The second day of the 2023 Women’s Premier League will witness the first double-header of the tournament. The Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on the Delhi Capitals in Match 2 of the League on Sunday, March 5 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The two teams will be keen to get their season off to a winning start.
Delhi Capitals have a strong batting line-up boasting skipper Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Shafali Verma. Their side also features, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, and Shikha Pandey. On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be led by Smriti Mandhana. They have a strong overseas brigade of Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, and Megan Schutt.
Overall, both the Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore stack up well heading into their opening match of the tournament. We are in for a cracking match at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday, March 5.
Match Details
Details: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Match 2, Women’s Premier League 2023
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, CCI, Mumbai
Date and Time: Sunday, March 5, 3:30 PM
Match Prediction
Since the inaugural edition of the league is all set to take place in Mumbai, a lot of runs can be expected from both sides as well. Betway has also placed its odds in favour of RCB’s win at 2.25.
Pitch report
The pitch at the Brabourne Stadium usually favors the batters. The average first innings score at the venue is 165. The team that wins the toss is likely to bat first and try to put a good score on the track.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Delhi Capitals (DC)- Predicted Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Indrani Roy, Disha Kasat, Megan Schutt, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Preeti Bose
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Taniya Bhatia, Jess Jonassen, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Tara Norris
Fantasy Team Suggestions: RCB vs DC
Team 1: Richa Ghosh, Meg Lanning, Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Ellyse Perry, Marizanne Kapp, Shafali Verma, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, Renuka Singh Thakur
Team 2: Richa Ghosh, Meg Lanning, Heather Knight, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Ellyse Perry, Marizanne Kapp, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Megan Schutt, Renuka Singh Thakur
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