Kapp, A Sutherland, A Reddy, M Mani, T Bhatia, R Yadav, and S Pandey.
BAN-W vs DEL-W- Fantasy XI
Grand League Team
Batters – M Lanning (VC), S Mandhana (Captain), S Varma, and S Meghana
Wicket-Keepers – R Ghosh and T Bhatia
All-Rounders – E Perry, M Kapp, and S Molinuex
Bowlers – R Singh and R Yadav
Head-to-Head Team
Batters – S Mandhana, S Varma, and S Meghana
All-Rounders – E Perry, M Kapp (Captain), A Capsey, and S Molineux (VC)
Wicket-Keeper – R Ghosh
Bowlers – R Singh, G Wareham, and R Yadav