MATCH NO – 12th MATCH
SERIES – Women’s Premier Leagues – 2025
DATE – 27nd February, 2025
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
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 plate on 15th March.First match of Women’s Premier League 2025 will be played between Delhi Capitals & UP Warriorz.
MATCH PREVIEW
12th match played between Defending Champion Royal Challengers Bangalroe Women (RCW) and Gujarat Giants (GGW) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. Royal Challengers Bangalore team have won 2 matches and lost 2 matches out of 4 and first position in the point table Whereas Gujarat Giants team lost 3 matches and won only 1 match out of 4 and fifth position in point table.
Last time when both teams RCBW and GGW played between each other the Gujarat Gimats team scored 201 runs and RCB team successfully chased the total in just 18 overs and won the match by 6 wickets.
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.
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 Delhi Capitals Women vs Gujarat Giants Women.
PITCH REPORT
M. Chinnasamy Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is known for its lively pitches and high-scoring matches, particularly in limited-overs cricket, due to its true bounce and short boundaries.This Venue is the first time it will host the Women;s Premier league matches from this season.
Here’s a typical pitch report for M. Chinnaswamy Stadium:
- 1. Bounce and Carry: The pitches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium often offer good bounce and carry for the bowlers, which makes it conducive to fast bowling. Seamers can extract movement off the surface, especially in the early stages of the match.
- 2. Batting-Friendly: Despite offering assistance to bowlers, the pitches in Bangalore are generally batting-friendly. Batsmen can play their shots freely and score runs quickly due to the true bounce and even pace of the wicket.
- 3. Short Boundaries: One notable characteristic of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is its relatively short boundaries, especially square of the wicket. This makes it easier for batsmen to clear the ropes and score boundaries, leading to high-scoring contests.
- 4. Spinners’ Role: While seamers may enjoy some assistance, spinners also have a role to play, particularly as the match progresses. The pitch tends to slow down as the game goes on, allowing spinners to vary their pace and extract turns.
- 5. Weather Conditions: Weather conditions in Bangalore, such as humidity, can also influence the behaviour of the pitch. Generally, matches played under clear skies and dry conditions tend to favour batsmen more, while overcast conditions might assist the seam bowlers.
Overall, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is known for producing entertaining and high-scoring matches, with something in it for both batsmen and bowlers. It’s a venue where fans can expect exciting cricketing action, particularly in limited-overs formats like T20 and One-Day Internationals.
GROUND STATS (WPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 15 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 160+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 05 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 10 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 04 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 05 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 03 |
BOWLERS STATS ON M. CHINNASWAMY STADIUM (WPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 15
PACER WICKETS – 93
SPINNER WICKETS – 90.
RCBW VS GGW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE WOMEN (RCBW)
TEAM NEWS
- Defending Champion Royal Challengers Bangalore team performed good in this season and won the 2 matches and lost 2 matches out of 4 and first position in point table.
- Last match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants, RCBW team successfully chased the total of 201 runs and won the match by 6 wickets.
- Smriti Mandhana has scored 122 runs in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Ellyse Perry has scored 235 runs and also took 1 wicket in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Richa Ghosh has scored 111 runs in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Dannie Wyatt has scored 112 runs in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Kanika Ahuja has scored 37 runs & 1 wicket in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Raghvi Bist has scored 26 runs in 2 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Renuka Singh has taken 7 wickets in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Ekta Bisht has taken 3 wickets in 3 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Sneh Rana has taken 3 wickets in 1 inning in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Kim Garth has taken 6 wickets in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- Georgia Wareham has taken 7 wickets in 4 innings in this season of women’s Premier League.
- In the last match against RCBW team failed to defend the total of 180 runs and lost the match in Super Over against UP Warriorz.
- Ellise Perry scored 90 runs in 56 balls and Dannie Wyatt scored 57 runs in the previous match against UP Warriorz.
- Sneh Rana took 3 wickets, Kim Garth & Renuka Singh took 2-2 wickets each and Ellyse perry took 1 wicket in the previous match against UP Warriorz.
- Both teams played 5 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore team won 3 matches and lost 2 matches against Gujarat Giants.
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, Ekta Bisht, Kim Garth, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh.
PLAYER STATS:
1. SMRITI MANDHANA © – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 26r, 81r, 9r, 135r. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 251 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 9r, 24r,, 43r, 37r, 18r. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 5 INNINGS – 131 RUNS. |
2. DANIELLE WYATT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 57r, 9r, 42r, 4r, 2r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 66 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 4r. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS. |
3. ELLYSE PERRY – RHB + RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 90+1W, 81r, 7r, 57r, 2+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 304 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 57r, 24+0W, 23+0W, 19+0W, 32+0W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 5 INNINGS – 155 RUNS – 51.7A – 0W. |
4. RAGHVI BIST – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 25r, 31r, 5r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 RUN. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 25r. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 1 INNING – 25 RUNS. |
5. RICHA GHOSH (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 8r, 28r, 11r, 64r, 59r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 145 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 64r, 30r, 10r. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 3 INNINGS – 104 RUNS – 52A. |
6. KANIKA AHUJA – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 5r, 3+0W, 0W, 30+1W, 15+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 8 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 30+1W, 10r. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 2 INNINGS – 40 RUNS – 1W. |
7. GEORGIA WAREHAM – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 7+0W, 6+3W, 3W, 1W, 11+3W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 46 RUNS – 8W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 1W, 48+1W, 1W |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 3 INNINGS – 48 RUNS – 3W. |
8. SNEH RANA – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 8W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. KIM GARTH – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
10. EKTA BISHT – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 12+0W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
11. RENUKA SINGH – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 3W, 2W, 4W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs GGW | 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs GGW | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
GUJARAT GIANTS WOMEN (GGW)
TEAM NEWS
- Gujarat Giants team performed very poorly in this previous season, they won only 1 match and lost 3 matches out of 4 matches and last position in the points table.
- Last match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore & Gujarat Giants, Gujarat Giants scored 201 runs and failed to defend this total and lost the match by 6 wickets.
- Beth Mooney has scored 67 runs in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Harleen Deol has scored 80 runs in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Bharti Fulmani has scored 40 runs in 1 inning in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Ash Gardner has scored 144 runs and also taken 5 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Deandra Dottin has scored 82 runs and also taken 3 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Priya Mishra has taken 5 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Kashvee Gautham has taken 5 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- In the last match Gujarat Giants team failed to defend a total score of 127 runs and lost the match by 6 wickets against Delhi Capitals.
- Bharti Fulmali scored 40 runs, Deandra Dottin scored 26 runs and Tanuja Kanwar scored 26 runs in the previous match against Delhi Capitals.
- Kashvee Gautham took 2 wickets and Tanuja Kanwar & Ashleigh Gardner took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Delhi Capitals.
- Both teams played 5 matches and Gujarat Giants team won 2 matches and lost 3 matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
SQUADS
Batting – Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Laura Wolvaardt, Simran Shaikh, Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha.
Bowling – Shabnam MD Shakil, Prakashika Naik, Tanuja Kanwar, Priya Mishra.
All Rounder – Harleen Deol, Asheigh Gaedner, Kashvee Gautham, Deandra Dottin, Sayali Satghare, Danielle Gibson, Mannat Kashyap, Meghana Singh.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Beth Mooney © (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Ashleigh Gardner ©, Bharati Fulmali, Tanjua Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Simran Shaikh, Kashvee Gautham, Priya Mishra.
PLAYER STATS:
1. BETH MOONEY (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 10r, 1r, 0r, 56r, 100r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 163 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 56r, 85r, 8r. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 3 INNINGS – 149 RUNS. |
2. PHOEBE LITCHFIELD – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 45r, 12r, 17r, 25r. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 62 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 18r, 5r. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 2 INNINGS – 63 RUNS. |
3. HARLEEN DEOL – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 5r, 32r, 34r, 9r, 15r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 53 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 9r, 22r, 12r, 67r. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 4 INNINGS – 110 RUNS. |
4. ASHLEIGH GARDNER © – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3+1W, 10r, 52+2W, 79+2W, 44+4W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 194 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 79+2W, 0+2W, 7+1W, 41+0W, 19+3W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 106 RUNS – 8W. |
5. DEANDRA DOTTIN – RHB + RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 26+0W, 7+0W, 33+3W, 25+1W, 10r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 26 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 25+1W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 1 INNING – 25 RUNS – 1W. |
6. BHARTI FULMALI – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 40r, 42r, 1r, 21r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 40 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. SIMRAN SHAIKH – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 5r, 3r, 11r, 0r, 11r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 5 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 11r, 2r. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 2 INNINGS – 13 RUNS. |
8. MEGHNA SINGH – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
9. KASHVEE GAUTHAM – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 20+2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET |
10. TANUJA KANWAR – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 16+0W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 61 RUNS – 6W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 5 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
11. PRIYA MISHRA – RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 3W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET.. |
| 5 Innings Against vs RCBW | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs RCBW | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET.. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 05
- RCBW WIN – 03
- GGW WIN – 02
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – R. Ghosh, B. Mooney.
BATSMEN – E. Perry, S. Mandhana. D. Wyatt.
ALL-ROUNDERS – D. Dottin, G. Wareham, S. Rana, A. Gardner.
BOWLERS – K. Garth, R. Singh.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – R. Ghosh.
BATSMEN – E. Perry, S. Mandhana, D. Wyatt, H. Deol.
ALL-ROUNDERS – D. Dottin, G. Wareham, S. Rana, A. Gardner.
BOWLERS – – K. Garth, K. Gautham, P. Mishra
BACK-UPS – T. Kanwar, Fulmali, P. Litchfield.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – E. Perry, A. Garnder.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Mandhana, G. Wareham.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE WOMEN MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.