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Game 7 of the second edition of the Women’s Premier League will feature a clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (BAN-W) and Delhi Capitals Women (DEL-W) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, on Thursday, February 29. RCB-W defeated Gujarat Giants women in their second match of WPL season 2. The Smriti Mandhana-led side also won their opening game against the UP Warriorz Women by just two runs. BAN-W dominated the game against the Gujarat-based franchise and won the game by 8 wickets with 7.3 overs remaining to play.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals lost their opening game of the tournament against the defending champions in the curtain raise. They came back strong in their next game against UP-W and won the game by 9 wickets. Skipper Meg Lanning and opener Shafali Verma smashed the UP bowlers all around the park and constructed a huge partnership of 119 runs. Both BAN-W and DEL-W are coming off strong victories, it will be a tough contest between the two in the coming game. The Bengaluru-based side will have the home advantage which they can use against the Capitals.
Match Details:
| Match | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, Match 7 |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Date & Time | Thursday, February 29, 7:30 PM (IST) |
| Live Broadcast and Streaming Details | Sports18 and JioCinema |
Pitch Report
The surface at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore is one of the best batting tracks in the country. Hence, a high-scoring encounter is on the cards. Speaking of the decision-making and the vital toss aspect for the concerned skippers, opting to bowl first in a bid to have a target in sight can prove to be a viable decision at this venue.
Head-to-Head Record
| Matches Played | 2 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore Women won | 0 |
| Delhi Capitals Women won | 2 |
Probable Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bangalore women:
Delhi Capitals Women (DEL-W)
Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey
Probable Best Batter of the Match
Delhi Capitals women’s skipper Meg Lanning could be the best batter in the fourth game of the WPL against Delhi Capitals. With a brilliant half-century in the last game, banning is coming off a good performance and will be high on confidence and take on the BAN-W bowlers. She is currently the third-highest run-scorer in the tournament.
Probable Best Bowler of the Match
Bengaluru’s Renuka Singh could be the best bowler of the game against Delhi Capitals. Singh is one of the prime bowlers in Bengaluru’s team. She also performed well in their game against GG-W, where she picked two wickets and gave just 14 runs, which won her the Man of the Match award. She could surely trouble the DEL-W batters.
Today’s Match Prediction: Team bowling first to win the match
Scenario 1
PP Score – 55-65
DEL-W – 180-190
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women win the match
Scenario 2
Delhi Capitals Women win the toss and bowl
PP score – 60-70
BAN-W- 175-185
Delhi Capitals Women win the match
