Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, WPL, Today Match Prediction 06 March 2023

miw vs rcbw Match Prediction & Analysis

Harmanpreet Kaur will have her eyes set on another win as MI face RCB at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The turnaround time for RCB after their opening game is very short.

Mandhana and co. must get back to the drawing board and reassess their strategies quickly before they take on Kaur’s MI. The bowlers’ failure to deliver breakthroughs is what hurt them the most.

Mandhana and Devine gave them a good start and Perry also made quick runs at number 3. However, the middle order crumbled under the pressure of a massive target and they lost by 60 runs. MI have got some big guns in their middle order with Harmanpreet Kaur and Amelia Kerr at 4 and 5.

The two added 89 runs for the 4th wicket in just 42 balls in the last game. There is no shortage of talented all-rounders on both teams. On paper, both teams are well-matched, though MI have a slight edge as they’re coming off a win here.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Mumbai Indians Women Preview

WPL kicked off with Harmanpreet Kaur registering the first fifty of the season as she scored 65 off 30 balls at number 4. Mumbai Indians put on a great show at the DY Patil Stadium with their all-round performance.

MI have 3 overseas batters in their top 5 along with the skipper of the Indian Women’s cricket team. Hayley Matthews opens the innings alongside Yastika Bhatia while all-rounder Nat-Sciver follows at number 3. 

It is as good as it gets. Bowling all-rounders Amelia Kerr and Pooja Vastrakar in the late order add depth to this batting lineup. MI squad has a great many all-rounders with experienced overseas players that allow for a solid middle order.

On the Brabourne pitch, these batters would wreak havoc for any opposition, particularly RCB, who are on the back foot. And as we’ve seen over the years with MI’s men’s team, they find the right talent that is not well-known but can be harnessed and shaped into the next big thing. 

MI women signed Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, and Saika Ishaque. And in her very first game, the 27-year-old left-arm orthodox, Saika Ishaque made a big impression with figures of 4 for 11. It will be up to the batters to put MI in a winning position in this game and the conditions are just right.

Mumbai Indians Women Predicted Playing XI:

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque

Mumbai Indians Women Actual Playing XI:

Yastika Bhatia, Jintimani Nakul Kalita, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Saiqa Ishaque, Issy Wong, Natalie Sciver, Harmanpreet Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Preview

Smriti Mandhana will be thinking only if she had opted to bat first, the outcome could have been a lot different. Even if one couldn’t guarantee a win, at the end of the first half, it would have been RCB with the advantage

Mandhana, Sophie Devine, and Elysse Perry in the top 3 make for a strong and experienced top-order. And though the middle order collapsed in their last outing, it is not without reliable and experienced international players.

Wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh who’s made her mark in the national team and the captain of the England team, batting all-rounder Heather Knight feature at number 5 and 6 for RCB Women.

There is great potential in this side for partnerships and RCB should be backing their batters to stage a comeback in this match. Kanika Ahuja, who was signed for 3.5 times her base price in the auction, was out for a golden duck. 

RCB, like their men’s counterpart, created a star-studded team and would be hoping that their fate isn’t like that of the men’s team.

It is not going to be an easy outing for RCB with the pressure, and if they lose the toss and are put to bowl first, things would only get difficult. Megan Schutt and Elysse Perry with their experience, should be able to find success with the ball. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Predicted Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Preeti Bose, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur Singh

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh, Kanika Ahuja, Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry, Preeti Bose, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh, Sophie Devine

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch is a batting paradise and both teams have the right kind of batting lineup to exploit these conditions. The weather would be partly cloudy with a high of 36 degrees Celsius. 

Venue Details

Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will be the venue for MI vs RCB, WPL match on Monday, March 6th. Though the average 1st innings score at this venue in Women’s T20Is is 165 runs, the last game saw the team batting first easily cross the 200-run mark for the loss of just 2 wickets. Both MI and RCB have great depth and power in their batting lineups and should eye for 185 or above if batting first to give themselves a good chance of winning.

Toss: To Bat

It will not be easy to chase down a target on this ground even if it is a batting-friendly pitch. Players need time to adapt to their new roles in their new franchise and having a total on board will be the best strategy for winning at this venue.