Delhi Capitals WPL 2024 workforce evaluation: Squad depth, gamers to be careful, fixtures

Delhi Capitals did virtually the whole lot proper in season one of many WPL to get its arms on the inaugural title. The facet roped in an affiliate nation participant to offer itself a five-foreigner cushion. Power hitting and stroke play have been each prioritised within the constructing of a strong batting lineup and the facet’s two-pronged tempo assault that includes Shikha Pandey and Marizanne Kapp ran riot throughout the season.

The Capitals ultimately watched Mumbai Indians get its identify inscribed on the WPL trophy after falling brief within the last and can search revenge this time round.

A number of chinks however, the Meg Lanning-led facet remains to be some of the balanced ones on paper. The lately retired Australian completed because the orange cap holder within the WPL final 12 months with 345 runs in 9 video games with a 139.11 strike fee. She involves India after a stellar run with the bat for Victoria in Australia’s Women’s National Cricket League.

The Lanning-Shafali Verma stand was a spectator’s deal with within the first chapter. An in-form Jemimah Rodrigues bolsters the center order with Alice Capsey offering a ending possibility. However, the dearth of a number of left-handed batting choices harm the workforce earlier than and is a matter the facet has not addressed adequately within the public sale.

Jess Jonassen, who appears to have dropped down the pecking order within the Australian nationwide facet, will likely be a helpful useful resource to Lanning. She additionally gives the lone left-hand batting possibility for the facet and is a cool buyer below stress with bat and ball. India’s Titas Sadhu may fancy extra sport time after a commanding present towards Australia a couple of months in the past.

However, the participant to control would be the facet’s lone leg spinner Poonam Yadav, who light away from the nationwide arrange after the 2020 T20 World Cup. She comes into the match in good type (24 wickets within the Inter Zonal match and 16 within the one-day trophy) and can hope to make use of the league as an audition to go again to the Indian facet forward of the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh later this 12 months.

International participant to be careful for:

Annabel Sutherland is at the moment within the type of her life, with match-winning performances in each departments throughout codecs for Australia. The costliest participant within the 2024 public sale, the all-rounder will look to place an underwhelming season with Gujarat Giants behind her as she appears to be like to assist DC win its maiden WPL crown earlier than its residence crowd.  x

Indian participant to be careful for:

Shafali Verma thrived below the watchful eye of Meg Lanning. The duo introduced out the most effective in one another and have been a formidable drive opening the batting. An in-form Shafali is a tough drive to neutralise. Similarly, Poonam Yadav was as soon as the toast of the worldwide cricket group. If her present home type can prolong within the WPL, the Capitals will likely be completely satisfied prospects.