DC vs MI: Mumbai reign supreme, defeat Delhi once again

The WPL 2024beginning with a highprofile match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and runnersup Delhi Capitals will be optimistic about meeting its existential purpose of giving a wider platform to promising homegrown talentsThe foreign stars glittered brightly in the inaugural edition held in Mumbai and the Indians will be hoping to hog some of the limelight this year as the tournament takes a multicity format shape with New Delhi being the other host cityWhile Capitals skipper Meg Lanning who has now retired from international cricket took the Orange Cap last year for the highest rungetter the Purple Cap went to Hayley Matthews of Mumbai for taking 16 wicketsAmid this surge of overseas players the Indian cricketers generally struggled for consistency and impact in the previous year but now some of the young domestic stars will eye this WPL with genuine hopeLets take Shreyanka Patil of Royal Challengers Bangalore as a case in point During WPL 2023 she was a wideeyed young cricketer who was awestruck to rub shoulders with some of the finest names in womens cricketShe played seven matches but the spotlight was understandably on players such as Smriti Mandhana or Ellyse Perry or Sophie DevineBut in the last 10 months or so Patil has built a place of her own She earned her maiden India cap in both Test and ODIs in December last year besides making her mark in the Caribbean Premier League for the Guyana Amazon WarriorsIn this interim the 21yearold has also added more arrows to her quiver in the form of powerhitting at the death oversTitas Sadhu of Delhi Capitals offers a similar story Sadhu did not get a single game despite being in the squad but this year the West Bengal player has a changed profileAlso ReadCity pride at stake Daring Delhi face Mumbai in pinnacle cricket showdownAfter making her India debut in the Hangzhou Asian Games against Bangladesh the 19yearold has grown in statureThe medium pacers 4163 spell helped India beat Sri Lanka in the Asian Games final while defending a meagre target of 117Sadhu proved that that performance was no flash in the pan when she grabbed four for 17 against Australia in Mumbai last month powering India to a rare T20I win over the AussiesSo it will be hard for Delhi management to overlook her claim to be in the starting eleven against Mumbai or at least in a few subsequent matchesThe Capitals also have in their ranks a talent who is eager to stamp her mark in the WPL Minnu ManiThe season opener could be the perfect tonesetter for Delhi as they would be looking forward to moving past the heartbreak of last years loss to Mumbai in the finals and securing the gold Lanning would have her eyes set on the gold hoping to hold the newest championship title of womens franchise cricket after conquering international cricket Australia all over the worldWPL 2024 DC vs MI Full teamsMumbai Indians Harmanpreet Kaur captain Amanjot Kaur Amelia Kerr Chloe Tryon Hayley Matthews Humaira Kazi Issy Wong Jintimani Kalita Nat SciverBrunt Pooja Vastrakar Priyanka Bala Saika Ishaque Yastika Bhatia Shabnim Ismail S Sajana Amandeep Kaur Fatima Jaffer Keerthana BalakrishnanDelhi Capitals Meg Lanning Captain Jemimah Rodrigues Laura Harris Shafali Verma Alice Capsey Annabel Sutherland Arundathi Reddy Ashwani Kumari Jess Jonassen Marizanne Kapp Sneha Deepthi Minnu Mani Radha Yadav Shikha Pandey Aparna Mondal Taniyaa Bhatia Poonam Yadav Titas SadhuWPL 2024 DC vs MI Probable Playing XIMI Hayley Matthews Yastika Bhatia wk NR Sciver H Kaur C AC Kerr Amanjot Kaur P Vastrakar S Ismail Jintimani Kalita Amandeep Kaur S IshaqueDC Shafali Verma MM Lanning C JI Rodrigues M Kapp Alice Capsey A Sutherland S Pandey T Bhatia wk Radha Yadav Poonam Yadav Titas SadhuWPL 2024 DC vs MI Dream11 PredictionWicketkeeper Yastika BhatiaBatters Meg Lanning Harmanpreet Kaur C Shafali Verma VCAllrounders Hayley Matthews Nat SciverBrunt Marizanne Kapp Amelia KerrBowlers Shabnim Ismail Shikha Pandey Issy Wong645 PM Opening ceremony beginsThe WPl 2024 opening ceremony kicks off and Bollywood star Karthik Aaryan takes the grand stage The match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will begin at 8 PM IST Below is a video of Shahrukh Khan preparing for the ceremonyKING KHAN is all set for TATAWPL Opening Ceremony Hurry and get your tickets at httpstcojP2vYAWukG iamsrk pictwittercom7VDjZ1dRw4mdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 February 22 2024Sidharth Malhotras dazzling performance lights up the Chinnaswamy Stadium TATAWPL SidMalhotra pictwittercomFptK14jQudmdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 February 23 2024A GRAND start to the TATAWPL opening ceremony Kartik Aaryan captivates the crowd with a stellar performance TheAaryanKartik pictwittercomPCcChO9p6ymdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 February 23 2024Bengaluru erupts with joy to welcome Shahid Kapoor to the TATAWPL Opening Ceremony shahidkapoor pictwittercomC2LckHvV2Dmdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 February 23 2024Bollywood Badshah Shahrukh Khan illuminates the stage with an incandescent performance Watch belowSOUND ON showcases his aura at the TATAWPL Opening Ceremony iamsrk pictwittercomWLjSmCxVXLmdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 February 23 2024WPL 2024 DC vs MI Toss updateMumbai Indians Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and has elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in the season openerWPL 2024 DC vs MI Confirmed playing XIMumbai Indians Hayley Matthews Nat SciverBrunt Harmanpreet Kaurc Yastika Bhatiaw Amelia Kerr Amanjot Kaur S Sajana Pooja Vastrakar Shabnim Ismail Keerthana Balakrishnan Saika IshaqueDelhi Capitals Shafali Verma Meg Lanningc Alice Capsey Jemimah Rodrigues Marizanne Kapp Annabel Sutherland Arundhati Reddy Minnu Mani Taniya Bhatiaw Radha Yadav Shikha Pandey1124 PM MI win by four wickets1052 PM 1365 17 oversSkipper Kaur make the chase look supremely easy Looks like Mumbai will have it easy this time around after early blow1049 PM 1062 15 OversCaptain Harmanpreet Kaur has shifted gears with some fours she is now on 24 off 18 Mumbai Indians need 67 in 42 balls now and Delhi desperately need a wicket1032 PM 902 11 OversYastika Bhatia hits a dazzling fifty with Mumbai Indians back in the contest Delhi must take wickets to avenge disappointment from last years final1017 PM 572 7 OversNat SciverBrunt 19 17 gets bowled by Arundhati Reddy Mumbai seem unfazed skipper Kaur walks in to bat1003 PM 361 5 OversMumbai Indians are back in this contest with 36 runs from 30 balls so far959 PM 211 3 OversNat SciverBrunt is at the moment in the middle against Delhi remaining relentless in the company of wicketkeeperbatter Yastika Bhatia948 PM 01 1 OverMarizanne Kapp strikes on the second delivery of this innings as Hayley Matthews is caught behind by Bhatia Delhi Capitals off to a dream start930 PM 1715 20 oversCapsey showcased full range of her talent with a powerpacked fifty as Delhi Capitals made a challenging 171 for five922 PM 1473 18 OversBig wicket Capsey 75 53 LBW by Amelia Kerr Mumbai Indians finally get the dangerous Capsey out she goes for a reverse sweep but gets trapped912 PM 1272 16 OversCapsey singlehandedly took Delhi on top of this contest She is batting on 72 off 49 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes900 PM 892 12 OversCapsey hits fifty in 37 balls laced with six fours and two sixes Delhi Capitals look in complete control at the moment Mumbai appoint Saika Ishaque looking for wickets844 PM 661 101 OversAmelia Kerr comes into the attack for Delhi Capitals Nat SciverBrunt and Hayley Matthews come in next searching for wickets Capsey and Lanning in the middle for Delhi832 PM 581 83 OversDelhi Capitals have bounced back with Meg Lanning and Alice Capsey in the middle electrifying the stadium with a dazzling display of stellar shots813 PM 61 25 OverMumbais Shabnim Ismail strikes in the second over to get the first breakthrough for her side Shafali Verma gets cleaned up and walks back after scoring just one run800 PM 00 01 OverMeg Lanning and Shafali Verma open for Delhi 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