Published on: Mar 10, 2023 8:00 am IST|Updated on: Mar 11, 2023 1:36 pm IST
A desperate RCB Women’s side will be looking to stay afloat in the tournament when they will face UP Warriorz Women in match 8 of the Women’s Premier League. The match will be played on Friday (March 10) at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. The Smriti Mandhana-led side is languishing at the bottom of the table with no wins and 3 losses. Another loss here would diminish RCB Women’s Playoffs’ hopes. Meanwhile, UP Warriorz suffered their first loss of the WPL 2023 after losing against Delhi Capitals Women. They are currently in the third spot with 2 points.
Match 8, Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs UP Warriorz Women
Women’s Premier League 2023
10 March, 2023 @ 7:30 PM IST
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Watch RCB-W vs UP-W on Sports18 TV Channel and Jio Cinema app.
The pitch at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai has been batting-friendly so far. The last match played on this surface witnessed Gujarat Giants posting over 200 onboard. The pitch remained the same in 2nd half as well, as RCB scored 190 but fell short by 11 runs. Team winning the toss would look to chase due to the dew factor.
1. Smriti Mandhana (C) 2. Sophie Devine 3. Dane van Niekerk 4. Ellyse Perry 5. Heather Knight 6. Richa Ghosh (wk) 7. Kanika Ahuja 8. Shreyanka Patil 9. Poonam Khemnar 10. Preeti Bose 11. Renuka Thakur Singh
Team News
Sophie Devine scored a brilliant half-century in RCB’s loss against Gujarat Giants in the previous fixture. With skipper Mandhana struggling to score big, Devine will have the responsibility to provide quick start in the powerplay.
Richa Ghosh has not been able to replicate her T20 World Cup form in WPL 2023. However, one can’t rule out a player of Ghosh’s class.
1. Alyssa Healy (c & wk) 2. Shweta Sehrawat 3. Kiran Navgire 4. Tahlia McGrath 5. Deepti Sharma 6. Grace Harris 7. Simran Shaikh 8. Devika Vaidya 9. Shabnim Ismail 10. Anjali Sarvani 11. Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Grace Harris was the star for UP Warriorz in their maiden win of WPL 2023 against Gujarat Giants. However, the all-rounder was dropped to make way for Shabnim Ismail. But a loss against Delhi Capitals might prompt the management to bring the Aussie cricketer back in XI.
Tahlia McGrath played an unbeaten 90-run knock in a losing cause against Delhi Capitals. The all-rounder will once again be crucial down the order against RCB Women.
However, the return of Grace Harris will give Warriorz’s batting a big boost and make them favourites against struggling RCB Women.
According to the Royal Challengers Women vs UP Warriorz Women today match prediction, UP Warriorz Women are likely to win RCB-W vs UP-W match.
WICKET-KEEPER: Alyssa Healy, Richa Ghosh
BATSMEN: Smriti Mandhana, Kiran Navgire, Sophie Devine
ALL-ROUNDERS: Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath, Heather Knight, Deepti Sharma
BOWLERS: Shabnim Ismail, Rajeshwari Gaikwad
Here’s RCB-W vs UP-W Dream11 Prediction for today’s WPL match
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma
For Grand League: Sophie Devine, Grace Harris
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Tags: Women's Premier League