This time the Delhi team is in great form and is on top in the league of five teams with 12 points in eight matches. Captain Meg Lanning has led the team from the front and has scored 308 runs in eight innings. On the other hand, South Africa’s all-rounder Marianne Kapp and Australia’s left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen have taken 11 wickets each. Bangalore will need to be careful with these players in the final. In this season, Delhi had to face defeat only twice when it was defeated by Mumbai Indians and UP Warriors.
If we talk about the head-to-head record of both the teams, then Delhi Capitals has won all four matches played against Bangalore so far. But previous performance will not matter in the final. Delhi will hope to get a good start from Lanning and Shafali Verma. Jemimah Rodrigues is also in form in the middle order but all-rounders Elise Capsey and Kaap will be expected to perform better.
Had it not been for Perry’s all-round performance against Mumbai, RCB would not have won. First he scored 66 runs in 50 balls and then also took a wicket. However, she will expect more support from captain Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh and Sophie Molineau. RCB bowlers especially Renuka Singh, Shreyanka Patil and Georgia Wareham will also have to perform well.
The playing eleven of both the teams could be like this:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Sophie Devine, S Meghna/Disha Cassatt, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molyneux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Shobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur.
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (captain), Shafali Verma, Elise Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Tania Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani/Titas Sadhu.