The 2023 Women’s Premier League carnival will witness the Royal Challengers Bangalore taking on the UP Warriorz in Match 7 on Friday, March 10 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Both teams have not had a great tournament so far. The Royal Challengers Bangalore have lost all of their three encounters, while UP Warriorz has lost one of out their two matches.
Despite a star-studded squad, the Royal Challengers Bangalore haven’t been able to make a mark. They lost to the Gujarat Giants by eleven runs in their last encounter at the Brabourne Stadium. The Smriti Mandhana-led team will have to pull up their socks as they are on the verge of getting knocked out of the tournament. They hoping to get off the mark against the UP Warriorz.
The Alyssa Healy-led team too will be keen to get back to the winning ways. They defeated the Gujarat Giants in their first game but lost to the Delhi Capitals in their next match. Delhi Capitals put on a mammoth 211 runs on the board. In response, the UP Warriorz managed 169 runs, losing the game by 42 runs.
Match Details
Details: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz, Match 8, WPL 2023
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time: March 10, 7.30 PM
Pitch report
The Brabourne stadium has witnessed several 200-plus scores in the ongoing 2023 Women’s Premier League. Another high-scoring encounter is expected between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the UP Warriorz. The average first-innings total at this venue is 193 runs. The onus will be on the batters in the match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz – Predicted Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh, Poonam Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Renuka Singh, Komal Zanzad.
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahila McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Simran Shaikh, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Shabnim Ismail, Anjani Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Fantasy Team Suggestions – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz
Team 1: Richa Ghosh, Alyssa Healy, Heather Knight (VC), Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana, Kiran Navgire, Ellyse Perry, Deepti Sharma, Tahila McGrath (C), Megan Schutt, Sophie Ecclestone
Team 2: Richa Ghosh, Alyssa Healy (C), Heather Knight, Sophie Devine (VC), Smriti Mandhana, Shweta Sehrawat, Ellyse Perry, Tahila McGrath, Megan Schutt, Sophie Ecclestone, Shabnim Ismail
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