The Delhi Capitals will seek to overcome their past heartbreaks and claim their maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) title as they face defending champions Mumbai Indians in the final at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday.
Led by Meg Lanning, the Capitals have twice finished as runners-up, falling short of the coveted trophy.
Their opponents, Mumbai Indians, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, emerged victorious in the inaugural season and will be aiming to retain their crown.
The summit clash is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM IST, with live telecast and streaming available in India, according to Olympics.com.
Delhi Capitals directly progressed to the final after topping the league stage with 10 points, winning five of their eight matches. However, they enter the final following a defeat to Gujarat Giants in their last league fixture.
Mumbai Indians, meanwhile, finished second in the standings, trailing Delhi on Net Run Rate (NRR). They secured their place in the final with a commanding 47-run victory over Gujarat Giants in the eliminator on Thursday.
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Head-to-head, the two teams have faced each other seven times in the WPL, with Delhi Capitals holding a narrow 4-3 advantage. In this season’s league stage, the Capitals won both encounters against Mumbai Indians.
Shafali Verma has been the Capitals' standout performer with the bat, amassing 300 runs in eight matches at an impressive average of 42.85 and a strike rate of 157.89. Their bowling attack has been spearheaded by Jess Jonassen and Shikha Pandey, both claiming 11 wickets each.
For Mumbai Indians, Nat Sciver-Brunt has been the tournament’s leading run-scorer, amassing 493 runs at an average of 70.42 and a strike rate of 156.50. Hayley Matthews leads the wicket-taking charts with 17 scalps, while Amelia Kerr has also been formidable, taking 16 wickets.
Squads:
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jess Jonassen, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Sarah Bryce (w), Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Alice Capsey, Taniya Bhatia, Sneha Deepthi, Nandini Kashyap, Nallapureddy Charani.
Mumbai Indians: Yastika Bhatia (w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Sajeevan Sajana, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Jintimani Kalita, Parunika Sisodia, Amandeep Kaur, Akshita Maheshwari.
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