WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, Match 19th, Women’s Premier League Preview
The Women’s Premier League is in the last stages and two teams are still looking to secure their place in the Eliminator. Mumbai Indians Women and Delhi Capitals Women’s teams are already qualified for the eliminator round. Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCBW) are still in the race to reach the playoff after losing their first five matches of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Royal Challengers Bangalore women’s will play against the mighty Mumbai Indians Women’s team, who already qualified for the eliminator round. It was great two matches for the Royal Challengers Banglore side as they won their last two matches in a row against Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz
Royal Challengers Bangalore women won by five wickets against UP Warriorz. Their domestic player Kanika Ahuja was the one who shone brightly in that match scoring 46 runs in 30 balls and the Australian legendary All-Rounder Ellyse Perry took 3 wickets and scored 10 runs. It was Richa Ghosh at the end who took her team over the line and made her team win their first match in the Women’s Premier League.
The last match against Gujarat Giants is one of the most important matches for them as Gujarat Giants is also one of the teams who will look to qualify for the eliminator round of the Women’s Premier League. Royal Challengers Bangalore thrashed Gujarat Giants by 8 wickets wins.
Sophie Devine single-handedly won the match for his team against the Gujarat Giants as she scored 99 runs in just 36 balls, hitting nine fours and eight sixes out of the ground. It was sad to see her not score the well-deserved century but still, she was not sad about it because she said that she was in her flow, and that’s why she went for another six but failed to clear the boundary. She also took one wicket in the match. She also had an post chat with the team captain Smriti Mandhana about her innings.
There is one piece of good news for the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s team Mumbai Indians might test her bench strength because they already qualify for the Eliminator and will play back-to-back matches today but we never know what going on in Harmanpreet’s mind as she is also said to be one of the most unpredictable captains.
Pitch Report of Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Matches Played in WPL 2023 | 8 |
Batting Side 1st won | 2 |
Batting Side 2nd won | 6 |
Average Batting 1st | 173 |
Pacer Took | 43 wickets |
Spinners TooK | 49 Wickets |
The pitch of Dr. Dy Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, is one of the batter-friendly pitches but now around 8 matches have been played on this ground and the track started to slow down a bit which makes it a neutral surface rather than a batting-friendly wicket-like it was at the start of the season.
Spinners are coming into the play more than before and we can see that the total is coming down. In recent matches, the teams are not able to cross the 150 mark and spinners taking more wickets than in the past.
It is a must-win match for the Royal Challengers Bangalore to qualify for the eliminator and if they win this match, then it is probable that they will be through for the eliminator. The Royal Challengers Bangalore team started off the season with the worst start possible for any team, but after they had a talk with Virat Kohli and other players, they felt more confident and brought back their team in the tournament.
The ball can swing a bit at the start of the innings, and after a few overs, spinners can be seen in the game as the pitch is wearing down much in recent matches, and we saw the turn and low-scoring matches.
Players to look out for in the Match between RCBW VS MIW
Sophie Devine (Royal Challengers Banglore Women’s Team)
Sophie Devine smoked the balls out of the ground in her last match, in which she scored 99 runs in just 38 balls and took one wicket, making her one of the most dangerous All-Rounders. She is a current orange cap holder after her last night innings and in the Women’s Premier League till now, she scored 266 runs with an average of 38 and can be handy with the ball also.
Hayley Matthew (Mumbai Indians Women’s Team)
Hayley Matthew has been one of the best All-Rounder in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) as she has already scored 203 runs and taken 11 wickets which help Mumbai Indians Women’t to qualify first in the league for the playoff.
Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Women’s Team)
The Australian cricketer Ellyse Perry showed his experience and class in the Women’s Premier League as she scored 224 runs in 7 matches and in the last match she also picked 3 wickets which were one long await wickets because before that she had not taken any wickets.
Harmanpreet Kaur
The Indian Women’s Team captain and the Mumbai Indians Women’s team captain also showed their class and scored 205 runs in 6 matches. She can bowl some spin also but till now, she did not go for that. There is a slight chance maybe she can miss the game as they already qualified for the Eliminator, so Mumbai Indians might rest some players.
Probable Playing 11 for Both Teams in Match between Royal Challengers Banglore Women vs. Mumbai Indians Women Team
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Probable Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh(w), Poonam Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur Singh, Preeti Bose
Mumbai Indians Women Probable Playing XI: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque