Kotambi Stadium Vadodara Pitch Report For MUM-W Vs DEL-W WPL 2025 Match

Debashis Sarangi

Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara [Source: @CharlesDagnall/X]Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara [Source: @CharlesDagnall/X]

Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Delhi Capitals in the second league-stage match of the ongoing Women's Premier League. The much-anticipated encounter will take place at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. 

Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, MI Women qualified for the eliminator, where they lost to the eventual champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Therefore, the inaugural title winners would be keen to start from scratch and secure their first points of the season straightaway. 

On the other hand, Delhi Capitals Women had a heartbreaking finish to the previous season, losing the final to RCB by a comprehensive eight-wicket margin. Nevertheless, the Meg Lanning-led outfit certainly has several match-winners and is raring to get a winning start to the competition. 

As two extremely competitive units are set to collide, let's see how the surface at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara will behave throughout the contest. 

Kotambi Stadium Vadodara Stats And Records In WPL 2025

Criterion
Data
Matches played1
Matches won batting 1st0
Matches won bowling 1st1
Average 1st innings score201
Average 2nd innings score202


Kotambi Stadium Vadodara Pitch Report: Is It Batting Or Bowling Friendly?

The surface at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara heavily favoured the batters in the first WPL match of the season between RCB and Gujarat Giants. Both teams breached the 200-run mark, suggesting the track's batting-friendly behaviour. 

The scoring rate read 10.46, while bowlers from both sides managed only nine wickets across both innings combined. Although there won't be significant seam movement for the pacers, the spinners might get a hint of turn throughout the match. Having said that, it's expected to be an excellent batting track, and as the pitch won't likely change its behaviour with time, the toss-winner might opt to bowl first. 

Players To Watch Out For At Kotambi Stadium Vadodara

Meg Lanning

  • Delhi Capitals' captain Meg Lanning is the most successful batter in WPL history, having amassed 676 runs at an average of 42.25 and a strike rate of 130.75. She can be a real threat to MI Women if they don't get her early in the innings. 

Hayley Matthews

  • Hayley Matthews is the linchpin of MI Women's batting lineup. The swashbuckling opener, who has struck 451 runs at a strike rate of 120.58 in WPL, can also chip in with crucial wickets with her handy spin bowling. 

Amelia Kerr

  • MI Women's premier all-rounder Amelia Kerr has been one of the most valuable assets for them in WPL, scoring 364 runs and scalping 22 wickets in 19 matches. So, she can trouble the Capitals with not only the bat but also the ball in her hand. 

P.S: Apart from these players, the eyes will be on Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur and Saika Ishaque.