Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians will tackle Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals on the Brabourne Stadium.

Here are three key battles that can resolve the destiny of the match:

Harmanpreet Kaur vs Meg Lanning

Meg Lanning is a serial winner. One could argue that her nationwide crew are filled with avengers however on this competitors, the best way the 31-year-old has marshalled her troops is phenomenal and has led from the entrance. She is main the batting chart with 310 runs. She has proven religion within the kids and it has paid off on a regular basis. The opening pair of Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma is well essentially the most devastating. Other kids, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Radha Yadav, and Arundhati Reddy, have blossomed underneath Lanning’s management. Forget kids, the veteran like Shikha Pandey, too, has grow to be a drive to reckon with after a wayward begin to the event.

Harmanpreet Kaur has been on the receiving hand of Meg Lanning’s crew a number of instances in her profession. It will probably be a golden alternative for Harmanpreet to interrupt her jinx in opposition to Lanning. Harmanpreet’s captaincy is equally praiseworthy. She has successfully used the tempo of Issy Wong and the left-arm spin of Saika Ishaque. The bowling modifications have additionally been proper on level. In the highest 5 record of highest wicket-takers within the event, 4 are from Mumbai Indians. Harmanpreet’s kind will probably be a serious concern for Mumbai Indians as after three half-centuries earlier within the event, she has struggled within the second half of the WPL.

The all-rounders

With the third-highest variety of runs (272), two half-centuries, an enviable common of 54.40 and 10 wickets in 9 video games, Nat Sciver is likely one of the greatest all-rounders of the event. Another Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hayley Matthews (258 runs, 13 wickets in 9 matches) can also be an important cog within the crew’s line-up.

Delhi has the solutions in Marizanne Kapp (159 runs, 9 wickets in eight matches) and Alice Capsey (159 runs, 6 wickets in 9 matches. If Kapp brings the calming determine, Capsey’s power-hitting within the center overs and her newly-found wicket-taking talents also can make a robust dent.

Shafali Verma vs Issy Wong

Shafali Verma has the best strike charge (182.57) within the event. Issy Wong has bowled 98 dots within the event, second to Marizanne Kapp (109). Wong can also be the one participant to take a hat-trick within the WPL.

For Shafali, tempo is a double-edged sword. She likes the ball coming to the bat however has hassle in opposition to the short-pitched stuff. Shafali has the higher hand in opposition to Wong, although. She has confronted six deliveries from the Mumbai Indians pacer and has smashed three boundaries.

Predicted Playing XIs

Delhi XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues (vc), Marizanne Kapp, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Tara Norris

Mumbai XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Isabelle Wong, Humaira Kazi, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Jintamani Kalita