WPL 2023: Match 8 RCB-W vs UP-W Preview, Playing XI, Live Streaming Details & Updates

Both teams are coming off defeats from their previous game and will be on the hunt for a breakthrough win.

Published - 09 Mar 2023, 18:15 IST | Updated - 09 Mar 2023, 18:15 IST

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The Women’s Premier League 2023 has so far witnessed some fine performances by several players across five teams. The level of competition has been high since the first day when Mumbai Indians scored 207/5 in the curtain raiser against Gujarat Giants and eventually won the game by a whopping 143 runs. With an aim to keep up with the competition, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz will lock horns in the eighth match of the tournament.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are yet to open their account in the WPL points table and are placed fifth in the bottom-most position. Having played three games in the tournament so far, the Smriti Mandhana-led side failed to clinch a victory against Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, and Gujarat Giants but would be hoping to turn the tables around in the game against UP Warriorz.

The Alyssa Healy-led UP Warriorz clinched a thrilling victory in their first game against Gujarat Giants and pulled off a thriller, making the game one of the best in the tournament so far. Grace Harris’ unbeaten knock of 59*(26) and her 70-run unbroken partnership with Sophie Ecclestone proved to be the match-winning factor for the Women in Yellow.

But the side dropped her for their second game of the tournament against Delhi Capitals to get in Shabnim Ismail as their fourth overseas player. It was a risky move, and it proved costly too as they failed to chase the 212-run target against Delhi Capitals and lost their previous contest. The team would want the services of Grace Harris, but it would be interesting to see who makes the way.

As of now, both RCB and UP are coming off a defeat from their previous game and would be hoping to get back to winnings ways.

Pitch and Conditions

The surface at the Brabourne Stadium provides great assistance to the batters. RCB have played all three matches at this venue so far, and all the games have seen batters going for the big runs. The recent game at the venue witnessed the two sides scoring a total of 391 runs on the pitch. The captain winning the toss might look to bat first and pile up runs.

Probable Playing XI for RCB-W vs UP-W

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will be on the hunt for their first win of the tournament. For the upcoming game, they might look to give Preeti Bose a rest and get Asha Shobana back into the combination. Bose, in the recent couple games, conceded handful of runs which might be a matter of concern for the side.

Probable Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Poonam Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur Singh, Asha Shobana

UP Warriorz Women

UP Warriorz will need Grace Harris back in the combination. The match being at the Brabourne Stadium, a batter’s paradise, the side would want to go for an additional batting option, just how they did in their campaign opener. Tahlia McGrath put up a brilliant performance in the previous contest despite losing the game, and thus Shabnim Ismail might make way for Harris.

Probable Playing XI: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Simran Shaikh, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Grace Harris, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad