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Ravi Shastri at the WPL 2024 final (X)
Ravi Shastri lauded BCCI for the Women’s Premier League as well as the fans for the atmosphere in Delhi.
Former India cricketer and coach Ravi Shastri was at the toss ceremony of the 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) final between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.
Ravi Shastri lauded the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the WPL and atmosphere from the fans in Delhi.
“Excellent atmosphere for the @wplt20 Final. Huge interest generated thanks to the quality of the cricket. Well done @BCCI #WPL #WPL2024 #DCvsRCB,” Ravi Shastri posted on X, formerly Twitter.
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As for the toss itself, DC captain Meg Lanning won and elected to bat first against RCB in the WPL final.
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Delhi Capitals have the upper hand over RCB in the head-to-head record for this season, at 2-0. Out of ten matches at the stadium in this edition of the tournament, teams batting first have won seven times, while sides batting second have emerged victorious thrice.
After winning the toss, Meg said her team are unchanged from their previous game. “We will bat tonight, feel that’s the best chance to win the game. The pitch looks good and we’ll have to bat well. What has happened before is irrelevant, we’re up against a great team and we need to play well,” she said.
RCB captain Smriti Mandhana, who got a loud cheer from the crowd, said right-handed top-order batter Sabbhineni Meghana comes into the playing eleven in place of left-arm fast-bowler Shraddha Pokharkar, who didn’t bowl at all in the five-run win over Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator on Friday.
“We would have batted first as well, but I think it doesn’t really go well, we will have to bowl well, stick to our plans, and play some good cricket. We’ve had a lot of ups and downs so far, but we need to be at our best tonight. This is the fourth match on the same wicket, the last game, it played slow,” she said.
(With inputs from Agencies)
