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Match Details
Date: February 27, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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Preview
The fifth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 will have Royal Challengers Bangalore Women taking on Gujarat Giants at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In their first match of the WPL season, Royal Challengers Bangalore Women defeated UP Warriorz on the last ball while their upcoming opponents in Gujarat Giants lost their season opener to Mumbai Indians Women. With such contrasting form, RCB-W will have an upper hand over GG in their next WPL 2024 match, especially since it’s happening in front of their home fans.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru generally allow the batters to hit through the line of the ball against the pacers and spinners alike in T20 cricket. The average first-innings score at this venue in women’s T20 cricket is 156 in a limited number of matches, which could prove to be a par score during the upcoming Royal Challengers Women versus Gujarat Giants match in the WPL season.
Team Analysis
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
Sabbhineni Meghana and Richa Ghosh were the stars with the bat for the Royal Challengers in their first match of the WPL 2024, scoring fifties against the Warriorz. In the bowling department, the difference maker was Asha Sobhana, who picked up a five-wicket haul to ensure that RCB-W got over the line in a last-ball thriller.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh
Gujarat Giants
The top order of the Gujarat Giants performed poorly against Mumbai Indians Women before the lower order batters Kathryn Bryce and Tanuja Kanwar saved their blushes with a crucial partnership of 48 runs for the eighth wicket. Both these Giants cricketers also picked up key wickets with the ball in trying to defend the 126-run total for their team, but the rest of the bowlers let them down badly too.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Gujarat Giants
Beth Mooney (c)/(wk), Veda Krishnamurthy, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh
Match Prediction
Conclusion
The home advantage could prove crucial for Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in their attempt to register back-to-back wins in the early stages of the WPL 2024, against their upcoming opponents in Gujarat Giants, who haven’t had a good start to their league season.
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