Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, February 17, 2025, 7.30pm IST
It’s a rematch of the last season’s final. Then topping the league level in WPL 2024, DC should have fancied their probabilities of lifting the trophy. Then all, they have been taking part in at their house grassland and had a 4-0 head-to-head report towards RCB. On the other hand, they faltered on the ultimate huddle for the second one season in a row.
Each DC and RCB have began their 2025 marketing campaign with a win. RCB beat Gujarat Giants within the match opener, era DC sealed a last-ball win against Mumbai Indians. However each wins have been a long way from scientific. Chasing 202, RCB wanted 79 from the final six overs ahead of Richa Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja took them over the layout. In a similar way, DC would have misplaced If no longer for the three contentious run-out decisions going their approach.
With a disease going round of their camp, DC needed to advance in with one fewer in another country participant of their XI. But when Marizanne Kapp is to be had, she may just exchange Niki Prasad. Discovering a park for Jess Jonassen will not be as simple, despite the fact that.
Delhi Capitals (possible): 1 Meg Lanning (capt), 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Jemimah Rodrigues, 4 Alice Capsey, 5 Marizanne Kapp/Niki Prasad, 6 Annabel Sutherland, 7 Sarah Bryce (wk), 8 Shikha Pandey, 9 Radha Yadav, 10 Arundhati Reddy, 11 Minnu Mani
With Shreyanka Patil dominated out of the match, RCB have signed Sneh Rana in a like-for-like substitute. Rana may well be within the motion straightaway, changing Prema Rawat within the XI.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (possible): 1 Smriti Mandhana (capt), 2 Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 3 Ellyse Perry, 4 Raghvi Bist, 5 Richa Ghosh (wk), 6 Kanika Ahuja, 7 Georgia Wareham, 8 Sneh Rana, 9 Kim Garth, 10 VJ Joshitha, 11 Renuka Singh
Meg Lanning, who has retired from global cricket, appeared rusty in DC’s opening sport. Shabnim Ismail beat her with date on a couple of events and sooner or later bowled her for 15 off 19 balls. Lanning and Shafali Verma’s opening stands have been the foundation of DC’s good fortune within the first two seasons. The crew will hope their captain is again to her perfect quickly.
Smriti Mandhana does no longer appear to revel in going through offspin, particularly early on in her innings. Within the earlier fit, she lasted simply two balls towards Ashleigh Gardner. DC are more likely to take a look at her with the similar ploy. They have no longer one however two offspinners: Alice Capsey and Minnu Mani. It is going to be attention-grabbing to look Mandhana’s manner.
