The DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai will host the DEL-W vs RCB-W WPL game on March 13, Monday. It is match 11 of the season and a must-win for the women in red. The Smriti Mandhana-led side has lost all their first four games of the season. Another loss would end their hopes of making the final.
RCB women lost their previous game against UP Warriorz. Alyssa Healy’s unbeaten 96 ensured that they chased a modest total of 139 in just 13 overs and win the match by 10 wickets.
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Delhi Capitals also defeated Gujarat Giants by 10 wickets in their previous game. Shafali Varma’s unbeaten 72 off 28 balls took them to the target of 106 in just 7.1 overs. Skipper Meg Lanning was unbeaten on 21 off 15 balls and saw Varma smacking the Giants bowlers from the other end.
All teams have played each other once now in the first half of the season DEL-W beat RCB-W by 60 runs in their previous encounter on March 5 at the Brabourne stadium.
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A total of 409 women players are part of the Women’s Premier League Auction 2023 (WPL auction 2023). Earlier, 1525 players registered for the auction. Out of those, only 409 players were shortlisted for the final draft. Out of 409 players, there are 246 Indian players and 163 overseas players. There are 8 players from associate nations. 202 capped players and 207 uncapped players are in the WPL auction 2023.
WPL 2023 will be played from March 4-26. The league stage will end with a match between UP Warriors and Delhi Capitals on March 21 at the Brabourne Stadium. The Eliminator will be held at the DY Patil Stadium on March 24. Finally, the WPL 2023 final will take place on March 26 at the Brabourne Stadium. The tournament will see a total of 4 double headers with the first game starting at 03:30 PM while all the evening games start at 07:30 PM. The two venues will host 11 matches each.
The tournament will be played in the round-robin format with all five teams playing each other twice. After the league stage, the team topping the points table will automatically qualify for the final. The teams placed second and third will play the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator will qualify as the second finalist for the WPL 2023 final match. Each team thus will play a total of 8 league matches.
The DEL-W vs RCB-W match starts at 7.30 pm IST. So far only two T20Is have been played at the DY Patil stadium. The average first innings score here is 180 almost. Thus a high-scoring match can be expected between the two sides. If Delhi bats first they might end up scoring over 200 runs.
The temperature in the evening will be around 28 degrees and the weather conditions clear and warm. The humidity will be close to 40 percent and dew as always will play an important role. There is no chance of rain. Batting first has been the way to go in the WPL 2023 season so far.
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