• Royal Challengers Bangalore will face UP Warriorz in Match 8 of WPL 2023.

  • Smriti Mandhana captained RCB are yet to open their account in the points table.

WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz – Team and Match Prediction
Smriti Mandhana and Alyssa Healy

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will square off with UP Warriorz (UPW) in the eighth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Friday (March 10). India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana will lead the Bangalore-based team, while Australia’s veteran Alyssa Healy will captain the UPW side.

RCB have lost all three of their last played matches and currently sit at the fifth position in the points table. Meanwhile, UPW registered a win in their opening game against Gujarat Giants (GG) but failed to carry the momentum and faced a 42-run defeat at the hands of Delhi Capitals (DC) in the next encounter.

RCB vs UPW, Match Details

  • Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz, Match 8 of WPL 2023
  • Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
  • Date & Time: March 10 at 7:30 pm IST/2:00 pm GMT

Predicted 11

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Poonam Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur Singh, Preeti Bose

UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Simran Shaikh, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Shabnim Ismail, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Match Prediction

Case 1

  • RCB wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 50-55
  • UPW total: 160-170

Case 2

  • UPW wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 40-45
  • RCB total: 155-165

Team batting second to win the contest.

Source: WomenCricket.com

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