WPL 2024 DEL-W vs BAN-W: Match 17 Top Captain, Vice Captain and Player Stats

Arijit Kundu

Jess Jonassen has been amongst the wickets for the Delhi Capitals (Source: x.com)Jess Jonassen has been amongst the wickets for the Delhi Capitals (Source: x.com)

Matches are coming thick and fast in the 2024 Women's Premier League with game No. 17 set to feature Delhi Capitals Women (DEL-W) and Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (BAN-W) in the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.  The game is set to begin at 7:30 PM IST on the 10th of March.


DEL-W vs BAN-W - Important Player Stats 

Players

Series Stats		Total fantasy points
Jess Jonassen
62 runs and ten wickets in 6 matches423
Smriti Mandhana243 runs in 6 matches385
Meg Lanning261 runs in 6 matches384
Radha Yadav10 wickets in 6 matches354
Alice Capsey182 runs and 3 wickets in 6 matches344


DEL-W vs BAN-W - Toss Factor 

The teams batting first have won all the matches at the venue so far in the tourney (until the match between DEL-W and UP-W).  The surface at the Arun Jaitley Stadium favours both seamers and the spinners. However, change-in pace gets additional effectivity here. The batters need to apply themselves as the wickets are turning out to be slow with the passage of days.

Scenario: If Delhi Capitals win the toss 

  •  Meg Lanning will opt to bat first, going by the recent records at the venue.
  • They have one of the best bowling combinations and hence try to pick a good combination of pacers and spinners.
  • Meg Lanning and Jess Jonassen are must-picks. 

Scenario: If Royal Challengers Bangalore win the toss 

  •  Going by the recent stats at venue, there is a hundred percent win record for the team batting first. RCB should abide by it.
  • Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh serves as great Indian picks.
  • All the other overseas players should be in the team with Ellyse Perry or Sophie Devine as captain or vice-captain contenders.


DEL-W vs BAN-W - Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks 

Scenario: If Delhi Capitals win the match

Jess Jonassen (DEL-W): The Australian all-rounder made a strong comeback in WPL after being trimmed off the national side. She is currently the purple cap holder with ten wickets from four matches. She made a hat-trick of three-fers in the mega-event and can play quickfire knocks with the bat.


Meg Lanning has been in brilliant form in the last three matches (Source: x.com)Meg Lanning has been in brilliant form in the last three matches (Source: x.com)

Meg Lanning (DEL-W): The most consistent batter of the tournament, Meg Lanning has slammed 261 runs from six matches and is coming off three consecutive half-centuries. She has been brilliant at the top of the order and often sets up the total or a chase for the Capitals.

Scenario: If Royal Challengers Bangalore win the match  

Smriti Mandhana has been in good form in this match (Source: x.com)Smriti Mandhana has been in good form in this match (Source: x.com)

Smriti Mandhana (BAN-W): The Sangli-bred cricketer has been scintillating with the bat for her side and led the Bengaluru unit from the front. She has a best score of 80 in the ongoing event and is the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament with 243 runs from six matches. 

Ellyse Perry (BAN-W): The Australian legend has smashed 157 runs from five innings at an impressive average of 52.33. She has often played impactful knocks for RCB and can add value with her medium pace. 


DEL-W vs BAN-W - High Risk, High Reward Picks 

Sophie Devine (BAN-W): The Kiwi cricketer looked in good touch in the last game despite not being able to convert her start. She has been off-colour with the willow but at times picked wickets with her change in pace. 

Alice Capsey (DEL-W):  The English young gun took the tournament by storm on the inaugural day of the competition with a blistering knock and snapping two wickets. Since then, she has blown hot and cold and the Capitals would be wanting to see her come  good.


DEL-W vs BAN-W Stay Aways

Taniya Bhatia (DEL-W): The wicketkeeper-batter does not get to bat high up the order and hence is not a good option. On most days, she ends up not getting to bat.

Simran Bahadur (BAN-W): The young gun does not get enough opportunity to showcase her skillset and therefore it won't be worth it to pick Simran.