MI-W vs RCB-W: Match Preview, WPL 2023, Match 04. MI-W take on RCB-W in match 4 of WPL 2023 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Monday, January 6. Indian superstars Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana go head-to-head in this game. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. Mumbai women won their first game while RCB women lost their first game respectively. The pitch at Brabourne has been an absolute belter for batting with two back-to-back 20-plus totals put on the board.
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Mandhana was snapped up by RCB for 3.4 crores as he was the most expensive player in the WPL auction. Mumbai roped in Harmanpreet for 1.8 crores. Having lost their first game RCB will be under immense pressure to win their next. It will be interesting to see how they handle that pressure.
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A total of 409 women players were part of the Women’s Premier League Auction 2023 (WPL auction 2023). Earlier, 1525 players registered for the auction. Out of those, only 409 players were shortlisted for the final draft. Out of 409 players, there were 246 Indian players and 163 overseas players. There were 8 players from associate nations. 202 capped players and 207 uncapped players were part of the WPL auction 2023.
WPL 2023 will be played from March 4-26. The league stage will end with a match between UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals on March 21 at the Brabourne Stadium. The Eliminator is scheduled to be held at the DY Patil Stadium on March 24. Finally, the WPL 2023 final will take place on March 26 at the Brabourne Stadium. The tournament will see a total of 4 double headers with the first game starting at 03:30 PM while all the evening games start at 07:30 PM. Both venues will host 11 games each.
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The tournament will be played in the round-robin format with all five teams playing each other twice. The team topping the points table after the league stage will automatically qualify for the final. The teams placed second and third will play the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator will qualify as the second finalist for the WPL 2023 final match. Each team thus will play a total of 8 league matches.
MI-W vs RCB-W: Match Preview, WPL 2023, Match 04
Mumbai Indians Women
MI-W won their first game against Gujarat Giants courtesy of a captain’s knock from Harmanpreet Kaur. She scored 65 off 30 balls with as many as 14 fours to set up the game for her side. Mumbai’s bowlers then did a good job of bowling out the opposition. Thus they are confident heading into their next game and with Kaur as captain they are ahead of their opposition.
Mumbai Indians roped in Harmanpreet for 1.80 crores. England cricketer Nat Sciver was their most expensive player for 3.20 crores. Apart from her, the franchise bagged Pooja Vastrakar for 1.9 crores and Yastika Bhatia for 1.50 crores amongst other buys. Young Isabelle Wong turned out to be a surprise package for the side.
The franchise have an all-women coaching staff, including former England captain Charlotte Edwards, who will be the head coach of the franchise. She will be assisted by former India captain Jhulan Goswami, who has been named mentor and bowling coach of the franchise, and former India allrounder Devika Palshikar, who was named batting coach.
Mumbai Indians Women Squad
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amarjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humaira Kazi, Komal Zanzad, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Neelam Bisht, Jintamani Kalita
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
Bangalore lost their first game against Delhi Capitals, women, by 60 runs chasing a mammoth 224 to win. They have a quick turnaround and will have to identify the areas where they can work on. They are the most star-studded side with the likes of Smriti Mandhana, Elysse Perry, Heather Knight, Sophie Devine, and Renuka Singh Thakur as part of their team.
They failed to perform collectively as a unit in the first game. Their bowlers leaked way too many runs on a good batting wicket. Smriti won the toss and opted to chase on a good batting wicket. Her decision went against her in the first game. She should back her side to bat first in case she wins the toss in the next game.
They have a reputed coaching staff as well with Mike Hesson being the Director of Cricket at RCB. They will be mentored by former Indian tennis champion Sania Mirza. They also roped in former Australian pacer Ben Sawyer as the head coach of the side. Former Indian cricketer Malolan Rangarajan is the assistant coach and also chief of scouting of the franchise ahead of the first season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Squad
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Meghan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
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