RCB Women Win Toss, Opt to Bowl First Against UP Warriorz in WPL 2025

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RCB Women Win Toss, Opt to Bowl First Against UP Warriorz in WPL 2025

In a key Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB-W) won the toss. They chose to field first against UP Warriorz Women (UPW-W). The match promises to be an exciting contest as both teams make key changes to their playing XIs.

Team Changes for RCB and UPW

Both teams have made two changes to their lineups, aiming to find the right balance.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women Playing XI:

    • Smriti Mandhana (C)
    • Sabbhineni Meghana
    • Ellyse Perry
    • Raghvi Anand Bist
    • Richa Ghosh (WK)
    • Kanika Ahuja
    • Georgia Wareham
    • Charlie Dean
    • Sneh Rana
    • Kim Garth
    • Renuka Singh Thakur

Changes:

  • Charlie Dean replaces Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
  • Sabbhineni Meghana comes in for Ekta Bisht.

UP Warriorz Women Playing XI:

    • Grace Harris
    • Georgia Voll
    • Kiran Prabhu Navgire
    • Deepti Sharma (C)
    • Shweta Sehrawat
    • Poonam Khemnar
    • Chinelle Henry
    • Uma Chetry (WK)
    • Sophie Ecclestone
    • Kranti Goud
    • Anjali Sarvani

 Changes:

  • Poonam Khemnar replaces Vrinda Dinesh.
  • Anjali Sarvani comes in for Gouher Sultana.

Captains’ Reactions Before the Match

Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz Captain):

“Obviously, it is a special day so feeling good. But at the same time, we are sad that we failed to qualify for the next round. We want to work hard for the next year. We have made 2 changes. Poonam Khemrar and Anjali Sarvani are playing in place of Vrinda Dinesh and Gouher Sultana. We have tried a lot of combinations depending on conditions. But we have tried what our best XI is and focused on what we can do better as a team. Yeah, Super Over, how can we forget that. It was the first Super Over. We will always remember that.”

Smriti Mandhana (RCB Women Captain):

“We will like to field first today. It was a good week off. We had a few team bonding sessions. We have two changes today. Charlie (Dean) comes in for Danni (Wyatt-Hodge) and (Sabbhineni) Meghana comes in for Ekta (Bisht). We have played some good cricket in the tournament, but we have not been able to string together the complete game. Hopefully, we can do that today for the fans. We were in a similar situation in the last season too. It is about staying calm and positive. We have a good positive bunch of girls. Hopefully we can do well today.”

Match Preview

RCB chose to bowl first. They want to limit UP Warriorz’s batting. UPW aims to finish their campaign strong. Stay tuned for live updates and key highlights from this WPL 2025 encounter.

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