Jemimah Rodrigues for the first time Delhi Capitals As soon as he took over the captaincy, he made a big record in his name. At the age of 25, she became the youngest captain in WPL history and left Smriti Mandhana behind in this matter.

This season has brought a historic start for Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League 2026. It is noteworthy that after Meg Lanning left the team after WPL 2025, Delhi expressed confidence in young Indian batsman Jemimah Rodrigues and handed her the command of the team. This is the first captaincy of Jemima’s career.

Jemimah Rodrigues became the youngest captain in WPL history when she took charge of the team at the age of 25 years and 127 days in the third match of WPL 2026 against Mumbai Indians on Saturday (January 10). Earlier this record was in the name of Smriti Mandhana, who became the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore at the age of 26 years and 230 days. Jemima created a new history in WPL by achieving this feat at the age of 25. Due to which Jemima has now become the first player in the history of WPL to take charge of any team at the age of 25.

This decision of Delhi Capitals was also special because the team had experienced captain options. South African captain Laura Wolvaardt is also a part of the team, who has captained at the international level. Despite this, Delhi expressed confidence in young leadership instead of experience.

Jemimah Rodrigues’s performance in the last three seasons has been consistently excellent for Delhi Capitals. He has scored 507 runs in 27 matches, his strike rate has been 139.66 and during this period he has scored three half-centuries with his bat.

Talking about the match, this match against Mumbai Indians is being played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. In this match, Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided to bowl first.

Teams for this match

Delhi Capitals Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Lora Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Lizelle Lee (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Nikki Prasad, Chinelle Henry, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Shree Charani, Nandini Sharma.

Mumbai Indians Women (Playing XI): Amelia Kerr, G Kamalini (wk), Nate Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajna, Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vashistha, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta.