Delhi Capitals Women (DC) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) Women in match number 3 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2026) as part of the second-day double-header at 7:30 PM IST on Saturday. The game marks the beginning of a new chapter for DC with Jemimah Rodrigues taking over the captaincy, while Harmanpreet Kaur’s MI will be heeding their last-ball loss against Nadine de Klerk’s mayhem for RCB.
The match will be played at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, the naturally adopted venue for the Indian women’s cricket scene.
DC vs MI, WPL 2026: Match Details
- Match: Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, Match 3
- Date: January 10, 2026 (Saturday)
- Time: 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)
- Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
- Live Streaming: JioHotstar (App & Website)
- Broadcast: Star Sports Network
DC-W vs MI-W Head-to-Head Record
This rivalry has delivered some of the most iconic matches in WPL history.
- Total Matches Played: 8
- Delhi Capitals Won: 4
- Mumbai Indians Won: 4
- Notable: MI beat DC in the 2023 and 2025 WPL finals.
Pitch Report: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy
- Chasing Advantage: Teams chasing have won 9 of the last 12 matches here.
- New Ball Assistance: Some early movement for pacers like we saw from Lauren Bell, who dominated with the new ball.
- Dew Factor: Dew sets in late but makes batting easier in the second innings.
Team News & Key Players: DC vs MI
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Jemimah Rodrigues makes her WPL captaincy debut after three runner-up finishes.
- Jemimah Rodrigues: DC’s third-highest run-getter; strike rate of 207.4 at the death.
- Shafali Verma: Aggressive opener facing her long-time nemesis Shabnim Ismail.
- Marizanne Kapp: Key with both bat and ball in an inexperienced DC attack.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
MI showed resilience against RCB despite missing Hayley Matthews.
- Harmanpreet Kaur: Franchise leader and big-match player.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt: MI’s most reliable run-scorer in WPL history.
- Amelia Kerr: Among WPL’s leading wicket-takers, coming off recent T20 form.
Probable Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals:
Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Chinelle Henry, Alana King, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Minnu Mani, Sneh Rana, N Shree Charani.
Mumbai Indians:
Amelia Kerr, G Kamalini (WK), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Nicola Carey, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar, Sanskruti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque.
Match Prediction: Who will win?
Prediction: Mumbai Indians (MI) to win.
What gives MI an edge is the fact that they have already played a game this season. They made some mistakes with the bat, which the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side would love to amend. The bowlers now would know to bowl in the dew. They almost defended 154 runs against RCB.
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