Mumbai Indians are playing at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Despite the stadium being known for RCB, Mumbai Indians have shown strong form in Bengaluru. Before their upcoming match, Smriti Mandhana’s team faced their third consecutive defeat at this venue. In contrast, Harmanpreet Kaur’s team has secured two victories in two matches here and hopes to maintain this momentum to stay at the top of the points table.
Prior to their winning streak of three successful run-chases, Mumbai Indians started the season with a loss against their upcoming opponent, Delhi Capitals, despite Nat-Sciver Brunt’s impressive 81 runs. Meg Lanning’s team will aim to challenge Mumbai Indians again, seeking to displace them from the top position. Delhi Capitals themselves could have had a similar winning record at this venue, but they were defeated by UP Warriorz due to Chenille Henry’s powerful hitting.
The upcoming top-of-the-table match is expected to be closely contested and exciting, drawing a large crowd, even if the usual red colours are replaced by shades of blue.
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, February 28, 2024, 7:30 PM IST
Location: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Match Expectations: Toss could be significant. Most matches this season have been won by teams chasing. Conditions have generally favoured batters, although RCB were limited to 125/7 in their recent defeat here.
Team News:
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals are likely to field the same XI that won against Gujarat Giants in their previous match.
Probable XI: Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Jess Jonassen, Sarah Bryce (wk), Niki Prasad, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu
Mumbai Indians
Seam-bowling all-rounder Jintimani Kalita, who replaced Parunika Sisodia in the last match, is expected to retain her place alongside the other players who secured victory against UP Warriorz.
Probable XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Jintimani Kalita
