MATCH NO – 15th MATCH
SERIES – Women’s Premier Leagues – 2024
DATE – 07th March, 2024
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
INTRODUCTION
Women’s Premier League is one of the most popular T20 leagues in Women’s cricket. This league started last year. In this league many big stars like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet kaur, Harleen Deol, Shafali Varma, Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Sophia Devine, Sophie Ecceleston, Deepti Sharma, Shabnam Ismail, Annabeal Sutherland, Renuka Singh, Tahlia McGrath, etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2023 by Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI), This is an Indian professional t20 league and biggest T20 league in Women;s Cricket.
Women’s Premier League 2024 has started from 23th February.15th matches of Women’s Premier League league will be played between UP Warriorz & Delhi Capitals.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 14th match played between UP Warriorz (UPW) and Delhi Capitals Women (DCW) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this Season UP Warriorz team won 2 matches and lost 3 out of 5 matches and 4th position in the points table. Whereas Delhi capital team have won 4 matches and lost only 1 match out of 5 matches and are table topper in Point table.
Last time when both teams Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz played between each other, UP Warriorz team scored only 119 runs and Delhi Capitals team chased this total and won the match by 9 wickets.
Defending runner up Champion Delhi Capitals is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have proven themselves in the last season with won 6 matches and lost only 2 matches out of 8 matches and table topper in point table.But this season this team did not start well and lost the match by 4 wickets against Mumbai Indians.But in the last 3 matches they came back strongly and won both matches against UP Warriorz, Royal Challengers Bangalore & Gujarat Giants. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Meg Lanning, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey.They have good all-rounders also like, Marizanne Kapp, Annabeal Sutherland. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy & Sikha Pandey adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other hand, UP Warriorz looked good in previous season and won only 4 matches and lost 4 matches and out of 8 and third position.But in this season this team have lost 3 matches and won back to back two matches against Mumbai Indians & Gujarat Giants.This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Alyssa healy, Danielle Wyatt, Chamri Athapaththu & Kiran Navgire. They have good all-rounders also, like Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Sophie Eccelstone, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Anjali Sarvani, adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals.
PITCH REPORT
Arun Jaitley Stadium is a cricket stadium located in the Capital of Country, Delhi, India. It is known for its lively pitches and high-scoring matches, particularly in limited-overs cricket, due to its true bounce and short boundaries.This Venue is the first time it will host the Women;s Premier league matches from this season.
- 1. Bounce and Carry: The pitches at Arun Jaitley Stadium often offer good bounce and carry for the bowlers, which makes it conducive to fast bowling. Seamers can extract movement off the surface, especially in the early stages of the match.
- 2. Batting-Friendly: Typically, pitches in Delhi are known to be batting-friendly, especially in the early parts of matches. However, as the game progresses, spinners tend to come into play more due to the dryness and cracks on the pitch. The weather conditions, especially during winter months, can also affect the behaviour of the pitch.
- 3. Short Boundaries: One notable characteristic of Arun jaitley Stadium is its relatively short boundaries, especially square of the wicket. This makes it easier for batsmen to clear the ropes and score boundaries, leading to high-scoring contests.
- 4. Spinners’ Role: While seamers may enjoy some assistance, spinners also have a role to play, particularly as the match progresses. The pitch tends to slow down as the game goes on, allowing spinners to vary their pace and extract turns.
- 5. Weather Conditions: Due to the dry and dusty weather conditions prevalent in Delhi, the pitches often tend to deteriorate over the course of a match, developing cracks that can assist spin bowlers. However, the exact nature of the pitch can vary depending on factors such as recent weather conditions, groundsmanship, and specific preparation for upcoming matches.
Overall, Arun Jaitley Stadium is known for producing entertaining and high-scoring matches, with something in it for both batsmen and bowlers. It’s a venue where fans can expect exciting cricketing action, particularly in limited-overs formats like T20 and One-Day Internationals.
GROUND STATS (WPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 02 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 192 |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 02 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 00 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 120 | 00 |
| BETWEEN 120 TO 139 | 00 |
| BETWEEN 140 TO 169 | 00 |
| ABOVE SCORE 170 | 02 |
BOWLERS STATS ON ARUN JAITLEY STADIUM (WPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 02
PACER WICKETS – 07
SPINNER WICKETS – 11.
NOTE -:PITCH REPORT WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 14th MATCH.
DCW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Delhi Capitals team performed superb in this season and won 4 matches and lost only 1 matches and table toppers in this season.
- Last match played between Delhi Capitals & UP Warriorz, Delhi Capital team successfully chased a low score of 119 runs and won the match by 9 wickets.
- Meg Lanning has scored 201 runs in 5 innings with a 40+average in this season of Women Premier League.
- Shafali Varma has scored 156 runs in 5 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Jemimah Rodrigues has scored 122 runs in 5 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Marizanne Kapp has scored 59 runs and taken 8 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Alice Capsey has scored 167 runs in & taken 2 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Arundhati Reddy has taken 6 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Jess Jonnasen has scored 51 runs and taken 9 wickets in 3 innings in this season of women’s premier league.
- Radha Yadav has taken 8 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- In the last match against Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capital team scored 192 runs and successfully defended this total and won the match by 29 runs.
- Meg Lanning scored 53 runs, Jemimah Rodrigues scored 69 runs in just 33 balls and shefali varma scored 28 runs in the previous match against Mumbai Indians.
- Jess Jonassen took 3 wickets, Marizanne Kapp took 2 wickets and Titas Sadhu, Shikha Pandey & Radha Yadav took 1-1 wicket each on the previous match against Mumbai Indians
- Both teams played 3 matches and Delhi Capitals team won all 3 matches against UP Warriorz.
SQUADS
Batting – Meg Lanning ©, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Laura Harris, Aparna Mondal (wk), Sneh Deepthi.
Bowling – Radha Yadav, Sikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Ashwani Kumari.
All Rounder – Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassenn.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Meg Lanning ©, Shefali Varma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Meg Lanning | 53r, 55r, 11r, 51r, 31r. |
| Shafali Varma | 28r, 13r, 51r, 64r, 1r. |
| Alice Capsey | 19r, 27r, 46r, 75+2W, 7r. |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 69r, 7r, 0r, 4r, 42r. |
| Marizanne Kapp | 11+2W, 32+2W, 3W, 16+1W, 1W. |
| Jess Jonassen | 4+3W, 11+3W, 36+3W, 29+4W, 1W. |
| Taniya Bhatia | 0r, 1r, 4r, 3r, 1r. |
| Shikha Pandey | 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 27+1W. |
| Titas Sadhu | 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 4W. |
| Radha Yadav | 1W, 3W, 0W, 4W, 0W. |
| Arundhati Reddy | 0W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON ARUN JAITLEY STADIUM (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Meg Lanning | 1 INNING – 53 RUNS. |
| Shafali Varma | 1 INNING – 28 RUNS. |
| Alice Capsey | 1 INNING – 19 RUNS – WICKET |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 1 INNING – 69 RUNS. |
| Marizanne Kapp | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Jess Jonassen | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Taniya Bhatia | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shikha Pandey | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Titas Sadhu | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Radha Yadav | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Arundhati Reddy | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS UPW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS UPW |
| Meg Lanning | 51r, 39r, 70r. |
| Shafali Varma | 64r, 21r, 17r. |
| Alice Capsey | 34+3W, 21+0W. |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 4r, 3r, 34r. |
| Marizanne Kapp | 3W, 34+0W, 16+1W. |
| Jess Jonassen | 0+1W, 42+3W. |
| Taniya Bhatia | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shikha Pandey | 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Titas Sadhu | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Radha Yadav | 4W, 2W, 0W. |
| Arundhati Reddy | 1W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS UPW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS UPW |
| Meg Lanning | 3 INNINGS – 160 RUNS – 53.3 AVG. |
| Shafali Varma | 3 INNINGS – 102 RUNS – 51 AVG. |
| Alice Capsey | 2 INNINGS – 55 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 3 INNINGS – 40 RUNS. |
| Marizanne Kapp | 3 INNINGS – 50 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Jess Jonassen | 2 INNINGS – 42 RUNS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Taniya Bhatia | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shikha Pandey | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Titas Sadhu | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Radha Yadav | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Arundhati Reddy | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
UPW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- UP Warriorz team performed well in the previous season and won 4 matches and lost 4 matches out of 8 and third position in the points table.But this season they performed not well and lost 3 matches and won 2 matches out of 5 matches.
- Last match played between UP Warriorz & Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz team scored only 119 and failed to defend this total and lost the match by 9 wickets.
- Alyssa Healy has scored 139 runs in 5 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Grace Harris has scored 157 runs with 50+ average & 2 Wickets in 5 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Shweta Sehrawat has scored 87 runs in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Sophie Eccelston had taken 7 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Deepti Sharma has scored 95 runs & taken 3 wickets in 5 innings in this previous season of Women Premier League.
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad has taken 4 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- In the last match, UP Warriorz team failed to chase a massive score of 198 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore and lost the match by 23 runs.
- In the last Match Alyssa Healy scored 55 runs and Poonam Khemnar scored 31 runs against Royal Challengers.
- Deepti Sharma scored 33 runs & took 1 wickets whereas Sophie Eccleston & Anjali Sarvani took 1-1 wicket each against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Both teams played 3 matches and UP Warriorz team lost all 3 matches against Delhi Capitals.
SQUADS
Batting – Allysa Healy © (wk), Kiran Navigire, Vrinda Dinesh, Danielle Wyatt.
Bowling – Sophie Eccelston, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Saim Thakor, G Sultana, Laxmi Yadav, Parshvi Chopra, Poonam Khemkar.
All Rounder – Tahlia McGrath, Deept Sharma, Grace Haris,Chamari Athapaththu, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Shewta Sehrawat.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Alyssa Harris © (wk), Chamari Athapaththu/Tahlia McGrath, Grace Haris, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Shewta Shehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Poonam Khemnar, Anjali Sarvani, Saima Thokar.
NOTE-UPW TEAM PLAYER RECENT INNINGS & STATS ON THIS PITCH WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 14TH MATCH MIW VS UPW.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Alyssa Healy | 55r, 33r, 33r, 13r, 5r. |
| Kiran Navgire | 18r, 12r, 57r, 10r, 1r. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | 8+0W, 17+0W, 11+0W, 46+0W, 6+2W. |
| Tahlia McGrath | 1r, 1r, 22+1W, 2W, 44+0W. |
| Grace Harris | 5+0W, 60+0W, 38+1W, 17+0W, 38+1W. |
| Deepti Sharma | 33+1W, 17+0W, 27+1W, 5+0W, 13+1W. |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 1W, 3W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | 1r, 2r, 45r, 31r, 1r. |
| Poonam Khemnar | 31r, 10r, 14r, 2r. |
| Saima Thokar | 0W, 0W. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Anjali Sarvani | 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON ARUN JAITLEY STADIUM (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Alyssa Healy | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Kiran Navgire | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tahlia McGrath | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Grace Harris | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Deepti Sharma | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Sophie Ecclestone | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Poonam Khemnar | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Saima Thokar | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Anjali Sarvani | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS DCW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS DCW |
| Alyssa Healy | 13r, 36r, 24r. |
| Kiran Navgire | 10r, 2r, 2r. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tahlia McGrath | 1+0W, 55+0W, 90+1W. |
| Grace Harris | 17r. |
| Deepti Sharma | 5+0W, 3+0W, 12+0W. |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | 45r, 19r, 1r. |
| Poonam Khemnar | 10+0W. |
| Saima Thokar | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | 0W, 1W. |
| Anjali Sarvani | 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS DCW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS DCW |
| Alyssa Healy | 3 INNINGS – 73 RUNS. |
| Kiran Navgire | 3 INNINGS – 14 RUNS. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Tahlia McGrath | 3 INNINGS – 149 RUNS – 1 WICKET |
| Grace Harris | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
| Deepti Sharma | 3 INNINGS – 20 RUNS. – 0 WICKET. |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | 3 INNINGS – 65 RUNS. |
| Poonam Khemnar | 1 INNING – 10 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Saima Thokar | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| Anjali Sarvani | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
- DCW WIN – 03
- UPW WIN – 00
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Healy.
BATSMEN – M. Lanning, S. Varma, J. Rodrigues.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J, Jonassen, M. Kapp, A. Capsey, D. Sharma, G. Harris.
BOWLERS – S. Ecclestone, R. Yadav.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Healy.
BATSMEN – M. Lanning, S. Varma, K. P. Navgire.
ALL-ROUNDERS – J, Jonassen, M. Kapp, A. Capsey, C. Atapattu, G. Harri
BOWLERS – S. Eccleston, A. Reddy.
BACK-UPS – S, Pandey, T. McGrath, R. Gayakwad.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – J. Jonassen, M. Kapp.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – G. Harris, A. Capsey.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
DELHI CAPITALS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
