Mumbai Indians Women and Royal Challengers Bangalore will fight for a place in the final of WPL 2024. MI Women and RCB Women face each other in WPL 2024 Eliminator and the winner of the match will reach the final.
Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Mumbai Indians Women won 5 games and lost 3 out of 8 during the league stage. With 10 points they ranked second in the points table and qualified for the playoffs.
RCB Women, led by Smriti Mandhana, won 4 games and lost 4 out of 8 to occupy the third place in the points table. They became the third team to qualify for the playoffs. Since DC Women grabbed the top spot in the points table, they gained a direct berth to the finals.
MI Women and RCB Women faced each other twice in WPL 2024. MI Women won the first match by 7 wickets. Later, RCB Women bounced back by winning the other clash by 7 wickets. Below we analyze the weather and pitch reports for the WPL 2024 Eliminator match.
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WPL 2024 Qualifier Weather Report
The WPL 2024 Playoffs will take place on Friday, March 15 in Delhi. According to Weather.com reports, the temperature of Delhi city on Friday will be 29° Celsius during the day and 15° Celsius at night. The sky will be cloudy throughout the day. Humidity will be 34% during the day and 46% at night. Rain chances are only 1% during the day and night.
Tone Analysis
Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi is a good scoring ground in T20Is. The average total of the first and second innings is 139 and 133. The stadium has hosted 13 T20I games so far. The team that batted first won 4 games while the chasing team won 9 games.
South Africa amassed a mammoth 212/3 against India during a chase in 2022, which is the highest total of any team at the stadium. At WPL 2024, teams racked up mammoth totals in Delhi, reaching over 190 in total multiple times. The Arun Jaitley stadium is suitable for batting. However, the bowlers are also well supported.
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Climate impact
The MI Women vs RCB Women match will take place in the evening. Since the chance of rain is only 1%, the WPL Eliminator match will not be affected by rain. The Dew could help the chasing team if he arrives. At 15° Celsius, players will play in cold weather at night.
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Conclusion
The weather will not have a big impact on the MI Women vs RCB Women, WPL 2024 Qualifier match. Rain will not hamper the match. The field conditions will have a significant effect and the batsmen could dominate during the match. However, in the previous clash between MI and RCB we witnessed that bowlers can create fabulous spells too.