WPL 2025: UPW vs RCB – Toss, Playing XI, and Team Updates
Toss Update: UP Warriorz Opt to Bowl First
In the 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) match, UP Warriorz Women won the toss. They chose to field first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women. Both teams are looking to build momentum as they head into this crucial encounter.
Playing XIs and Team Changes
UP Warriorz Women Playing XI (Unchanged):
- Kiran Prabhu Navgire
- Dinesh Vrinda
- Deepti Sharma (c)
- Grace Harris
- Tahlia McGrath
- Shweta Sehrawat
- Chinelle Henry
- Uma Chetry (wk)
- Kranti Goud
- Sophie Ecclestone
- Saima Thakor
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women Playing XI:
- Smriti Mandhana (c)
- Danielle Wyatt
- Ellyse Perry
- Raghvi Anand Bist
- Kanika Ahuja
- Richa Ghosh (wk)
- Georgia Wareham
- Sneh Rana
- Kim Garth
- Ekta Bisht
- Renuka Singh Thakur
Team Changes:
- UP Warriorz Women: No changes; they are fielding the same XI as the previous match.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Sneh Rana replaces VJ Joshitha. This marks her RCB debut after playing for Gujarat Giants.
Captain Insights:
Smriti Mandhana (RCB Captain):
“We would have loved to field first as well. The dew factor isn’t as big as Baroda. We will make sure to get a big total on this surface.We would have loved to win those sort of games. In Cricket you always start from the first ball and zero. Hopefully we will apply all those factors today in this match.We have one change. Joshitha is not playing available today, Rana is in. We have Perry available to bowl a few overs hence the changes.”
Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz Captain):
“We are going to bowl first. Last game we played here, we know in powerplay, it moves a bit. The last game was good for us so we want to carry on with the same approach. Don’t think toss matters a lot. How you play, matters more. We want to restrict them to a decent total and chase it. I think there will be a concern about fielding. We have spoken about it a lot and now is the time to implement that. We are going with the same XI.”
Both teams are ready for an exciting match. RCB wants to use their strong batting lineup. UP Warriorz will try to stop them with solid bowling. Stay tuned for live action!