MATCH NO – 11th MATCH
SERIES – Women’s Premier Leagues – 2024
DATE – 04sth March, 2024
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 last year. 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, 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 2024 has started from 23th February.Ninth match of Women;s Premier League league will be played between Defending Champion Mumbai Indians & Royal Challengers Bangalore.
MATCH PREVIEW
The Ninth match played between UP Warriorz Women(UPW) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. Royal Challenge Bangalore team performed good this season. This team has won 2 matches and lost 2 matches and third position in the points table.
Last time when both teams UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore played between each other the UP Warriorz team scored 135 runs and Royal Challengers Bangalore chased this total and won the match by 5 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They had not proven themselves in the last season with won only 2 matches and lost 6 matches out of 8 matches and fourth position in point table.But this season this team started well and won the 2 matches and lost 2 matches and third position in point table. They have talented & aggressive batsmen like,Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Sabbhineni Meghana.They have good all-rounders also like,Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, 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, UP Warriorz looked good in previous season and won only 4 matches and lost 4 matches and out of 8 and third position.But in this season this team have lost 2 matches and won back to back two matches against Mumbai Indians & Gujarat Giants.This team is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Alyssa healy, Danielle Wyatt, Chamri Athapaththu & Kiran Navgire. They have good all-rounders also, like Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Sophie Eccelstone, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Anjali Sarvani, 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 UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
PITCH REPORT
M. Chinnaswamy 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 | 09 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 170+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 02 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 07 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 120 | 02 |
| BETWEEN 120 TO 139 | 02 |
| BETWEEN 140 TO 169 | 03 |
| ABOVE SCORE 170 | 02 |
BOWLERS STATS ON M. CHINNASWAMY STADIUM (WPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 09
PACER WICKETS – 52
SPINNER WICKETS – 51.
NOTE-:PITCH REPORT WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 10TH MATCH GGW VS DCW.
RCBW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Royal Challengers Bangalore team started this season with back to back 2 wins but after that they lost 2 matches against Delhi Capitals & UP Warriorz.
- Last match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz, UP Warriorz team scored 135 runs and RCB team successfully chased it and won the match by 5 wickets.
- Smriti Mandhan has scored 139 runs in 4 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Sabbhineni Meghana has scored 136 runs in 4 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Richa Ghosh has scored 88 runs in 3 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Sophie Molineux has taken 4 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier league.
- Asha Sobhana has taken 5 wickets in 3 innings in this season of Women’s Premier league.
- Georgia Wareham has taken 3 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier league.
- In the last match against Mumbai Indians RCB team failed to defend a low score of 131 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets.
- Ellyse Perry Scored 44 runs in the last match against Mumbai Indians.
- Both teams played 2 matches and Royal Challengers Bangalore team won1 match and lost 1 match against UP Warriorz.
SQUADS
Batting – Disha Kasat, Smriti Mandhana ©, Shabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Indrani Roy (wk).
Bowling – Simran Bahadur, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Renuka Singh, Shraddha Pokharkar, Sobhana Asha.
All Rounder – Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Shubha Satheesh, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Smriti Mandhana ©, Sophie Devine, Shabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh(wk), Ellyse Perry, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Sobhana Asha, Simran Bahadur, Renuka Singh.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Smriti Mandhana | 9r, 74r, 43r, 13r, 29r. |
| Sophie Devine | 9+1W, 23+2W, 6r, 1+0W, 5+1W. |
| Shabbaninegi Meghana | 11r, 36r, 53r, 31r, 16r. |
| Ellyse Perry | 44r, 23r, 8r, 3+1W, 0W. |
| Richa Ghosh | 7r, 62r, 34r, 23r, 19r. |
| Sophie Molineux | 12+0W, 0W, 3W, 9+1W, 33+0W. |
| Georgia Wareham | 27+1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Shreyanka Patil | 1W, 1W, 0W, 8+0W, 0W. |
| Asha Sobhana | 0W, 0W, 0W, 5W, 1W. |
| Simran Bahadur | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Renuka Singh | 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON M. CHINNASWAMY (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Smriti Mandhana | 4 INNINGS – 139 RUNS. |
| Sophie Devine | 4 INNINGS – 39 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Shabbaninegi Meghana | 4 INNINGS – 136 RUNS. |
| Ellyse Perry | 3 INNINGS – 75 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Richa Ghosh | 3 INNINGS – 89 RUNS. |
| Sophie Molineux | 4 INNINGS – 18 RUNS – 4 WICKET. |
| Georgia Wareham | 4 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Shreyanka Patil | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Asha Sobhana | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Simran Bahadur | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Renuka Singh | 4 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS UPW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS UPW |
| Smriti Mandhana | 13r, 0r, 4r. |
| Sophie Devine | 1r, 14+2W, 36r. |
| Shabbaninegi Meghana | 53r, 24r. |
| Ellyse Perry | 8+0W, 10+3W, 52r. |
| Richa Ghosh | 62r, 31r, 1r. |
| Sophie Molineux | 9+1W. |
| Georgia Wareham | 1W. |
| Shreyanka Patil | 8+0W, 5+1W, 15r. |
| Asha Sobhana | 5W. |
| Simran Bahadur | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Renuka Singh | 0W, 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS UPW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS UPW |
| Smriti Mandhana | 3 INNINGS – 17 RUNS. |
| Sophie Devine | 3 INNINGS – 51 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Shabbaninegi Meghana | 2 INNINGS – 77 RUNS. |
| Ellyse Perry | 3 INNINGS – 70 RUNS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Richa Ghosh | 3 INNINGS – 94 RUNS. |
| Sophie Molineux | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Georgia Wareham | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Shreyanka Patil | 3 INNINGS – 28 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Asha Sobhana | 1 INNING – 5 WICKETS. |
| Simran Bahadur | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Renuka Singh | 3 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
UPW TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- UP Warriorz team performed well in the previous season and won 4 matches and lost 4 matches out of 8 and third position in the points table.But this season they performed well and lost 2 matches and won 2 matches.
- Last match played between UP Warriorz & Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriorz failed to defend a total of 135 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets.
- Alyssa Healy has scored 84 runs in 4 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Grace Harris has scored 153 runs with 75+ average & 2 Wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Shweta Sehrawat has scored 86 runs in 3 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- Sophie Eccelston had taken 6 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women Premier League.
- Deepti Sharma has scored 62 runs & taken 2 wickets in 4 innings in this previous season of Women Premier League.
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad has taken 4 wickets in 4 innings in this season of Women’s Premier League.
- In the last match, UP Warriorz team chased 142 runs against Gujarat Giants and won the match by 6 wickets.
- In the last Match Alyssa Healy scored 33 runs against Gujarat Giants.
- Grace Haris scored 60 runs & took 0 wickets whereas Sophie Eccleston took 3 wickets against Gujarat Giants.
- Both teams played 2 matches and Up Warriorz team won 1 match and lost 1 match against Gujarat Giants.
SQUADS
Batting – Allysa Healy © (wk), Kiran Navigire, Vrinda Dinesh, Danielle Wyatt.
Bowling – Sophie Eccelston, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Saim Thakor, G Sultana, Laxmi Yadav, Parshvi Chopra, Poonam Khemkar.
All Rounder – Tahlia McGrath, Deept Sharma, Grace Haris,Chamari Athapaththu, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Shewta Sehrawat.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Alyssa Harris © (wk), Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Haris, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Shewta Shehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Poonam Khemnar, Anjali Sarvani, Saima Thokar.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Alyssa Healy | 33r, 33r, 13r, 5r, 99r. |
| Kiran Navgire | 12r, 57r, 10r, 1r, 43r. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | 17+0W, 11+0W, 46+0W, 6+2W, 1W. |
| Grace Harris | 60+0W, 38+1W, 17+0W, 38+1W, 0r. |
| Deepti Sharma | 17+0W, 27+1W, 5+0W, 13+1W, 14+1W. |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 3W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | 2r, 45r, 31r, 1r, 19r. |
| Poonam Khemnar | 10r, 14r, 2r. |
| Saima Thokar | 0W. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Anjali Sarvani | 0W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON M. CHINNASWAMY (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Alyssa Healy | 4 INNINGS – 84 RUNS. |
| Kiran Navgire | 4 INNINGS – 80 RUNS. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Grace Harris | 4 INNINGS – 153 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Deepti Sharma | 4 INNINGS – 62 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | 3 INNINGS – 78 RUNS. |
| Poonam Khemnar | 2 INNINGS – 24 RUNS. |
| Saima Thokar | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | 4 INNINGS – 4 RUNS. |
| Anjali Sarvani | 2 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS RCBW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS RCBW |
| Alyssa Healy | 5r, 1r, 96r. |
| Kiran Navgire | 1r, 22r. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Grace Harris | 38+1W, 46+1W, 0W. |
| Deepti Sharma | 13+1W, 22+2W, 3W. |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 1W, 1W, 4W. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | 31r, 6r. |
| Poonam Khemnar | 14r. |
| Saima Thokar | 0W. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | 2W, 0W, 1W. |
| Anjali Sarvani | 0W, 0W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS RCBW (WPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS RCBW |
| Alyssa Healy | 3 INNINGS – 102 RUNS. |
| Kiran Navgire | 2 INNINGS – 23 RUNS. |
| Chamari Athapaththu | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Grace Harris | 3 INNINGS – 84 RUNS – 2 WICKETS. |
| Deepti Sharma | 3 INNINGS – 35 RUNS. – 6 WICKETS |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 3 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Shewta Shehrawat | 2 INNINGS – 37 RUNS. |
| Poonam Khemnar | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| Saima Thokar | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Rajeswari Gaikwad | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Anjali Sarvani | 2 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
- UPW WIN – 01
- RCBW WIN – 02
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – R. Ghosh, A. Healy.
BATSMEN – S. Mandhana, G. Harris, S. Meghana.
ALL-ROUNDERS – E. Perry, C. Atapattu, S. Devine, S. Molineux, D. Sharma.
BOWLERS – S. Eccleston.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – R. Ghosh.
BATSMEN – S. Mandhana, G. Harris, S. Meghana, K. Navgire.
ALL-ROUNDERS – E. Perry. Devine, S. Molineux, D. Sharma.
BOWLERS – S. Eccleston, G. Wareham.
BACK-UPS – R. Singh, S. Sehrawat, R. Gayakwad.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – G. Harris, S. Mandhana.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – S. Devine, D. Sharma.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.