At Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals will play for the maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) championship. Both clubs have had an impressive start to their WPL careers. Delhi Capitals ended first in the standings with six victories, two defeats, and 12 points, securing a spot in the championship game.

The second-placed Mumbai Indians, who had six victories, two defeats, and 12 points, progressed to the championship game by defeating the third-placed UP Warriorz by 72 runs in the eliminator. Both sides have an excellent balance of established stars and promising young players. They have each qualified for the championship thanks to this.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the Mumbai Indians, is doing a great job of following in the shoes of her male counterpart Rohit Sharma, who has guided the team to five Indian Premier League championships. (IPL). Her profession and her franchise, which has a devoted fan base all over the nation, will benefit greatly from winning the WPL championship. In the annals of women's cricket, it will usher in a new era. Kaur will be one of the players to keep an eye on in the summit match with 244 runs in eight games at an average of over 40 and three fifty-plus.

Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews, MI's explosive opening pair (210 runs in nine matches at a strike rate of over 111) and (258 runs in nine matches with one fifty and a strike rate of over 127), must ensure that they do not falter when it counts and that it rains fours and sixes from the get-go. MI's hitting failed them in both of their losses. The team will need to make sure it doesn't happen in the championship game. The presence of all-around ability on the side is MI's greatest asset.

Matthews has excelled with her stick in addition to taking 13 wickets. Amelia Kerr (135 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 129.80 and 13 wickets) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (272 runs in nine matches with two fifties at a strike rate of 149.45) have given the side a balance and variety that other teams would covet. Although they haven't seen much action, Heather Graham, Pooja Vastrakar, Chloe Tryon, Amanjot Kaur, and Humaira Kazi are evidence of MI's strong reserve.

With 15 wickets in nine games and a second-place bowling ranking, Bengali spinner Saika Ishaque, 27, will be Mumbai's "X-Factor" in the summit encounter. Issy Wong, who recorded the first-ever WPL hat-trick in the elimination game, also has 12 wickets and can contribute with her bat by getting some significant runs. However, Delhi Capitals possesses just as much, if not more, arsenal than MI. Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma, the team's opening pair, have frequently won matches by themselves, chasing down totals in less than 10 overs (310 runs in eight matches with a strike rate of 141.55 and two fifties) and other times. 

DC is a thrilling batting unit thanks to these two's aggressive purpose and variety of shots. DC has players in the centre of the lineup who are more than 100% capable of performing under pressure. Jemimah Rodrigues has frequently helped her squad out with brief but significant hits (117 runs in six innings at a 130.00 strike rate). Another exciting prospect is Alice Capsey. This 18-year-old English all-rounder hits sixes at will and uses her off-break spin to take some important wickets.

In six innings, she has made 159 runs at an average of 31.80 and claimed six wickets. Marizanne Kapp and Jess Jonassen both contribute significantly to the team with their all-around skills (159 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 127.20 and nine wickets; 77 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 145.28 and eight wickets). As thrilling as DC's hitting lineup is its bowling lineup. All-arounders Capsey, Kapp, and Jonassen have cast ferocious charms to take down their adversaries. Bowlers who have taken wickets include Tara Norris of the USA and Shikha Pandey (10 wickets combined). With such an accomplished batting lineup, wickets frequently fall in large groups. Numbers indicate that DC's spin approach has been favoured.

In comparison to Jonassen and Capsey, who have combined for 14 wickets, Shikha, Kapp, and Norris have taken 26 wickets. Although they have not been used much, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Titas Sandhu, and Arundhati Reddy give their side a number of options. Regardless of the outcome, cricket fans can expect a thrilling match that will help establish the WPL as a competition to look forward to in the future.

MI Squad: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Melie Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque, Heather Graham, Chloe Tryon, Dhara Gujjar, Sonam Yadav, Neelam Bisht, Priyanka Bala

DC Squad: Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia(w), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Jasia Akhtar, Laura Harris, Tara Norris, Minnu Mani, Aparna Mondal, Titas Sadhu, Sneha Deepthi.