The excitement is brewing as Mumbai Indians Women and Delhi Capitals Women gear up to captivate fans in the inaugural match of WPL 2024. Scheduled to kick off on today, February 23, at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, this game marks the beginning of an exhilarating season.

Having won the toss, Mumbai Indians Women have chosen to field first, demonstrating their strategic approach and confidence in their bowling lineup.

Women’s Premier League: Who said what at the toss?

Harmanpreet: We’ll bowl first. Dew is the factor, that’s the only reason we want to bowl first. We have a balanced side, we have three debutants in our team. Looking positive. Message is the same, we want to keep things simple and need to stick to our plans.

Meg Lanning: It looks like a good wicket, plenty of runs in it. Mumbai are a good side, looking forward to the challenge. I am really looking forward to this tournament. Preparations have been good, squad is well settled, just need to play with freedom. We are going with four seamers and three spinners, some good options throughout the innings. She (Harmanpreet) is a competitor, looking forward to this game.

Playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians Women (Playing XI): Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Yastika Bhatia(w), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque

Delhi Capitals Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning(c), Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia(w), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey

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