Marizanne Kapp Anrich Nortje: South Africa women’s team all-rounder Marizanne Kapp is all set to play for Delhi Capitals in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023). The Capitals will begin their campaign on March 5 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. On Tuesday, the all-rounder took to social media and shared a throwback picture with Anrich Nortje. Follow WPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Where it started… 😂😂😂 @anrich_nortje Eastern Province ➡️ Proteas ➡️ Delhi Capitals 🏏 pic.twitter.com/WYlCDPJjKB
— Marizanne Kapp (@kappie777) March 1, 2023
WPL 2023: From Eastern Province to Delhi Capitals, WATCH Marizanne Kapp share adorable THROWBACK photo with SA speedster Anrich Nortje, joins him at Delhi Capitals – Check out
Both Kapp and Nortje play their club cricket in South Africa for Eastern Province. Kapp has gone onto become premier all-rounder in world cricket. Nortje on the other hand has established himself as a key pacer in the South Africa men’s cricket team. Coming to franchisee cricket Nortje joined Delhi Capitals as an injury replacement for Chris Woakes ahead of IPL 2020. However, he has gone onto established himself as one of the most important players for the team.
Kapp on the other hand was brought by Delhi Capitals for 1.5 crore. She recently featured in World T20 Final for South Africa. The all-rounder with her experience is a great addition for the Capitals. Apart from being wicket-taking option she can be used by DC to play anywhere in the batting lineup. It will be interesting to see how DC uses her in the inaugural edition.
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Delhi Capitals team looks pretty decent side on paper with proven talents on the international level. The batting unit will have the presence of Alice Capsey, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodriguez and Meg Lanning. The middle order will comprise of the likes of Marizanne Kapp, Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia who could score runs in the lower order.
However the bowling unit of Capitals’ looks to be a a little on weaker side headed byspin trio of Radha Yadav, Jess Jonassesn and Poonam Yadav. The pace department will comprise of Under-19-star Titas Sadhu, Shikha Pandey and Marizanne Kapp. It will be interesting to see how the DC Women’s team cope throughout the duration of the tournament.
Delhi Capitals squad
Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Radha Yadav, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris, Aparna Mondal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp
WPL 2023: From Eastern Province to Delhi Capitals, WATCH Marizanne Kapp share adorable THROWBACK photo with SA speedster Anrich Nortje, joins him at Delhi Capitals – Check out
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