DC have been table-toppers in league stages of WPL 2023 and 2024, but have ended up runners-up on both occasions, including at their home ground Arun Jaitley Stadium. DC will open their WPL 2025 campaign against Mumbai Indians in Vadodara on February 15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSuccess is always defined by trophies, but in the first two seasons of the TATA WPL, Delhi Capitals have truly stood out with their style of play and consistency. I know they haven\u2019t won a title yet, but they came very close last season. Given their performances, they will definitely be one of the favourites this year as well,\u201d said Chopra on Disney+ Hotstar on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
DC\u2019s opening pair will once again be captain Meg Lanning and young Shafali Verma, but Chopra sounded not too optimistic about them clicking as a pair in WPL 2025. Meg has played cricket sporadically since her international retirement, while Shafali has been out of the Indian team set-up after a poor ODI series against New Zealand last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It meant Shafali was back to playing domestic cricket, and finished as the leading run-getter in the Senior Women's One-Day Challenger Trophy, amassing 414 runs in five matches at an average of 82.80 and a strike rate of 145.26, including hitting one hundred and three fifties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
She was also the highest run-scorer in Senior Women's One Day Trophy via 527 runs at an average of 75.29 and a strike-rate of 152.31. \u201cSince Meg Lanning\u2019s retirement from international cricket, she hasn\u2019t been in her best form. Meanwhile, Shafali Verma has also lost her spot in the Indian squad.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It meant Shafali was back to playing domestic cricket, and finished as the leading run-getter in the Senior Women's One-Day Challenger Trophy, amassing 414 runs in five matches at an average of 82.80 and a strike rate of 145.26, including hitting one hundred and three fifties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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