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Delhi Capitals (DC) will kick off their inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) edition by taking on Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 5 at Brabourne stadium, Mumbai. Four-time T20 World Cup-winning captain Meg Lanning will lead Capitals with India’s top-order Jemimah Rodrigues as her deputy.
Capitals' most expensive buy of the auction was Rodrigues who was picked for Rs 2.2 crore. They went after India's Under-19 T20 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma as well and acquired her services for Rs 2 crore. Their most expensive overseas buy turned out to be South Africa's Marizanne Kapp whereas they got Lanning for a fair price of Rs 1.1 crore.
They have experienced spinners in the form of Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav. Shikha Pandey will lead the pace attack whereas Australia's left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen is likely to be their death overs speciallist. The surprise packages in the Capitals squad can be Jammu & Kashmir explosive batter Jasia Akhter, USA's Tara Norris and Under-19 pacer Titas Sadhu.
Delhi Capitals Schedule:
March 5- Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai- 3:30 pm
March 7- Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz- DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai- 7:30 pm
March 9- Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians- DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai- 7:30 pm
March 11- Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals- DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai- 7:30 pm
March 13- Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore- DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai- 7:30 pm
March 16- Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai- 7:30 pm
March 20- Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals- DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai- 7:30 pm
March 21- UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai- 7:30 pm
Delhi Capitals full squad:
Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues (vc), Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Minnu Mani, Jasia Akhtar, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal
Head Coach: Jonathan Batty
Assistant Coach: Hemlata Kala
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