Match Preview
In the 5th game of the Women’s Premier League, it’s Delhi Capitals Women up against UP Warriorz.
Both these teams have been able to secure good starts to their campaigns in the inaugural season.
Furthermore, Delhi Capitals Women beat Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in their opening fixture by 60 runs and would now look to repeat their performance.
On the other hand, UP Warriorz also beat Gujarat Giants by 3 wickets and is a powerhouse to reckon with.
Additionally, the top performers for Delhi were Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning, Marizanne Kapp, and Jemimah Rodrigues.
Moreover, Grace Harris and Kiran Navgire were the stars of UP Warriorz as the team managed to get an unlikely win from the jaws of defeat.
Therefore, it is an interesting matchup between these two teams tomorrow.
On the other hand, DC Women are becoming favorites to win this tournament.
Match Details
Match: Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz, Match 5
Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
Date: 7th March 2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
This pitch is a batter’s paradise and a total of 17 games have been played here where teams batting first have won 8 games. Moreover, the average first innings score at this venue has been 164. Therefore, the team winning the toss will look to bowl first.
Full Squads for Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz, Match 5
Delhi Capitals Women
Jasia Akhter, Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Harris, Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Sneha Deepthi, Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Aparna Mondal (wk), Taniya Bhatia (wk), Poonam Yadav, Tara Norris, Titas Sadhu
UP Warriorz
Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Simran Shaikh, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Grace Harris, Parshavi Chopra, Sophie Ecclestone, Soppadhandi Venugopal Yashasri, Tahlia McGrath, Alyssa Healy ( c & wk), Laxmi Yadav (wk), Anjali Sarvani, Lauren Bell, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shabnim Ismail
Probable Playing XI for Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz
Delhi Capitals Women
Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris
UP Warriorz
Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Simran Shaikh, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Probable Winner
From the team combinations, we can say that this game can go either way because both these teams are strong.
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