• Delhi Capitals will take on UP Warriorz in Match 5 of WPL 2023.

  • Both UP and Delhi won their opening games of the inaugural league.

WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz – Team and Match Prediction
Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy (Image Source: Twitter)

Delhi Capitals (DC) will square off against UP Warriorz (UPW) in match no. 5 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 at DY Patil Sports Academy on Tuesday (March 7). Australia’s current skipper Meg Lanning will captain the DC, while UPW will be led by another Aussie star Alyssa Healy.

In their opening encounters, both teams pulled off a convincing win, with DC defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 60 runs and UPW beating Gujarat Giants (GG) by three wickets in a last-over thriller. Shafali Verma and skipper Lanning shined for Delhi in their victory. Meanwhile, Grace Harris and Kiran Navgire were the stars for the UP-based team in their maiden win of WPL 2023.

Match Details

  • Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz, Match 5 of WPL 2023
  • Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
  • Date & Time: March 7 at 7:30 pm IST/2:00 pm GMT

DC vs UPW, Predicted 11

Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Varma, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris

UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy (c), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Simran Shaikh, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Match Prediction

Case 1

  • DC wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 35-45
  • UPW total: 155-165

Case 2

  • UPW wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 45-50
  • DC total: 170-175

Team batting second to win the contest.

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