WPL 2026: Delhi Capitals Choose to Bowl Against Mumbai Indians

WPL 2026: Navi Mumbai:
Delhi Capitals won the toss on Saturday.
They chose to bowl first against Mumbai Indians.
The match is at DY Patil Stadium.
It is a Women’s Premier League 2026 game.

Jemimah Rodrigues led DC for the first time.
She is the youngest captain in WPL history.
She said the pitch suits bowling early.

Rodrigues confirmed the four overseas players.
They are Laura Wolvaardt and Lizele Lee.
Marizanne Kapp and Chinelle Henry are included.
Fast bowler Nandini Sharma made her debut.

WPL 2026: Jemimah spoke about the venue with emotion.
She said DY Patil holds special memories.
She made her Test debut here.
She won her first World Cup here.
She now leads Delhi at the same ground.

She said leadership brings out her best.
She praised her team for easing pressure.
She said the group has fresh energy.
She is excited to see players perform.

Mumbai Indians want a strong comeback.
They lost their last match to RCB.
MI lost that game by three wickets.

MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur spoke at toss.
She said MI would have chased if they won.
Left-arm spinner Triveni Vashishtha made her debut.
She replaced Saika Ishaque in the XI.

Harmanpreet said recovery time was short.
She stressed learning from the last game.
She said the pitch looks good for batting.

WPL 2026: Playing XIs

Delhi Capitals:
Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt,
Jemimah Rodrigues (Captain),
Lizele Lee (Wicketkeeper),
Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad,
Chinelle Henry, Sneh Rana,
Minnu Mani, Sri Charani,
Nandini Sharma

Mumbai Indians:
Amelia Kerr, G Kamalini (Wicketkeeper),
Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain),
Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajana,
Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar,
Triveni Vashishtha, Shabnim Ismail,
Sanskriti Gupta