Match Characteristics
- Delhi Capitals Women against UP Warriorz Women, eighth match
- Date and time: 19:30 IST Saturday, February 22, 2025
- venue: Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Match Foreview
Less than 72 hours following an exciting match in Vadodara, Delhi Capitals (DC), and UP Warriorz (UPW), Bengaluru is ready to see once more clashes between both teams. As they start the second leg of WPL 2025, both teams will be focussing on two vital aspects but also attending to their own issues. UPW will play three; DC has a packed calendar with four games coming.
Lead by Deepti Sharma, UP Warriorz clearly has problems. Currently lacking a single win, they are at the bottom of the points table and battle with lost opportunities and fielding blunders. Their fielding problems from last season still bother them; even their seasoned international players have not been at their best.
DC has not been most dominant even though they have won two of three games. Narrow defeats over Mumbai Indians would not have given UPW the confidence they so yearns for. Having four of their next five games in Bengaluru, DC will be eager to get momentum and land a third consecutive final spot.
Pitch & Conditions
Fresh and batting-friendly, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium ground should provide plenty of runs. Both clubs participated in previous season here, hence their perspective on the circumstances will be fair. The secret will be how effectively the players use themselves to maximise this high-scoring arena.
Team News & Most likely Using XIs
Though they have several choices in their roster, Delhi Capitals Women have not yet locked on their finest combination. They may, nonetheless, keep the same XI.
Possibly XI:
- Shafali Verma
- Meg Lanning (c)
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Annabel Sutherland
- Marizanne Kapp
- Jess Jonassen
- Sarah Bryce (wk)
- Niki Prasad
- Shikha Pandey
- Arundhati Reddy
- Minnu Mani
UP Warriorz: Women’s Stories
Though Kiran Navgire has had powerful beginnings, UPW has suffered in the middle overs. The management could think about rearranging the batting order or adding Chamari Athapaththu for more force.
Possibly XI:
- Kiran Navgire
- Vrinda Dinesh/Poonam Khemnar
- Deepti Sharma (c)
- Tahlia McGrath
- Shweta Sehrawat
- Grace Harris
- Chenille Henry
- Uma Chetry (wk)
- Sophie Ecclestone
- Saima Thakor
- Gouher Sultana/Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Squads
Kiran Navgire, Vrinda Dinesh, Deepti Sharma (c), Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Grace Harris, Chinelle Henry, Sophie Ecclestone, Uma Chetry (wk), Kranti Goud, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Alana King, Saima Thakor, Chamari Athapaththu, Arushi Goel, Poonam Khemnar, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana.
Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning c., Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Sarah Bryce (wk), Jess Jonassen, Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Alice Capsey, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Nallapureddy Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sneha Deepthi source cricbuzz
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