Mumbai Indians Women and Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to wrestle for a spot in the WPL 2024 final. MI Women and RCB Women face each other in WPL 2024 Eliminator and the winner of the match will reach the final.
Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Mumbai Indians Women won 5 games and lost 3 out of 8 during the league stage. They took the 2nd spot in the points table with 10 points and qualified for playoffs.
Smriti Mandhana-led RCB Women won 4 games and lost 4 out of 8 to grab the 3rd spot in the points table. They became the third team to qualify for playoffs. Since DC Women stole the top spot in the points table, they earned a direct entry into the final.
MI Women and RCB Women faced each other on two occasions in WPL 2024. MI Women won the first match by 7 wickets. Later, RCB Women made a comeback by winning the other clash by 7 wickets. Below we look at weather and pitch reports for WPL 2024 Eliminator encounter.
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WPL 2024 Eliminator Weather Report
The WPL 2024 Eliminator takes place on Friday, March 15 in Delhi. According to reports from weather.com, the temperature of Delhi City on Friday will be 29° Celcius during the day and 15° Celcius at night. The sky will be cloudy throughout the day. The humidity will be 34% during the day and 46% at night. The chances of rain are just 1% during the day and night.
Pitch Analysis
Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is a good-scoring ground in T20Is. The average 1st and 2nd innings total stands at 139 and 133. The stadium has hosted 13 T20I games so far. The team batting first won 4 games while the chasing team won 9 games.
South Africa piled up a mammoth 212/3 vs India during a chase in 2022, which is the top-ever team total at the stadium. In WPL 2024, teams piled up gigantic totals in Delhi, reaching 190-plus total multiple times. Arun Jaitley Stadium is batting-friendly. However, bowlers also get good support.
Weather Impact
The MI Women vs RCB Women match will take place at night. Since the chance of rain is just 1%, the WPL Eliminator match will not be affected by rain. The Dew might help the chasing team if it arrives. At 15° Celcius, players will play under chill weather at night.
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Conclusion
The weather will not have a major impact on MI Women vs RCB Women, WPL 2024 Eliminator match. The rain will not hamper the game. The pitch conditions will have a significant effect and batters might dominate during the match. However, we witnessed in the previous MI vs RCB clash that bowlers can also come up with fabulous spells.
