On Sunday, Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Delhi Capitals in a crucial Women’s Premier League match. The game is important for both teams, although Delhi Capitals currently find themselves in a better position than RCB.
DC needs to win one of their upcoming two games to secure a spot in the playoffs. If they manage to win both, they will earn direct qualification to the final, finishing at the top of the table. Currently, the Capitals are positioned at the 2nd spot in the WPL 2024 standings, with 4 wins in 6 matches, making them a strong contender for the playoffs.
On the other hand, the remaining two games are must-win for RCB women. The Challengers have secured victory in 3 games this season out of their 6 outings. Presently, with 6 points, they are tied with UP Warriorz. If RCB Women loses the upcoming game against Delhi Capitals, the playoff scenarios in the WPL will intensify, adding more pressure on RCB in the last league game against table-topper Mumbai Indians.
DEL-W vs BAN-W Pitch Report
The match will be hosted at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. This stadium serves as the home ground for the Capitals; however, RCB has also received substantial support from fans in their previous game at this venue. In the ongoing WPL season, five games have been played in Delhi, and it has proven to be a high-scoring venue.
In three of these games, the team batting first has managed to achieve a total of 190. The square boundaries at the venue are relatively short, measuring just 46 meters, which has contributed to the high-scoring.
The toss winner in the DEL-W vs RCB-W match is expected to bat first as it is a bat-first venue. In five WPL matches here, 4 times a score was defended. However, in the most recent match, Mumbai Indians managed to chase 190 against Gujarat Ginats, all thanks to Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 95-run knock.
DEL-W vs BAN-W Dream11 Prediction
Wicket-keeper: Richa Ghosh
Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning
All-rounders: Ellyse Perry, Marizanne Kapp
Bowlers: Shikha Yadav, Radha Yadav, Asha Sobhana
Delhi Capitals Women vs RCB Women Head-to-Head Record in WPL
Both teams have faced each other three times before, including a match in the WPL 2024 season. However, RCB Women have yet beat Delhi Capitals Women.
| Matches | DC-W Won | RCB-W Won | Tied/NR |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
DEL-W vs BAN-W Last Match Scorecard
Delhi Capitals Women and RCB Women clashed in match no.7 of this season on February 29. The game was held at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, where Meg Lanning-led DC emerged winner by a margin of 25 runs.
| Delhi Capitals: 194-5 (20) | Royal Challengers Women: 169-9 (20) |
| Shafali Verma: 50(31) | Smriti Mandhana: 74(43) |
| Alice Capsey: 46(33) | Sabbhineni Meghana: 36(31) |
| Jess Jonassen: 36*(16) | Sophie Devine: 23(17) |
| Sophie Devine: 3 – 0 – 23 – 2 | Jess Jonassen: 4 – 0 – 21 – 3 |
| Nadine de Klerk: 4 – 0 – 35 – 2 | Marizanne Kapp: 4 – 0 – 35 – 2 |
| Shreyanka Patil: 3 – 0 – 40 – 1 | Arundhati Reddy: 4 – 0 – 38 – 2 |
| Match Result: Delhi Capitals Women won by 25 runs. |