Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz will play their open match of the tournament at Bengaluru on 24th February 2024. Both teams would look to start WPL season 2 on a winning note.
RCB finished fourth in last year’s edition and would hope to start the season in front of the home crowd with good performances. On the other hand, UP Warriorz has some good buys and would look to continue as they reached the eliminator before losing to Mumbai Indians.
Match Details
Details– WPL 2024, RCB vs UP Warriorz, Match 2.
Venue– M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Date and Time– 24th February, 7.30 PM IST
Head-to-Head Record
Both teams met twice in last year’s edition. UP Warriorz produced a dominating performance winning by 10 wickets while Royal Challengers Bangalore registered their first victory with 5 wickets remaining and 12 balls to spare.
It promises to be a good contest between two teams which have good-quality international and Indian players that can change the course of the game.
Pitch Report
The pitch used for the first match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals was dominated by the batters. Alice Capsey scored a brilliant knock along with Jemimah Rodrigues helping Delhi Capitals post 171 for 5 while Mumbai Indians chased down the target off the last ball with dew conditions.
It promises to be another good batting paradise. The captain that wins the toss would likely field first, restrict the opponent and chase down the target.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs UP Warriorz (UPW)- Predicted Playing XI
RCB
Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophie Devine, Shuba Satheesh, Ellyse Perry, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh (WK), Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Ekta Bisht, Renuka Singh.
UP Warriorz
Alyssa Healy (C, WK), Shweta Sehrawat, Tahila McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navagire, Vrinda Dinesh, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Parashavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Fantasy Selection- RCB vs UP Warriorz
Team 1– Smriti Mandhana (C), Alyssa Healy, Shuba Satheesh, Tahila McGrath (VC), Richa Ghosh, Grace Harris, Kate Cross, Vrinda Dinesh, Ekta Bisht, Anjali Sarvani, Renuka Singh.
Team 2– Sophie Devine, Shweta Sehrawat, Ellyse Perry (C), Deepti Sharma, Disha Kasat, Grace Harris (VC), Georgia Wareham, Anjali Sarvani, Shreyanka Patil, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh.
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