Women's Premier League, SWOT Analysis: Delhi Capitals


image-lepx91t7Delhi Capitals Women Training Session (Source: Twitter)

Just two more days until the start of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League. We have already done an in-depth analysis of four of the five teams that will be playing in the tournament. So, it is time for the final team in the race, the Delhi Capitals. 

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Much like all the other teams, the Capitals have strategised the auction ahead of the tournament. They have got a brilliant pool of local Indian players with a mixture of some great overseas world-class players. Without wasting much time let us take a look at the overall squad of the Capitals. 


Delhi Capitals Team Division

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Strength of Delhi Capitals

  1. Strong batting order: The batting order of the Delhi Capitals looks the most balanced and the strongest in the tournament. They have power hitters like - Shafali Verma, and Marizanne Kapp along with stabilizers like Jemimah Rodrigues, and Meg Lanning. The variation in the type of batters that are present in the batting line-up gives them great dynamism and flexibility. This will allow the team to adapt to the playing conditions and the match situations. 
  2. Variety in the bowling line-up: The bowling line-up of the Delhi Capitals looks like a great mixture of a variety of bowler types. The presence of Titas Sadhu and Shikha Pandey gives them strength in the pace department, while bowlers like Jess Jonassen,  Arundhati Reddy, Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav will make their spin department something contain with for the other teams.

Weakness of Delhi Capitals

  1. Key players lacking consistency: Delhi Capitals will be largely dependent on players Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues in their batting efforts. These two players will have to play a major role in the top order. But the biggest concern with these two players is that they often fail to continue their good form and the law of averages catches up with them.

Opportunity for Delhi Capitals

  1.  Remove the tag of chokers from the franchise: The men's team of the Delhi Capitals have always assembled great squads, but they have failed to lift the trophy yet. Under an experienced leader like Meg Lanning, the Capitals will hope to win the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League and remove the tag of chokers from their franchise.

Threat for Delhi Capitals

  1. The tiredness of the schedule catching up with the players: Most of the players in the Delhi squad are coming into the tournament after playing the semis and the final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2023. They will now have to adapt to the tight schedule of the tournament and that might cause some niggles for the key players, hurting the chances of the team in the business end. 

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Prediction: Batting, bowling and fielding all the departments of the team looks sorted. Also, the presence of a leader like Meg Lanning increases the chances of the tournament in the team. The overall balance of the team and the team chemistry comples one to say that they will be the strongest contenders to be the champions in the inaugural edition of the tournament.