Saika Ishaque to Lanning, no run, quicker through the air outside off, Lanning gets beaten on the outside edge as she goes for a drive. They appeal for a caught behind, but turned down
Saika Ishaque, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
0.6
Ismail to Shafali Verma, no run, fuller around off, Shafali Verma drives it to mid-off
0.5
Ismail to Shafali Verma, no run
0.4
Ismail to Shafali Verma, no run, back of a length outside off, Shafali Verma slices it to point
0.3
Ismail to Lanning, 1 run, to backward square leg
0.2
Ismail to Lanning, no run, short and wide outside off, shaping away from the batter, Lanning goes for a cut, gets beaten on the outside edge
0.1
Ismail to Lanning, no run, back of a length delivery around off, Lanning knocks it to point
Lanning and Shafali Verma are at the crease. Lanning is on strike. Ismail will open the attack
The players are out in the middle and we are ready for live action..
Delhi Capitals Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning(c), Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia(w), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey
Meg Lanning: It looks like a good wicket, plenty of runs in it. Mumbai are a good side, looking forward to the challenge. I am really looking forward to this tournament. Preparations have been good, squad is well settled, just need to play with freedom. We are going with four seamers and three spinners, some good options throughout the innings. She (Harmanpreet) is a competitor, looking forward to this game.
Harmanpreet: We'll bowl first. Dew is the factor, that's the only reason we want to bowl first. We have a balanced side, we have three debutants in our team. Looking positive. Message is the same, we want to keep things simple and need to stick to our plans.
Mumbai Indians Women have won the toss and have opted to field
Finally, it's toss time..
Right then, the performances are done, we are done with the fireworks, all the five captains have posed with the trophy...
The opening ceremony is not far away as there a lot of actors present at the venue. Can see Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra and Tiger Shroff at the moment. They are getting ready for their performances. Once the ceremony is done, we'll bring you the toss and teams, stay around..
Pitch and dimensions: 50 metre boundary on the leg-side, 60 metre boundary on the off-side. Surface is on the harder side, could be a good batting wicket. Need to score big if you bat first.