WPL 2024 Match 13 Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants | Squads | Players to watch | Pitch | Weather | Live streaming       

Royal Challengers Bangalore may fancy their chances of registering their fourth win in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 when they meet Gujarat Giants, who are at the bottom of the points table, on Wednesday at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Royal Challengers Bangalore completed their home leg on a high as they clinched a 23-run win over UP Warriorz on Monday. On the other hand, like last season, the Gujarat Giants have been in all sorts of trouble and have yet to smell victory.

 

Head-to-Head

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants have played three matches against each other, of which Royal Challengers Bangalore have won two and Gujarat Giants have won one. They have met once this season, with Royal Challengers Bangalore handing a crushing eight-wicket defeat to Gujarat Giants.

 

Squads

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana (captain), Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokharkar, Disha Kasat, Nadine de Klerk, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht

Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (captain & wicket-keeper), Veda Krishnamurthy, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Kathryn Bryce, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh, Laura Wolvaardt, Sayali Satghare, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Md Shakil, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha, Tarannum Pathan

 

Players to watch out

Smriti Mandhana: The captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore top scored in her last outing against Up Warriorz. This left-handed opening batter hammered 80 runs from 50 balls, including 10 fours and three sixes. She won the Player of the Match award for her brilliant batting performance.

Ellyse Perry: The Australian all-rounder made a crucial contribution with the bat in the middle order in her last match against UP Warriorz. This right-handed batter muscled 58 runs from 37 balls, including four fours and as many sixes. Besides her batting, she can be useful with the ball.

Ashleigh Gardner: This right-handed middle-order batter of Gujarat Giants was the lone warrior in the fight against Delhi Capitals. She top-scored 40 runs from 31 balls, including five fours and a six. She also bowled four overs of off-spin and claimed 2/37.

Meghna Singh: This right-arm medium-pace bowler of Gujarat Giants was the pick of the bowlers in the last game against Delhi Capitals. She snapped 4/37 in four overs. She bowled well inside the powerplay and in the middle and death overs.

 

 

Pitch

Expect good conditions for batting and lots of runs being scored. However, the cool and cloudy conditions could assist the fast bowlers.

 

Weather

It will be partly cloudy in the evening, with a cloud cover of 41%. There will be a 1% chance of rain. The weather will be cool, with temperatures of about 16 degrees Celsius. Humidity will be 39%.

 

Match details

Date: March 6, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Live streaming: Jio Cinema, Sports 18