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MUMBAI: It won\u2019t come as a surprise if Saturday\u2019s WPL finalists\u2014Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals\u2014opt to chase if the toss rolls in their favour.
Both teams have enjoyed success while hunting down targets this edition.
MI have opted to bat second on five occasions and have won four games. DC decided to chase on six occasions and succeeded in five of them, twice against their rivals on Saturday.
With both teams batting deep, they feel more comfortable chasing. Many matches going down to the wire this season is a testimony to that as well.
MI may look top-heavy with Hayley Matthews, Nat-Sciver Brunt, and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur<\/a> batting at No. 2, 3, and 4. The small but effective contributions of Amanjot Kaur and Sajeevan Sajana give them that confidence. It\u2019s similar to DC as well. While Meg Lanning<\/a>, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Jess Jonassen have done the heavy lifting for them, they have the likes of Niki Prasad, Sarah Bryce, and Shikha Pandey, among others, to provide that back-up in case the top order has an off day.<\/p>\n

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MI have an edge when it comes to their bowling, especially in the spin department, with off-spinner Matthews and leg-spinner Amelia Kerr among the top two wicket-takers in the tournament.
On the eve of the final, while both captains didn\u2019t reveal their cards, they agreed that backing their skills and strengths is what matters. MI\u2019s Harmanpreet said that their decision depends on the \u201cconditions\u201d and they \u201cplan accordingly for it,\u201d but the focus is on doing things they are \u201ccomfortable about.\u201d \u201cWe never thought too much about winning the toss. It\u2019s just going out there and performing,\u201d she added.
Her DC counterpart Lanning assessed: \u201cIt\u2019s about what your strengths are and backing that. And throughout the tournament, we\u2019ve done that.\u201d She added: \u201cWe\u2019re not too bothered about what we do first. The conditions seem to be similar throughout the match. It\u2019s just about doing whatever we can in that first innings and then backing yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the last two finals, DC won the toss both times, but their batters failed to put on a fighting total on the board. In the 2023 final, MI restricted them to 131 before registering a seven wicket win. Last edition, Royal Challengers Bengaluru shot them out for 113 before recording an eight-wicket victory.
Lanning is aware of it, and she admitted that there\u2019s more on the line in the final than a round game. \u201cWe\u2019ve just been focusing on what we can do this year and playing to our strengths, backing ourselves. What\u2019s happened in the round games, doesn\u2019t count for anything. It\u2019s about performing tomorrow night,\u201d said Lanning.
MI will be playing their fourth match in six days, while Capitals have had a seven-day break. Both captains had a different take on their schedule. While Harmanpreet felt that it \u201cwill play to their advantage\u201d as they \u201cnow know the conditions well\u201d, Lanning felt that the break gave them time to \u201crefresh\u201d themselves and the conditions won\u2019t be alien as a lot of their players have played here.<\/p>\n


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