WPL 2024 Final RCB vs DC Live Updates
5.43 PM: The clock is ticking. It’s going to be blockbuster match tonight, between two teams who are evenly matches, to say the least.
5.07 PM: Here’s what DC’s Jemimah and Arundhati have to say.
4.41 PM: The match will of course be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, and the Delhi Metro has announced the extension in service times just for the final, till 12.15 AM.
4.33 PM: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the RCB vs DC WPL 2024 final. We are a few hours away from the start of the match. There is a lot on the line for both the teams, and neither would like to lose, coming this close to the trophy.
RCB vs DC Preview
Delhi Capitals Women and Royal Challengers Bangalore are set for an epic showdown in the final of the second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Both teams will be aiming to lift their maiden WPL silverware. DC and RCB took different paths to reach the WPL final. While DC finished as table toppers and qualified straight for the finals, RCB saw off defending champions Mumbai Indians in the eliminator to set up clash with DC.
Following a defeat to MI at the beginning of the season, Delhi won four straight games before falling short by a single run in a thrilling match against UP Warriorz (UPW) Women. DC remained composed and prevailed against RCB to earn a spot in the playoffs, and then against Gujarat Giants (GG) Women to top the standings and earn a spot in the final.
In contrast, Royal Challengers Bangalore followed a different path until the final. After winning their first two games of the season, they lost their next two. In an effort to return to winning ways, RCB defeated UPW by 23 runs. Before winning the final league game against MI by seven wickets to make it to the playoffs, they lost two more games. They advanced to the final against DC after defeating the MI in the eliminator.
Match Details
Tournament: Women’s Premier League
Match: WPL final
Date: 17th March, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
TV Broadcast: Sports 18
Streaming: Jio Cinema
Pitch Report
There will be a new pitch used in the middle. The lack of dew has allowed spinners to have more influence, but Delhi has given seamers good bounce and carry. Because teams are content to bat first, as RCB was in the Eliminator, the toss hasn’t been as important.
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Probable XIs
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, S Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh, Asha Sobhana, Ekta Bisht
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