WPL 2024/25, DC-W vs RCB-W 14th Match Match Preview
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Delhi Capitals (DC)
M chinnaswamy stadium, bengaluru, 7.30pm ist
RCB have lost their last three games at their home venue, but the defeat in the game against Gujarat Giants – where they were restricted to 125 for 7 “affected” them the most, captain Smriti Mandhana said after the game. There are several questions for them heading into this clash: is the batting too dependent on Ellyse Perry? Are they missing their spin trio of Asha Sobhana, Sophie Molineux and Shreyanka Patil, who were their key bowlers at the Chinnaswamy last year? Is Mandhana’s subpar form affecting them a bit too much? RCB will want to quickly find answers and give the home crowd something to cheer about for one last time this season before moving to the Lucknow leg.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru LLL (last three matches, most recent first)
Delhi Capitals WWL
RCB made one change in the last game, bringing back legspinner Prema Rawat for left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht. Rawat, however, bowled just one over in the game and conceded 19 runs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Probable XI): 1 Smriti Mandhana (Capt), 2 Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 3 Ellyse Perry, 4 Raghvi Bisht, 5 Richa Ghosh (WK), 6 Kanika Ahuja, 6 Kanika Ahuja, 7 Georgia Wareham, 8 Snestha Rana, 9 Kim GARTH, 10 Prema Rawat/ Ekta Bisht, 11 Renuka Singh
DC are likely to persist with the winning combination.
Delhi Capitals (probable XI): 1 On Tuesday, 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Jemiah Rodrigues, 4 Annabel Sutherland, 5 Marizanne Kapp, 6 Sarah Bryce (wk), 8 Niki Prasad,
Be it with the ball or as a fielder, By mani gave it her all in the game against MI. After bowling a quiet 12th over, she dealt Mumbai a double jolt in the 17th, dismissing S Sajana and Amelia Kerr. She came back to remove Sansriti Gupta in the 19th to finish with figures of 3 for 17 from three overs on a sluggish surface. Her flying one-handed stop to her right to save a boundary in the 13th over highlighted why she’s one of the best fielders going around in the circuit. She’s bowled only 14 overs across five matches and has taken five wickets. DC will want to make use of her bowling more, allowing her to bowl her full quota which she’s done only in two games this season.
Georgia Wareham bounced back well after conceding 50 runs in the first match of the season, picking nine wickets in five matches so far. She picked two crucial wickets against Giants, removing Harleen Deol and top-scorer Ashleigh Gardner, although it was a bit too late. She has played at No. 3 for Australia before – even has a half-century playing in the position – and RCB could use her as a floater in the middle order in case of early wickets.
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