‘They have the best combination in the whole tournament’ - Harmanpreet Kaur lauds Delhi openers ahead of WPL Final

After a convincing victory over UP Warriorz in the Eliminator, Mumbai Indians have qualified for the all-important final of the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL). Now, they are set to challenge Delhi Capitals for the prestigious trophy on March 26, at the Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai. Ahead of that, MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has showered praise on Delhi’s Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma and stated that the Capitals have the best opening combination in the whole tournament.

Notably, with 310 runs to her name, Lanning is currently the leading run-scorer of the tournament, while Verma has amassed 241 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 182.57. The duo troubled Mumbai earlier in the season and thus they need to be careful this time around. Now, even though they possess a lot of threats, Harmanpreet stated that they are ready with their plans for the duo and will hope to execute them successfully.

“They have the best combination in the whole tournament and they also did well against us in the last game. We know what they can do and how dangerous they can be. We have our plans and hopefully, we are able to execute them,” Harmanpreet was quoted as saying by India Today.

I am confident that Indian talent is also going to do well like Australia are doing: Harmanpreet 

The 34-year-old also touched upon the impact of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia, and the WPL in India. Harmanpreet Kaur reckons that the Indian domestic cricketers will get more opportunities because of the tournament and everyone will get to see the result in the next 2-3 years.

“WBBL played a big role in development of cricket in their country and WPL is also going to have a same role for our cricket. The domestic players are going to get a lot of opportunities, many girls have done well as we have seen. We will start seeing the results in 2-3 years. I am confident that Indian talent is also going to do well like Australia are doing,” the Indian skipper added.

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