🏏 WPL 2024: Match 11: RCB W vs UP W at Bengalauru🏏

🏏WPL 2024: Match 11: RCB W vs UP W at Bengalauru on 04/03/ 2024 at 7:30PM IST🏏

The 11th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCB-W) and UP Warriorz Women (UPW-W). The Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have a precise anti-campaign going on. They started the tournament with two consecutive wins and later suffered back-to-back defeats over Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians. They will be hoping to turn their fortunes in the last game of the Bengaluru leg.

Led by Alyssa Healy, UP Warriorz bounced back strongly after losing two matches in the beginning, winning two consecutive wins. They are currently in third place with two wins and two losses averaging four points at an NRR of 0.211. Interestingly, they lost to RCB by two runs in their season opener and will be eyeing a turnaround.

UP Warriorz is third in the points table with 2 wins and 4 points in 4 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore is fourth with 2 wins and 4 points in 4 matches.

RCB vs UP Pitch Report,

The pitch of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is considered excellent for batting, while fast bowlers will also be seen showing their magic here. This pitch has a flat surface which allows some movement of the ball when it is new. The spinners may extract some turn, but overall it plays in favor of the batting side. Therefore, if one wins the toss, one should choose to bowl first.

With powerful performances with the bat in their two wins, and making the most of their spin-heavy attack, the Warriors will go into this game against the Royal Challengers, which is supposed to be their home match, with a lot of confidence, even if the fan support will be one-sided. This may also put additional pressure on Smriti Mandhana & Co; The team’s middle order has not been able to perform well, and the dependence on all-rounders has increased the imbalance, which has affected RCB.

RCB vs UP Probable Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCB W): Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Sophie Devine, S, Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Shobana, Renuka Singh

UP Warriorz Women (UPW W): Alyssa Healy (C & WK), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Atapattu, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Khemner, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Saravani

Thank you, Parm, for the thread and for tagging me.  

Best wishes to both teams, but a bit more good wishes for the RCB team.  

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May the best team win.

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The stage is set for the last game of the Bengaluru leg of the ongoing Women's Premier League 2024. The hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore meet the UP Warriorz in a classic face-off at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Smriti Mandhana-led Bangalore is coming after back-to-back losses in home games whereas Alyssa Healy's UP Warriorz defeated Gujarat Giants by six wickets in their last game. 

Bangalore have a great opportunity to finish the home leg on a high note with a comprehensive victory against UP Warriorz 

We've reached the halfway point of the season, and the points table has taken shape very well. While the Gujarat Giants are all but knocked out, the other four teams vying for the three playoff spots could go down to the wire. 

RCB and UPW have both won and lost two games apiece, and while the hosts won their first two matches and lost the next two, it's the exact opposite for the Warriorz. The reverse fixture between the two teams ended in a narrow two-run victory for RCB, with Asha Shobana's five-fer helping them turn the game around.

 Renuka Singh (BOWL) (RCB)

After winning the POTM award for her stellar bowling performance against the Gujarat Giants, Renuka Singh has had a tough couple of outings since, and it has coincided with a dip in form for her team as well. The seamer was taken apart by Yastika Bhatia in RCB's last outing against MI, and that's one of the main reasons why her ownership is pretty low coming into this match. 

However, similar to how Meghna Singh delivered in yesterday's outing against DC, Renuka is a quality Indian bowler who won't be quiet for too long. In a must-win match for RCB, she will look to give them a good start with the ball, and against a UPW opening pair that has had only one successful game so far, she should shine.

Anjali Sarvani (BOWL) (UPW)

Anjali Sarvani is likely to be the lone pacer for the Warriorz.

Left-arm medium-pacer Anjali Sarvani is the only non-spinner in the UPW bowling attack. While they bowled 19/20 overs of spin against the Gujarat Giants as they didn't seem too comfortable facing the spinners, they're unlikely to do the same against RCB.

Anjali should get to bowl her full quota of overs in this match, and that makes her a potential Dream11 differential in this one. In her only other outing this season against MI, she bowled both with the new ball and at the death, picking up the wicket of Sajana S.

Kiran Navgire (BAT) (UPW)

Kiran Navgire's move to the top has put the UP Warriorz's campaign back on track, as it was her blistering half-century against the Mumbai Indians that got them their first win of the season. The explosive batter is someone who can make complete use of the powerplay, and against the likes of Sophie Devine, she can wreak havoc.

While her cheap dismissal in UPW's last match may have caused her ownership to fall, those Dream11 players who want to take a bit of risk should go for the UPW opener. She's a dangerous Dream11 differential with a very high points ceiling.