| Date | 2nd March, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Time | 7:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT, 07:30 PM LOCAL |
| Venue | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
BAN-W vs MI-W Match Preview
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians women’s teams will go head to head in the 9th match of the WPL 2024. The match is set to take place at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 2nd March 2024.
RCB faced defeat in the last match against Delhi Capitals Women after starting the season on a winning note with two back to back victories. They will look forward to winning the next game to stay strong on the points table where they dropped to 2nd position with 4 points.
Mumbai Indians are the defending champions and they started the season with two wins but faced defeat against UP Warriorz in the last match when their skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was out of playing 11 due to a niggle. MI women won 2 of 2 games against RCB women in the last season and they will try to keep the dominance alive.
Let’s take a look at the dream11 team prediction as RCB and MI women lock horns for the first time in WPL 2024.
BAN-W vs MI-W Match Pitch Report and Weather Report
Pitch Report
The pitch at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is showing batting traits as we witnessed a 190+ score in the DC vs RCB women match. Spinners and pacers both are able to pick wickets but it is difficult to control the economy. The average innings score is around 140 and the toss winner will choose to bowl first.
Weather Report
The weather forecast predicts a cloudy day in Bengaluru on Saturday. The temperature will hover around 29-25°C.
BAN-W vs MI-W Probable Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Playing 11
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Nadine de Klerk, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh
Mumbai Indians Women Playing 11
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Issy Wong, S Sajana, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque
BAN-W vs MI-W Team News
MI women skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is expected to return back to the playing 11 after missing the last match. Shabnim Ismail might miss again making way for Issy Wong who picked 2 wickets in the last match.
No changes are anticipated in RCB playing 11 as no injuries or replacements are reported so far.
BAN-W vs MI-W Head to Head Records
Mumbai Indians Women has the upper-hand over Royal Challengers Bangalore Women with 2 wins in 2 encounters which took place in the inaugural season in 2023.
| Matches | BAN-W Won | MI-W Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
BAN-W vs MI-W Dream11 Best Team Prediction
Top Fantasy Picks – All Rounders, Batsman, Bowlers, Wicket Keepers
| Wicket-Keepers | Richa Ghosh (vc), Yastika Bhatia |
|---|---|
| Batters | Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sabbhineni Meghana |
| All-Rounders | Amelia Kerr (c), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Molineux, Nadine de Klerk |
| Bowlers | Issy Wong |
Top Batsman Picks – BAN-W vs MI-W Dream11
- Smriti Mandhana – Mandhana played a brilliant knock of 74 off 43 balls in the last match after scoring 43 in the game before that. She is getting into confident form. Mandhana is the leading run scorer of RCB with 130 runs at a strike rate of 160.49.
- Yastika Bhatia – Yastika Bhatia has scored 90 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 121.62. She has been part of the dream team in all 3 matches.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt – Sciver-Brunt is an important all-rounder for the MI team. She has scored 60 runs and picked 3 wickets so far in 3 matches.
Top Bowler Picks – BAN-W vs MI-W Dream11
- Amelia Kerr – Amelia is having a good season so far with both bat and ball. She has scored 78 runs at a strike rate of 132.2 and picked 7 wickets at an impressive average of 13.42. She scored 172 fantasy points in a single match against Gujarat Giants.
- Issy Wong – Issy Wong came into the playing 11 in the last match replacing injured Shabnim Ismail. Once again Wong impressed with her bowling figures of 2/30. She has been a key bowler for MI in the previous season against RCB.
- Nadine de Klerk – Nadine de Klerk replaced Ellyse Perry in the playing 11 for the last match. She scored 63 fantasy points for picking 2 wickets.
Top Picks for Captain and Vice Captain – BAN-W vs MI-W Dream11
- Dream11 Captain Options – Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt
- Dream11 Vice Captain Options – Richa Ghosh, Smriti Mandhana
Players To Avoid – BAN-W vs MI-W Dream11
- Sajeevan Sajana – Her fantasy points in the last 3 matches are – 9, 4, 20 and she has not been part of any dream team till now. She has scored 10 runs in 3 matches so far.
- Simran Bahadur – Simran is also struggling to find the confidence this season. She has scored 30 fantasy points in 3 matches. She has scored just 2 runs so far.
