WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz Match Preview, Lineups & Dream XI Team Prediction

RCB would like to register their first win while UPW will try to go back on the winning track once again in the 8th match of the WPL 23.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore will face UP Warriorz in the 8th Match of the inaugural WPL edition. Bangalore has failed to win a single match till now while UP Warriorz lost their last match against Delhi Capitals despite Tahila Mcgrath's brilliant innings. RCB is strong on paper but has failed to make an impact in the WPL 2023. They Would like to make a strong comeback as the others are on a roll for the knockouts. Alyssa Healy's side will come as the favorites into the game. Read the full Match Preview, Possible Lineups & Dream XI Team Prediction in our fantasy sports segment.

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WPL 2023:

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz | Match Details

Match: 8

Date: 10/03/2023

Time: 7.30 pm IST

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Where to Watch: Sports 18, Jio Cinema

Venue Details

The venue has hosted 11 T20I matches in the past. Six matches have been won by the team chasing and five batting first. The average first innings score at this ground is between 165-170. There were IPL 2022 matches played at this venue last year. It will be the fourth game of the season at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The teams have easily scored 200 runs at this venue. Batters have dominated the tournament so far and might do the same in this game.

The average first innings score in the last five T20 games has been 193 runs. Choosing bat after winning the toss will be a huge advantage for a team especially for Royal Challengers Bangalore as their batters have struggled to make an impact till now in the WPL 2023. Clear skies will greet both sides on Friday, with the temperature expected to be between 26 and 35 degrees Celsius. 

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WPL 2023:

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz | Team News

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Bangalore needs a bit of confidence after three straight losses, especially a special Smriti Mandhana innings will be very important to that. She has got good starts in all the matches but didn't able to convert those into big innings. She threw away her wicket to offspinners all three times.

Heather Knight has quickly become Mandhana's go-to bowler with her part-time off-spin. She has proved, she can deliver too. She scalped crucial breakthroughs in both games she has bowled. Apart from her four wickets across two games, the England captain also played an 11-ball cameo against Giants, scoring five fours and a six on her way to an unbeaten 30. Royal Challengers Bangalore replaced batter Disha Kasat with legspinner Poonam Khemnar, who ended up not bowling even a single over.

UP Warriorz

Warriorz had brought in leg-spinning allrounder Devika Vaidya for the match against Capitals but did not bowl her in the game. Tahila Mcgrath tried her best with an unbeaten 50-ball 90 against the Giants, but it all came a bit too late in the 211-run chase. She quickly got off the blocks and was impressed with her power-hitting, taking on the likes of Jess Jonassen and Marizanne Kapp. Along with Harris - if she's brought back into the XI - McGrath makes the Giants' middle order look formidable. Warriorz picked fast bowler Shabnim Ismail in the second match for allrounder Grace Harris, who had single-handedly won them their first match.

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WPL 2023:

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz | Possible Lineups

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women:

  • Richa Ghosh
  • S Mandhana(C)
  • HC Knight
  • SFM Devine
  • EA Perry
  • Poonam Nanasaheb Khemnar
  • Shreyanka Patil
  • Kanika Ahuja
  • Renuka Singh
  • Preeti Bose
  • ML Schutt

RCB Full Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Heather Knight, Sophie Devine, Erin Burns, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Dané Van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Power.

UP Warriorz Women:

  • Alyssa Healy(C)
  • K P Navgire
  • Simran Shaikh
  • Shweta Sehrawat
  • TM McGrath
  • DP Vaidya
  • DB Sharma
  • S Ecclestone
  • S Ismail
  • K Anjali Sarwani
  • RS Gayakwad

UP Warriorz Women: Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia Mcgrath, Shabnim Ismail, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Parshavi Chopra, S.Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Devika Baidya, Simran Sheikh.

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WPL 2023:

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz | Dream XI Team Prediction

WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz Dream XI Team Prediction | Sportz Point

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