Mumbai Indians Women vs Delhi Capitals Women match prediction 20 Mar 2023

MI-W vs DC-W Match 18 Predictions and Betting Tips

The first edition of Women’s Premier League 2023 will witness Mumbai Indians Women going against Delhi Capitals Women for the second time in the 18th match of the competition. The game will be played at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on March 20. Let’s have a look at the best MI-W vs DC-W team and player betting tips.

Both Mumbai Indians & Delhi Capitals will be joining this contest on the back of defeats. Its MI-W’s first defeat of the season while DC-W suffered their second. These two power packed sides are the league leaders at the moment. Both the sides have booked their spots for the top 3 and hence only a single spot is up for grabs now. As we prepare for this match, here are our top three team & player betting tips for the MI-W vs DC-W match prediction.

MI-W vs DC-W Team Bets:

Let us have a look at our top two team betting tips from the MI-W vs DC-W match prediction.

Mumbai Indians Women to score over 21.5 runs before 1st dismissal

It's all going the way MI-W wished for this season. However, it was UPW-W who put a full stop to their five match winning streak as they beat them by 5 wickets in their last game. That doesn't change anything as they are still perched at the top of the ladder. The credit somewhat goes to their batting unit who have been successful in posting and chasing big totals. In the six games that they played thus far, Hayley Matthews & Yastika Bhatia opened for the side. The duo stitched partnerships of 15, 45, 65, 58, 1 & 30 runs. This takes MI-W average score before the fall of the first wicket to a whooping 35.67 runs per game. This number falls totally above our target, thus making it a safe and a reliable betting tip for this game. Further, in four out of these six games, MI-W’s score ranked above our target. This should increase your confidence on this glorious betting tip. Hayley Matthews is in fantastic form in the competition. She is MI-W’s top run-scorer and is averaging 40.60 so far. Yastika Bhatia, on the other hand, is averaging close to 26.33. At the DY Patil, Matthews & Bhatia played thrice this season and they average close to 38.00 & 16.30 respectively. Earlier this season when the two sides collided, MI-W’s opening partnership could muster 65 runs. Speaking of DC-W, the side leaked 27.16 runs on an average per game before picking up the first wicket and in four out of the six games played, the total ranked above our target. That said, it would be fair to put your money on MI-W to score over 21.5 runs before the fall of the first wicket in this game. To capitalise on this, grab the odds of 1.91 offered by 1XBET in MI-W’s favour and you should definitely pick it for a profitable return.

Delhi Capitals Women to score over 44.5 runs in the first six overs

Two of the best performing sides in this year's WPL will have a go at each other tomorrow. DC-W have done a brilliant job so far this season, winning four out of six games. DC-W have a fantastic line-up of batters like skipper Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey etc. These four batters have hammered runs this season at a strike rate of about 137.35, 185.14, 131.03 and 167.30 respectively. DC-W posted the scores 57, 62, 29, 87, 52 and 51 runs in the first six overs in the six games that they played this season. This signifies that they have scored 56.33 runs on an average per game in the powerplay, which falls above our target. In every single match, barring one, over the six game period, DC-W’s scores ranked above our target. Earlier this season when the two sides collided, DC-W posted 47 on the board at no loss at the end of the first six overs. Openers Meg Lanning & Shafali Verma have been in top notch form in the competition this year. These two have accumulated 239 & 187 runs respectively and average at 47.80 & 37.40. At the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai, which is the venue for this forthcoming contest, Lanning and Verma have played four times there and scored runs at an average of about 49.70 & 31.70 respectively. Speaking of MI-W, the side leaked over 44.5 runs in the powerplay overs just twice in six games against the oppositions they faced. But remember DC-W are one of the two teams who scored above our target in the powerplay against MI-W this season. This should increase your confidence on this glorious betting tip. Having said that, it is pretty evident that DC-W possesses the skill and enthusiasm to score over 44.5 runs in the upcoming game and to grab the best returns, you should pick the odds of 1.8 offered by 1XBET.

MI-W vs DC-W Player Bet:

We have chosen Natalie Sciver as our top player betting tip from the MI-W vs DC-W encounter. Have a look!

Natalie Sciver to score over 22.5 runs

Natalie Sciver-Brunt is an influential figure in the batting line-up of Mumbai Indians Women. In her career of 104 T20I innings, she amassed 2175 runs at an average of 26.85. She has 12 fifties to her name in the format. In the WBBL, she represents Melbourne Stars and has scored 1204 runs in 64 games for them at an average of 26.17. She averages 26.85 in India so the batting conditions are not too terrible for the batter. She has batted thrice at DY Patil where and her scores read 23, 23* & 5 runs. In her recent campaign of the World Cup, she played 5 games and finished as the 2nd highest run-scorer of the tournament with 216 runs in 5 games at an average of 72.00. Her WPL campaign is going smoothly as she is the 3rd highest run-getter from her side and sits at the 8th place of the top-scorers in the competition. She mustered 187 runs in 6 games at an average of 62.33, which certainly ranks above our target. Her scores in those innings read as 23, 55*, 23*, 45*, 36 and 5 runs. Once only this season in six outings, Sciver failed to amass our target of 22.5 runs. Not only did she score above our target on almost all occasions barring one, but remained unbeaten in most of her outings in the tournament. Sciver scored an unbeaten 23 in her last meeting vs DC-W. 1XBET offers the odds of 1.832 for Sciver to score over 22.5 runs and you should take it for a hefty payday.

My Picks:

Mumbai Indians Women to score over 21.5 runs before 1st dismissal @ 1.91 (1XBET)

Delhi Capitals Women to score over 44.5 runs in the first six overs @ 1.8 (1XBET)

Natalie Sciver to score over 22.5 runs @ 1.832 (1XBET)