WPL 2024, Match 19: Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Match Preview

Mumbai Indians Women(MI-W) and Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCB-W)are set to lock horns in the 19^th Match of Women’s Premier League 2024 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians have already qualified for the playoffs with their emphatic win against Gujarat Giants. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore have made their fans pick calculators again, as their playoff berth hinges on other fixture's results. 

MI’s strong batting line-up led by Harmanpreet Kaur has come to the rescue for the team, with the star players stepping up on many occasions and making every penny count. In the seven matches they have played, they have won five and lost two. On the other hand, RCB lacked the gas towards the end, as they lost a close encounter against Delhi Capitals by just one run recently. In the seven games they have played, the women in red have lost four and won three. 

Arun Jaitley Stadium Pitch Report:

The Delhi strip seems to be in love with the batters, as the women wielding the blade have exploited that love in almost every game played this season. All the hullabaloo over the par score seems to have taken a back seat as batters reign supreme here. This match would be no different and will potentially be going to witness the same plight. The chances of rain in the capital city are just 2 percent on Tuesday. Rest assured, another full-fledged T20 fixture is on the cards.

Probable Playing XI

Mumbai Indians Women:

Mumbai Indians are likely to field the same playing XI for the upcoming fixture, aiming to solidify their top spot on the table and reap benefits going into the playoffs. The fact that they chased the target of 191 with seven wickets remaining might have given them a lot of confidence.

Predicted XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women:

Bangalore women have every right to take pride in their performance even though they have lost four of their last five fixtures, which also included two games that went down the wire. The management would be quite happy with the effort considering their performance against Gujarat Giants, where they lost by 19 runs.

Predicted XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh (wk), Georgia Wareham, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shradda Pokharkar, Renuka Singh

MI-W vs RCB-W Head-to-Head Record

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