GUJ-W finally managed to break their losing streak with a close win over Mandhana’s BLR-W by 11 runs in the 6th league match, GUJ-W skipper Sneh Rana will be hoping that the side can maintain their standards with a bat & ball in this fixture.
On the other hand, Delhi’s side was completely outplayed by invincible Mumbai in all three departments in the last match and Meg Lanning’s girls lost the match by 8 wickets after setting a target of 106 runs against MUM-W in the 7th league match.
Despite losing their first match, the DEL-W is still lying in the second position in the league table. In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Sophie Dunkley, Harleen Doel, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, and Anabel Sutherland to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the last match, Sophia Dunkley and Harleen Doel smashed splendid half-centuries to help GUJ-W post a daunting 202 runs on the board against BLR-W. India’s batter Harleen Doel showcased excellent form for Gujarat in the previous match and finished the innings with the top score of 67 off 45 balls. Doel was well supported by Dunkley, who smashed 65 runs off just 28 balls with the help of eleven fours and three sixes.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Kim Garth, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner and Sneha Rana to provide timely breakthroughs. Off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner was the pick of the bowlers for GUJ-W and claimed 3 for 31 in her four overs in the last match.
DEL-W will be depending on the likes of Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Shafali Verma and Alice Capsey to produce lots of runs when the side needs it. Skipper of the side Meg Lanning was a lone warrior with the bat for Delhi. Lanning looked in excellent touch with the bat and scored 43 runs off 41 balls with the help of five fours. Besides Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues scored 25 runs off 18 balls with the help of three fours.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris, Marizanne Kapp and Jess Jonassen to deliver crucial breakthroughs. In the previous match, Alice Capsey and Tara Norris bowled well and picked one wicket apiece.
Match Details
Match: GUJ-W vs DEL-W, Match 10, Women’s T20 League
Date: Saturday, 11th March
Time: 07:30 PM
Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Pitch & Weather Report
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai has been a great batting venue, Both sides will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 140 runs. The previous match played at this venue was won by side batting second.
In the Women’s IND T20 League played at this venue, In the last six games played here, the side chasing the score has gone on to win four of them. The wicket is good for chasing big scores, and the sides have always struggled to put up a winning score at this venue. The side winning the toss would have no hesitation in bowling first.
The maximum temperature will remain at 39°C, with a low of 25°C with 22% humidity, and a wind speed of 16 Km/hr for the eighth Match, the Women’s IND T20 on Mar 10 b/w BLR-W vs UP-W. The weather in Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai during the match day will be clear and no rain is predicted in the evening.
GUJ-W vs DEL-W Squad:
BLR-W: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Annabel Sutherland, Deandra Dottin, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma, Tanuja Kanwer, Harleen Deol, Ashwani Kumari, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Sabbineni Meghana, Hurley Gala, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil.
DEL-W: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shefali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Jasia Akhter, Aparna Mondal and Tara Norris.
GUJ-W vs DEL-W: Probable XIs
GUJ-W: Sabbhineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Harleen Deol, Annabel Sutherland, Sushma Verma (wk), Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana (c), Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Tanuja Kanwar
DEL-W: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Minnu Mani, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris
Match Prediction
Based on the current form, DEL-W will be the favourites to win their game against GUJ-W in the 9th contest on Saturday. The team management will be hoping that the likes of Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues can come to the party with bat and ball in this fixture. We say DEL-W to bounce back and win this match against Gujarat to pick their 3rd win of the tournament.