MATCH NO – 4th MATCH
SERIES – Women’s Premier Leagues – 2024
DATE – 17th February, 2025
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
INTRODUCTION
Women’s Premier League is one of the most popular T20 leagues in Women’s cricket. This league started since 2023. In this league many big stars like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet kaur, Harleen Deol, Shafali Varma, Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Ellyse Perry, Sophia Devine, Sophie Ecceleston, Deepti Sharma, Shabnam Ismail, Annabeal Sutherland, Beth Mooney, Renuka Singh, Tahlia McGrath, etc play for many frenchies.
This t20 format started from 2023 by Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI), This is an Indian professional t20 league and biggest T20 league in Women;s Cricket.
Women’s Premier League 2025 has started from 14th February and Final match will be complete on 15th March.
MATCH PREVIEW
First match played between Gujarat Giants Women(GGW) and Defending Champion Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. Royal Challenge Bangalore team performed very well in the previous season and won the trophy. Whereas Gujarat Giants team performed very poorly and won only 2 matches and lost 6 matches out of 8 and last position in point table.
Last time when both teams Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore played between each other the Gujarat Giants team scored 199 runs and Royal Challengers Bangalore failed to chased the total and Gujarat team won the match by 19 runs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like,Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Dannie Wyatt, Sabbhineni Meghana.They have good all-rounders also like,Ellyse Perry, Heather Graham, Kim Garrth, Sophie Molineux, Wareham, Shreyanka Patil. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Sobana Asha, Renuka Singh, Shreyanka Patil, Kate Cross adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.
On the other hand, Gujarat Giants team also looked good in this season.This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, They have good all-rounders also, like Deandra Dottin, Danielle Gibson, Ashleigh gardner, Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Tanuja Knawar, Priya Mishra, Shabnam Shakil & Meghna Singh adding depth and experience to their batting and bowling line-up.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
PITCH REPORT
Kotambi Stadium, located in Vadodara, Gujarat, is a newly inaugurated cricket venue that hosted its first international matches in December 2024. The stadium has a seating capacity of 40,000 and serves as the home ground for the Baroda Cricket Association.
Pitch Characteristics:
Batting-Friendly Surface: The pitch at Kotambi Stadium is known for being conducive to batting, especially in the initial stages of the game. Batsmen can expect consistent bounce and pace, allowing for free stroke play.
Spin Assistance: As the match progresses, the pitch tends to offer assistance to spinners. The surface may develop wear and tear, providing turn and bounce for spin bowlers, particularly in the later stages of the game.
Strategic Considerations:
Toss Decision: Teams winning the toss might prefer to bat first to capitalize on the favorable batting conditions early on. Setting a substantial total can put pressure on the chasing team, especially as the pitch begins to assist spinners in the latter stages.
Bowling Strategies: While fast bowlers may find some assistance with the new ball, spinners are likely to play a crucial role as the match progresses. Captains should consider utilizing their spin options effectively during the middle overs to exploit the pitch conditions.
In summary, Kotambi Stadium offers a batting-friendly pitch that gradually provides opportunities for spinners. Teams should strategize accordingly, taking into account the evolving nature of the pitch throughout the match.
GROUND STATS (WPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 02 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 180+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 00 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 02 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 00 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 01 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 00 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 01 |
BOWLERS STATS ON KOTAMBI STADIUM (WPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 02
PACER WICKETS – 11
SPINNER WICKETS – 12.
DCW VS RCBW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
DELHI CAPITALS WOMEN (DCW)
TEAM NEWS
- Two times runner up Delhi Capitals team performed superb in previous season and won the 6 matches and lost 2 matches out of 8 and table topper in point table.
- Delhi Capitals won their first match by 2 wickets against Mumbai Indians.
- Last match played between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi team failed to defend the total of 113 and lost the match by 8 wickets.
- Meg Lanning scored 331 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Shafali Varma scored 309 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Jemimah Rodrigues scored 235 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Alice Capsey scored 230 runs and also took 4 wickets in 8 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Marizanne Kapp scored 79 runs and also took 11 wickets in 7 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Jess Jonassen scored 66 runs and also took 11 wickets in 7 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Arundhati Reddy took 8 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier league.
- Radha Yadav took 10 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier league.
- Shikha Pandey took 9 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier league.
- Shefali Varma has scored 43 runs in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Shikha Pandey has taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Annabel Sutherland has taken 3 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Alice Capsey has taken 1 wicket in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Minnu Mani has taken 1 wicket in 1 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- In the last match against Delhi Capitals team successfully chased the total of 164 runs and won the match by 2 wickets against Mumbai Indians.
- Shafali varma scored 43 runs in just 18 balls, Nikki Prasad scored 25 runs, Sarah Bryce scored 21 runs and Meg Lanning Scored 15 runs in the previous match against Mumbai indians.
- Annabel Sutherland took 3 wickets, Shikha Pandey took 2 wickets, Minnu Mani & Alice Capsey took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Mumbai Indians.
- Both teams played 5 matches and Delhi Capitals team won 4 matches and lost 1 match against Mumbai Indians.
SQUADS
Batting – Meg Lanning ©, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sarah Bryce ©, Taniya Bhatia, Nandini Kashyap.
Bowling – Nallapureddy Charani, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu, Shikha Pandey.
All Rounder – Sneha Deepthi, Alice Capsey, Minnu Mani, Niki Prasad, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Meg Lanning ©, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp/Nikki Prasad, Sarah Bryce (wk), Annabel Sutherland/Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Minnu Mani.
PLAYER STATS:
1. MEG LANNING © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 15r, 95r, 49r, 37r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 15 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 23r, 29r, 11r, 15r, 72r. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 150 RUNS. |
2. SHAFALI VARMA – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 43r, 12r, 11r, 33r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 43 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 44r, 23r, 50r, 0r, 84r. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 201 RUNS – 40A. |
3. JEMIMAH RODRIGUES – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 4r, 102r, 9r, 29r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING -2 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 0r, 58r, 0r, 32r, 22r. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 112 RUNS. |
4. ALICE CAPSEY – RHB + RAO=
| Recent 5 Innings | 16+1W, 6+1W, 0r, 14+3W, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 16 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 0+0W, 48+1W, 46r, 38+0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 132 RUNS – 3W. |
5. MARIZANNE KAPP – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 57+1W, 21+0W, 38+3W, 1W, 22+3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 8+0W, 12+1W, 32+2W, 32+0W, 39+0W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 123 RUNS – 3W. |
6. ANNABEL SUTHERLAND – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 13+3W, 163+0W, 0W, 18+1W, 3+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS – 3W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 14+2W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS – 2W. |
7. SARAH BRYCE (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 21r, 28r, 0r, 30r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 21 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. SHIKHA PANDEY – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 28+0W, 41+1W, 13+0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 1W, 1W, 1W, 3W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
9. RADHA YADAV – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 4W, 0W, 2W, 48+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
10. ARUNDHATI REDDY – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 4W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 10+0W, 1W, 10+2W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 3 INNINGS – 20 RUNS – 3W |
11. MINNU MANI – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE WOMEN (RCBW)
TEAM NEWS
- Defending Champion Royal Challengers Bangalore team performed superb in previous season and won the 4 matches and lost 4 matches out of 8 and won the trophy.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore team won the first match by 6 wickets against Gujarat Giants.
- Last match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals, RCBW team successfully chased the total of 113 runs and won the match by 8 wickets.
- Smriti Mandhan scored 300 runs in 10 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Sabbhineni Meghana scored 168 runs in 6 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Ellyse Perry scored 347 runs and also took 7 wickets in 9 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Richa Ghosh scored 257 runs in 9 innings in the previous season of Women Premier League.
- Sophie Molineux took 12 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier league.
- Asha Sobhana took 12 wickets in 10 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier league.
- Shreyanka Patil took 13 wickets in 8 innings in the previous season of Women’s Premier league.
- Ellyse Perry has scored 57 runs in 1 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Richa Ghosh has scored 64 runs in 1 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Kanika Ahuja has scored 30 runs & 1 wicket in 1 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Raghvi Bist has scored 25 runs in 1 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Renuka Singh has taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- In the last match against RCBW team successfully chased the total of 201 runs and won the match by 6 wickets against Gujarat Giants.
- Richa Ghosh scored 64 runs in just 27 balls, Ellyse Perry scored 57 runs, Kanika Ahuja scored 20 runs and Raghvi Bist Scored 25 runs in the previous match against Gujarat Giants.
- Renuka SIngh took 2 wickets, Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham & prema Rawat took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Gujarat Giants.
- Both teams played 5 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore team won 1 match and lost 4 matches against Delhi Capitals
SQUADS
Batting – Disha Kasat, Smriti Mandhana ©, Shabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Indrani Roy (wk), Danniel Wyatt, Sabbhineni Meghana.
Bowling – Ekta Bisht, Kim Garth, Jagravi Pawar, Renuka Singh, Sobhana Asha Shobana.
All Rounder – Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Raghvi Bist, Kanika Ahuja, Prema Rawat, Heather Graham, Shreyanka Patil.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Smriti Mandhana ©, Danielle Wyatt, Richa Ghosh(wk), Ellyse Perry, Raghvi Bist, Kanika Ahuja, Sneh Rana, Kim Garth, Georgia Wareham, Sobhana Asha, Renuka Singh, Prema Rawat.
PLAYER STATS:
1. SMRITI MANDHANA © – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 9r, 135r, 73r, 41r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | 31r, 5r, 74r, 8r, 35r. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 5 INNINGS – 153 RUNS. |
2. DANIELLE WYATT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 2r, 22r, 17r, 52r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
3. ELLYSE PERRY – RHB + RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 57r, 2+0W, 12r, 2r, 7r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 57 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | 35+0W, 49r, 67r, 31r. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 4 INNINGS – 182 RUNS – 0W. |
4. RAGHVI BIST – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 25r, 31r, 5r, 9r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 25 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
5. RICHA GHOSH (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 64r, 59r, 10r, 8r, 23r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 64 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | 17r, 51r, 19r, 37r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 5 INNINGS – 126 RUNS. |
6. KANIKA AHUJA – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 30+1W, 15+0W, 1r, 12+2W, 46r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 30 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | 0r. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 1 INNING – 0 RUN. |
7. GEORGIA WAREHAM – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 11+3W, 38+0W, 3W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | .0W, 12+0W, 6+0W, 22+0W |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 4 INNINGS – 40 RUNS – 0W. |
8. SNEH RANA – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 8W, 2W, 0W, 0W, 12+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | 2+1W. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS – 1W. |
9. KIM GARTH – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | 2W, 32+0W. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 2 INNINGS – 32 RUNS – 2W. |
10. PREMA RAWAT – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. RENUKA SINGH – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 4W, 1W, 5W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs DCW | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs DCW | 5 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 05
- DCW WIN – 04
- RCBW WIN – 01
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – R. Ghosh.
BATSMEN – M. Lanning, E. Perry, S. Mandhana, S. Varma.
ALL-ROUNDERS – E. Perry, G. Wareham, A. Capsey, K. Ahuja.
BOWLERS – S. Pandey, R. Singh.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – R. Ghosh.
BATSMEN – M. Lanning, E. Perry, S. Mandhana, S. Varma.
ALL-ROUNDERS – E. Perry, M. Kapp, A. Capsey, K. Ahuja.
BOWLERS – – S. Pandey, R. Singh.
BACK-UPS – K. Garth, S. Rana.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – E. Perry, A. Sutherland.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Mandhana, S. Varma.
POSSIBL OUTCOME –
DELHI CAPITALS WOMEN MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
