Delhi Capitals vice-captain Jemimah Rodrigues.
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As one other Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) season approaches its climax, one other shot at successful the title awaits Delhi Capitals. Meg Lanning & Co. haven’t but skilled the glee of hoisting the trophy, however by topping the desk in every of the three seasons to assert a direct berth within the last, they’ve set a benchmark for consistency.
What has formed this run of stability and success?
“I simply suppose each participant on this crew is so skilled and simply is aware of what they’re doing. Each participant provides a lot worth to this crew,” DC vice-captain Jemimah Rodrigues mentioned throughout a digital media interplay on Thursday (March 13, 2025). “And when everybody comes collectively, it simply works as one unit. This 12 months wasn’t the simplest for us. However I feel out of all of the three seasons, I’m most pleased with this 12 months as a result of we discovered a option to decide ourselves up and nonetheless be constant and nonetheless be that DC crew that everybody is aware of about.”
Because of ending first on the finish of the league stage, Capitals might be going into Saturday’s last after an eight-day break with out having performed a sport on the Brabourne Stadium. Requested whether or not the dearth of sport time in Mumbai could possibly be a disadvantage, the 24-year-old was fast to disagree.
“The factor is that everybody in our crew is fairly accustomed to the situations and pitches,” she famous. “We’ve been having good observe periods on these off days. And actually, in spite of everything the opposite pitches, Mumbai is sort of a batter’s dream. You get pleasure from batting right here. The outfield’s quick. Time it within the hole, it’s a 4. So, we’re actually trying ahead to it and so are our bowlers. I imply, they’ve give you their plans.”
In recognition of Lanning’s sustained contribution as captain, Jemimah added: “The factor I like about Meg, and that is one thing that I wish to add in myself, is that she’s calm however aggressive on the identical time. And as a frontrunner, that’s a really, very essential high quality to have.”
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