WPL 2024 Match 5, BAN-W vs GUJ-W Dream11 Prediction: Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Bangalore Women vs Gujarat Women Dream11 Team

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (BAN-W) and Gujarat Giants (GUJ-W) will play the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 on Tuesday (February 27) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Let’s take a look at our fantasy preview for this game.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Gujarat Giants Women, 5th match of WPL 2024

27 February, 7:30 PM IST

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

BAN-W vs GUJ-W Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore (BAN-W) began the season with a close win against UP Warriorz. Sobhana Asha did the star turn with the ball as she became the first-ever Indian to scalp a fifer in WPL history. Smriti Mandhana was a relieved skipper as her team got out of jail and registered a win. 

Gujarat Giants (GUJ-W) meanwhile, began the season with a loss to Mumbai Indians on Sunday. Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, and Harmanpreet Kaur led the charge with the bat and ball in what was an easy win. The batting was a huge letdown for Beth Mooney with Tanuja Kanwar ending up as the lead scorer.

Form Guide

BAN-W – WLWWL
GUJ-W – LLLWL

M Chinnaswamy Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is known for its batting paradise wickets. 4 matches have been played here in WPL 2024. While 1 match was won by the team batting 1st, 3 matches on a similar note were won by the team batting 2nd. The average first innings score here in the WPL matches has been 143.25.

Last result at the venue(WPL) (Feb 25, 2024)

UP Women – 119/9 (Pacers – 5w, Spinners – 4w)

Delhi Women – 123/1 (14.3) (Pacers – 0w, Spinners – 1w)

Delhi women won by 9 wickets.

BAN-W Playing 11

1. Sophie Devine
2. Smriti Mandhana (c)
3. Sabbhineni Meghana
4. Ellyse Perry
5. Richa Ghosh (wk)
6. Georgia Wareham
7. Sophie Molineux
8. Shreyanka Patil
9. Simran Bahadur
10. Asha Sobhana
11. Renuka Singh

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Team News

• Will be updated.
• Batting order should remain the same.

BAN-W Key Players

Sophie Devine Stats in WPL

Asha Sobhana Stats in WPL

GUJ-W Playing 11

1. Beth Mooney (c & wk)
2. Veda Krishnamurthy
3. Harleen Deol
4. Phoebe Litchfield
5. Dayalan Hemalatha
6. Ashleigh Gardner
7. Kathryn Bryce
8. Sneh Rana
9. Tanuja Kanwer
10. Lia Tahuhu
11. Meghna Singh

Gujrat Giants Women Team News

• There is no update about Laura Wolvaardt. Questions are coming out as to why she was not there in the last match’s XI against Mumbai. If she comes back she will play in place of Litchfield and open with Monney.
• Batting order should remain the same.

GUJ-W Key Players

Beth Mooney Stats in WT20I

Tanuja Kanwar Stats in WPL

Who will win today match between Bangalore Women and Gujarat Women (5th match of Women’s Premier League 2024)?

• Royal Challenger Bangalore and the Gujarat Giants have played a couple of matches against each other in the first edition of the WPL. The face-off is pretty balanced so far with both teams winning a game each.

It is expected that a high-scoring clash will entertain the spectators. Both the teams have a well-balanced batting line-up, but the bowling line-up of Bangalore seems more well-rounded. It is expected that RCB women will win this match.

BAN-W vs GUJ-W Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keepers: R Ghosh, B Mooney

Batsmen: S Mandhana

All-rounders: A Gardner, E Perry, S Devine, S Molineux, K Bryce

Bowlers: S Asha, G Wareham/ L Tahuhu, T Kanwar

Who are the Best Captain or Vice Captain Options for BAN-W vs GUJ-W Dream11 Team?

For Small League, Head to Head contest: S Asha, T Kanwer

For Grand League, Mega Contest: S Devine, R Ghosh

What are BAN-W vs GUJ-W Fantasy Tips?

• This match is very risky from a fantasy perspective. Try to play GLs more.
• We suggest you keep Wolvaardt in your team, if playing.
• S Meghana can be an out-of-the-box pick for you.
• Try R Singh Thakur for E Perry.

Where to watch BAN-W vs GUJ-W Live?

JioCinema & Sports18