The first-ever Women’s Premiere League is about to get concluded. The two best teams of the tournament Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have reached the finals of the tournament. Brabourne Stadium of Mumbai will host the final match on the 26th of March. Here is Brabourne Stadium Mumbai Pitch Report.
During the league phase both these teams faced each other twice. In thier first meeting, the MI women won the match by 8 wickets but in reply, the Capitals won the second game by 9 wickets. The final match on 26th March will decide who has the last laugh.
WPL 2023 Final MI-W vs DEL-W Date, Time, Venue, Weather
Date: 26 March, Sunday
Time: 7:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Weather: There will be a clear night sky on the final matchday in Mumbai. The temperature will hover around 27°C to 28°C during the course of the game. Humidity will be there once again at 51% and the wind speed is expected to click around 16kmph.
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai Pitch Report
The wicket of Brabourne Stadium has been amazing to bat on throughout this tournament. 7 times in this tournament teams have been able to score more than 170 runs at this surface. In the finals, we can expect no difference as both teams have strong batting lineups.
The toss winner should opt to bat first considering the pressure of finals. It is a high-scoring venue so the team batting first should go for a giant total to put the opponents under pressure in the finals.
Brabourne Stadium WPL 2023 T20 Records
Before the final, 10 WPL games have been played at Brabourne. So far, it has been proven as a good surface for chasing a total.
- Total WPL matches played: 10
- Matches won by the team batting first: 4
- Matches won by the team batting second: 6
- Highest team score while batting first: DC-W – 232/2 (20) vs RCB-W
- Lowest team score while batting first: RCB-W – 138/10 (19.3) vs UP-W
- Biggest total chased: RCB-W chased 188 vs GG-W
- Lowest Score Defended: GG-W defended 147 vs DC-W (136/10)
- Brabourne Cricket Stadium Mumbai average score in WPL: 170
Two equally balanced teams to play the finals of the gala event
Lanning’s DC has been very consistent throughout this tournament. Their batting has been their biggest strength whereas Mumbai Indians have reached the finals with the help of their bowlers.
It will be an interesting battle to watch out for between MI spinners and DC batters.
All-rounders of both teams have been on fire, especially Mumbai Indians. Nat Sciver Brunt, Amelia Kerr, and Hailey Mathews are the star performers of MI Women.
On the other DC will rely on their captain Meg Lanning and in form Alice Capsey.
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Probable XI
Mumbai Indians Womens
Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque
Delhi Capitals Womens
T Bhatia, JI Rodrigues, MM Lanning(C), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, M Kapp, JL Jonassen, S Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, A Reddy