WPL 2024: Possible Delhi Capitals Playing XI and Player Stats
Published on: Feb 7, 2024 3:44 pm IST|Updated on: Feb 7, 2024 3:44 pm IST
Delhi Capitals missed the title in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in 2023. They lost the final to Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets after qualifying for the final directly after finishing at the top of the points table.
They didn’t make many changes to their squad ahead of the auctions for the WPL 2024. The Delhi-based franchise retained 15 players and released only 3 players from their squad.
In the auctions, they went big for the Aussie all-rounder Annabel Sutherland and shelled out INR 2 crore to secure her services. In addition to that, they also signed Aparna Mondal and Ashwani Kumari for INR 10 lakh each.
Meanwhile, we will take a look at the possible playing 11 of Delhi Capitals in the WPL 2024.
Delhi Capitals Possible Playing XI in WPL 2024
- Meg Lanning (C)
- Shafali Verma
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Marizanne Kapp
- Annabel Sutherland
- Jess Jonassen
- Arundhati Reddy
- Taniya Bhatia (WK)
- Titas Sadhu
- Radha Yadav
- Shikha Pandey
Delhi Capitals Top Picks and Player Stats
Meg Lanning in WPL 2023
Matches | Runs | Batting Average | Batting Strike Rate | Best Score | Wickets | Bowling Average | Bowling Strike Rate | Best Figures |
9 | 345 | 49.28 | 139.11 | 72 | – | – | – | – |
Shafali Verma in WPL 2023
Matches | Runs | Batting Average | Batting Strike Rate | Best Score | Wickets | Bowling Average | Bowling Strike Rate | Best Figures |
9 | 252 | 31.50 | 185.29 | 84 | – | – | – | – |
Marizanne Kapp in WPL 2023
Matches | Runs | Batting Average | Batting Strike Rate | Best Score | Wickets | Bowling Average | Bowling Strike Rate | Best Figures |
9 | 177 | 44.25 | 121.23 | 39* | 9 | 22.88 | 24.00 | 5/15 |
Annabel Sutherland in T20Is
Matches | Runs | Batting Average | Batting Strike Rate | Best Score | Wickets | Bowling Average | Bowling Strike Rate | Best Figures |
28 | 109 | 12.11 | 139.74 | 22* | 15 | 30.26 | 25.20 | 3/28 |
Meg Lanning was the real force behind the Delhi Capitals’ surge to the final in the WPL 2023. She finished as the Orange Cap winner in the WPL 2023 with 345 runs against her name.
With the ball, Shikha Pandey was their leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets in 9 matches. In addition to the performers in the last season, Delhi Capitals will have Annabel Sutherland in their ranks this time around. The Aussie all-rounder is expected to play a key role for them.
Furthermore, the Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues have had a successful last year with the bat and she is expected to play a massive role in the WPL 2024.