RCBW VS UPW: The second season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) began on Friday with a series of celebrity performances at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The opening match was between last year’s finalists, the Mumbai Indians (MI), and the Delhi Capitals (DC). On Saturday, February 24, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz will face off at the same location.
Heather Knight, the England captain who was playing for the RCB, pulled out of the season in January. Knight is replaced by South African all-rounder Nadine de Klerk, who has played 30 One-Day Internationals and 46 Twenty20 Internationals for her country.
Similarly, Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu has replaced UP Warriorz’s Lauren Bell, who withdrew from the season. The Lankan captain is one of the game’s most powerful hitters, as well as one of the most experienced, having played in over 120 T20Is. Chamari is the only Lankan woman to hit a century in T20Is, and she is known for her attacking batting style.
RCBW VS UPW WPL 2024 Match Details
| Series | Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 | |
| Match | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs UP Warriorz Women, 2nd Match | |
| Date | February 24, 2024 | |
| Time | 7:30 PM | |
| Venue | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
RCBW VS UPW Teams Preview
With cricket taking center stage on Saturday night, there should be a little less anticipation and excitement around the stadium when this game begins because we will have already seen the tournament’s opening match.
There are undoubtedly cricket lovers watching this competition from all four corners of the world, and the entire cricketing world is focused on this tournament.
The celebrity names on display will be one of the main draws for this match, and you won’t have any trouble staying up late no matter what time of day you watch.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB Women have kept 11 of their 18 players from last season, which should provide a solid blend of continuity and team spirit, while acknowledging that they need to improve on that campaign.
With Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, and Smriti Mandhana in the top three batting positions, collecting runs in the first half of the innings should be easy, and with powerhouses like Richa Ghosh and Nadine de Klerk in the middle order, they should be able to go big with the bat.
Kate Cross and Renuka Singh will bring pace, while Sobhana Asha’s spin is expected to pose problems for opposing batters.
UP Warriorz
RCB Women have a strong squad but UP Warriorz look to have assembled an even better group of players for this campaign. Even the late withdrawal of England Women’s tall bowler, Lauren Bell, they still look like a formidable unit.
Bell’s replacement Chamari Athapaththu is likely to open the batting alongside Tahlia McGrath with the ever-run-hungry skipper and keeper-batter Alyssa Healy to come in at one down.
Those three are more than capable of winning a game with their batting skills alone but, in case they fail in that mission, the bowling trio of Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad are more than capable of stepping up and delivering with the ball.
RCBW VS UPW Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11:-Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Nadine de Klerk, Shreyanka Patil, Kate Cross, Sobhana Asha, Renuka Singh
UP Warriorz Playing 11:- Tahlia McGrath, Chamari Athapaththu, Alyssa Healy (c) (wk), Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani
RCBW vs UPW Pitch Report
The WPL is a tournament that produces high scores, and we expect this pitch to do the same. Whoever bats first should expect to score at least 170 runs on a surface with pace, bounce, and carry.
It will be a warm and beautiful evening in Bengaluru, with temperatures not expected to drop below 24 degrees. Clear skies will be visible from beginning to end.
RCBW vs UPW WPL Head-To-Head Records
During season one’s round-robin stage, UPW defeated RCB at the Brabourne Stadium, but RCB avenged that setback and won their first game of the season in the reverse fixture at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Sophie Ecclestone (4 for 13) and Deepti Sharma (3 for 26) helped RCB be bowled out for 138 in the opening match, before Healy (96* off 47) and Devika Vaidya (36* off 31) breezed through the chase, earning a 10-wicket victory for UPW with 7 overs to spare.
In the reverse game, Ellyse Perry (3 for 16) helped UPW be bowled out for 135 before Richa Ghosh (31 off 32 balls) and Kanika Ahuja (46 off 30 balls) clinched the run chase for RCB with 5 wickets and 2 overs remaining.