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The Delhi Capitals franchise will begin the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) with a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals will be played on March 5 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Jonathan Batty, who guided Oval Invincibles to the Women’s Hundred title in 2021 and 2022, will take care of the coaching duties of Delhi Capitals. WPL 2023. Prior to this, he also coached the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and the Surrey women’s cricket team. Former Indian international cricketer, Hemlata Kala has been appointed as one of the assistant coaches of Delhi Capitals for the first season of WPL.
The Delhi Capitals franchise, co-owned by JSW and GMR, roped in six overseas cricketers – Meg Lanning, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris and Jess Jonassen – in the WPL auction. In all, the team spent Rs 11.65 crore in the WPL auction held in Mumbai last month. India’s Jemimah Rodrigues emerged as the costliest cricketer for the Delhi-based franchise, with the Mumbai-born batsman being signed for Rs 2.2 crore. Overall, the Delhi Capitals team management signed 18 cricketers in the WPL auction.
Delhi Capitals will end their WPL league-stage campaign with a match against UP Warriors on March 21.
Delhi Capitals Schedule:
march 5– Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals – Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai – 3:30 PM
March 7– Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriors – DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7:30 PM
march 9– Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7:30 PM
March 11Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals – DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7:30 PM
March 13Delhi 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 20Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals – DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7:30 PM
march 21– UP Warriors vs Delhi Capitals – Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai – 7:30 PM
Full team of Delhi Capitals:
Jemima Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marijan Kapp, Titus Sadhu, Ellyse Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Minnu Mani, Jasia Akhtar, Tania Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepti, Arundhati Reddy , Aparna Mondal
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