The 13th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Cricket Stadium on March 15. The game will begin at 7.30 PM IST.
While Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their sixth game, having lost their previous five encounters, UP Warriorz will feature in their fifth, having won two and lost two.
Squads
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Meghan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy (c), Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Players to watch
Sobhana Asha:
The wily leg-spinner of Royal Challengers Bangalore was the most successful bowler against Delhi Capitals in the last fixture. She claimed 2/27 in four overs. She was the second-most economical bowler for her side and bowled well in the middle overs.
Ellyse Perry:
The right-handed top-order batter of Royal Challengers Bangalore smashed a brilliant half-century in her last outing against Delhi Capitals. She scored 67 not out off 52, including four boundaries and five sixes. She also bowled her full quota of four overs, conceding 28 runs.
Alyssa Healy:
The captain of UP Warriorz struck her second consecutive 50 in this WPL as she muscled 58 off 46 against Mumbai Indians in the last fixture. The right-handed opening batter hammered seven boundaries and a six in her entertaining innings.
Tahlia McGrath:
The right-handed middle-order batter of UP Warriorz starred with the bat in her last game against Mumbai Indians. Coming in at number four, she blasted 50 off 37, finding the fence nine times. She shared an 82-run stand with captain Healy for the third wicket.
Pitch
It will be the seventh match of the tournament at the venue. The teams batting first have won two, and the teams batting second have won four games. The surface looks good for batting. However, the cloudy conditions might assist the fast bowlers. The spinners may come in handy given the wear and tear the pitch has undergone through the course of the competition.
Weather
The weather is expected to be warm and see decreasing clouds. The maximum temperature attained during the match will be 29 degrees Celsius. There will be a 100 percent cloud cover and a three percent chance of rain. The wind will blow from the west-northwest.
Fantasy Playing XI
Alyssa Healy, Richa Ghosh, Heather Knight, Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Sobhana Asha, Sophie Ecclestone, Megan Schutt
Match details
Date: March 15, 2023
Time: 7.30 PM IST
Venue: DY Patil Cricket Stadium, Mumbai
Live streaming: Sports18 Network, Jio Cinema
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