DEL-W vs UP-W Dream11 prediction, WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz pitch report, predicted playing 11

DEL-W vs UP-W injury update, team news

Delhi Capitals injury update, key players in WPL 2023

Delhi Capitals have no injuries reported yet ahead of the game and will look to retain their winning 11 from the last game as their openers stole the show.

Delhi top-order fulfilling their hunger for runs

Delhi's batting order consists of some of the best hitters of the ball in the business of women's cricket.

It's also a bunch of players, who couldn't score enough runs at the T20 World Cup last month and that was evident from the way they went about batting in their opening game.

Skipper Meg Lanning promoted herself up the order to start the innings with U-19 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma. The duo fired in tandem to stitch, what is now, the highest stand in the nascent history of WPL at 162.

Lanning, who batted in the middle order for Australia's T20 World Cup-winning style last month, made the most out of a batting surface while bringing her good form from South Africa.

Verma, on the other end, was hungry for runs after not scoring enough runs at the World Cup and matched her captain stroke for stroke in a stand that brought the crowd on their feet.

South Africa's hard-hitting Marizanne Kapp also looked fresh due to a lack of batting opportunities at the World Cup and shot a 17-ball 39* in the slog overs to take Delhi past the 200-run mark.

Jemimah Rodrigues played her smart cricket and found runs from her textbook cricket shots in a cameo of 15-ball 22*.

Tara Norris gives UP Warriorz option to play five foreigners

Lanning found place in the batting line-up for spin all-rounder Alice Capsey too, who didn't get to bat in the first game but made her big impact with the ball.

The English teenager got the big wickets of Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine in the same bowlers when the duo threatened to take the game away from them in a high-scoring chase.

USA's southpaw pacer Tara Norris then delivered the good with the ball as she omitted the RCB middle-order with a spell of 5/29.

The pacer's clever bowling ploy saw the likes of Ellyse Perry, Tara Knight, Richa Ghosh among eye-catching names fall prey to her as she varied her pace to trouble the named batters.

Jess Jonassen, a crucial member of Australia's T20 World Cup triumph, was earlier taken for runs as the surface had little help on the offer for spinners. She could be vital for the team in the games to come as the 30-year-old southpaw off-spinner is known for her ability to hold her nerves in crunch situations and is a capable middle-order batter.

Another left-arm off-spinner Radha Yadav, who took two wickets against Pakistan at the World Cup, had a bad day at the office as she gave away 24 runs in two overs.

Seamers Shikha Pandey and Kapp have plenty to figure out their strategy too. They leaked runs when there was little or no help on the offer from the Brabourne surface. The situation could be no dissimilar at the DY Patil.

Interestingly, medium pacer Arundhati Reddy wasn't asked to bowl in the game for unknown reasons.

UP Warriorz women injury update, team news

UP Warriorz have no injuries reported from their camp as well and will be high on confidence after winning their first game from a losing situation

Grace Harris a headache for her opponent

Grace Harris was the star of the night as she helped Warriorz chase down 70 runs in the last five overs to turn things around. She is surely not the batter any rivals bowling team wants to see on the crease as the Australian all-rounder is rated as the most powerful hitter of the ball in women's cricket.

Harris strikes at the rate of 170-plus in international cricket but had to wait for her opportunities with the Australian top-order batting in full swing. In WPL, the batter has been relishing the condition and is only going to get hungry for more runs.

However, batting down at no. 6, Harris may not get enough opportunities as she did on that day with Alyssa Healy, Tahlia McGrath, Kiran Navgire and Shweta Sehrawat giving the desired quality to their batting order.

Healy had an off day in her maiden outing at the event as the Australian captain and wicket-keeper could only score 7 before giving away her wicket. The opener, who scored two half-centuries during Australia's World Cup campaign, is still a force to reckon with on a fresh day.

In-form Tahlia McGrath is also a capable hard-hitter of the ball and came to WPL with a half-century to her name in South Africa.

Among Indian faces in the top order, Shweta Sehrawat had a bad day in the first WPL game too but the talented U-19 batter is still a talent worth watching out for. Kiran Navgire, on other hand, scored the side's first-ever half-century with a range of shots and enough power to play the big shots. However, her past records leave a question mark on her consistency.

Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma form best spin pair

UP Warriorz is also blessed with experienced spin bowlers in Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma, who are capable of turning the match in the side's favour in one spell.

The duo (two wickets each) went after the Gujarat Giants top-order when S Meghana and Sophia Dunkley were looking to build the foundation of their total.

Another international-level spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad had a bad day in the office as she leaked runs with the new balls and has now gone without wickets in her last five games.

Leg spinner Devika Vaidya cost too many runs as her leg-break bowling left a lot to be desired. While left-arm pacer Anjali Sarvani's line and length was all over the place as she was utilised for 43 runs by Gujarat batters.

DEL-W vs UP-W squads Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz women

Delhi Capitals women squad Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues (vc), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Laura Harris, Tara Norris, Jasia Akhter, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal.

UP Warriorz women squad Alyssa Healy (c), Deepti Sharma (vc), Sophia Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S. Yashasri, Simran Shaikh.

Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz predicted playing XI DEL-W vs UP-W, WPL 2023

Delhi Capitals predicted playing 11 vs UP Warriorz Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizzane Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Shikha Pandey, Tara Norris, Taniya Bhatia, Arundhari Reddy, Radha Yadav

UP Warriorz predicted playing 11 vs Delhi Capitals Alyssa Healy, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Tahlia McGrath, Simran Shaikh, Sophia Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani/S Yashasri

Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz pitch report DEL-W vs UP-W

The new ball will allow some movement, allowing the pacers to find some early purchase. However, the DY Patil pitch would be highly conducive for batting once the shine of the ball is gone. There is not much help expected for the spinners yet but modern T20 bowlers with street-smart approach may find ways to survive and impact.

DEL-W vs UP-W Dream11 prediction Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz

Wicketkeeper A Healy

Batter M Lanning, G Harris, A Capsey, KP Navgire

All-rounder S Ecclestone, D Sharma, M Kapp, S Verma, T McGrath

Bowler S Ecclestone, T Norris

Captain and vice-captain choices A Healy and G Harris are good choices for captains while the likes of T McGrath, S Ecclestone are expected to make impact.