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After a thrill-a-minute season-opener between last year's finalists, the Women's Premier League 2024 is now ready for another clash of two titans. The Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore are about to meet Alyssa Healy's UP Warriorz in the second match of this edition. Both teams are replete with star players who can turn the match on its head at any stage.
While Bangalore boast of proven performers like Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine and Renuka Thakur in addition to Mandhana, the UP Warriorz have Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone in their midst. It remains to be seen who owns the game and helps kick-start their team's campaign on a bright note. Stay tuned for the live scores and updates of all the action from the RCB Women vs UPW Women, WPL 2024 match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
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Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh(w), Shreyanka Patil, Sobhana Asha, Simran Bahadur, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Renuka Thakur Singh, Disha Kasat, Nadine de Klerk, Ekta Bisht, Sophie Molineux, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokharkar
UP Warriorz Squad: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Gouher Sultana, Chamari Athapaththu, Saima Thakor, Laxmi Yadav, Danielle Wyatt, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Poonam Khemnar
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Toss Update
UP Warriorz have won the toss and have opted to field
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh(w), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Sobhana Asha, Renuka Thakur Singh
UP Warriorz (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w/c), Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Kiran Navgire, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Shweta Sehrawat, Grace Harris, Saima Thakor
What Captains Said
Alyssa Healy | UP Warriorz Captain: We will be bowling first. It's amazing to play on this kind of ground. We need to perform the job with the ball. Poonam and Athapatthu will both play important roles for us. I am excited to play here.
Smriti Mandhana | RCB Captain: We already knew that. There will be a lot of noise and support. This is how the RCB fan base is. I believe it's the same wicket as last night. 175 would be a reasonable score if we played to our strengths. We did not have a terrific campaign last year. To win the competition, all players must rise to the occasion.
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Pitch Report
The pitch looks new and fresh. There is an even covering of grass on the strip. Dew might play a factor here, hence batting second should be a no-brainer.
