New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on the second day of the Women’s Premier League.
2nd match of WPL
After the blistering start of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on March 4, RCB will begin their WPL campaign against DC. Star player Smriti Mandhana will be leading RCB Women whereas Meg Lanning who led Australia to glory in the recent ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will take charge of the DC.
Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go! 🔥#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #SheIsBold #WPL2023 #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/vX0qdKeZL5
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) March 5, 2023
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“We will field first. Fresh wicket, bit of grass and we’ve some quality seamers. Four overseas players are Perry, Schutt, Sophie and Heather Knight. This is a great platform, we were waiting for it and this is a chance to showcase our talent. This is big for women’s cricket. We’ve had a quick turnaround, the team is looking in good stead and the management has been amazing as well,” Smriti Mandhana, RCB skipper said after the toss.
“The pitch looks good, even covering of grass and so not unhappy to bat first. We’ve three quicks and threes spinners, semi all-rounders in women’s cricket at the moment. We’ve practiced well, everyone are in the same boat and we’re looking forward to the game,” Meg Lanning, DC skipper.
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A very special day for us, as we take the field for the first time in Women’s Premier League at 3:30 PM IST. 🤩
Let’s make this a memorable one! 😬#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #SheIsBold #WPL2023 #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/o4SJ7okmjv
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) March 5, 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Ellyse Perry, Indrani Roy, Richa Ghosh (wk), Poonam Nanasaheb Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Megan Schutt, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sahana Pawar.
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Delhi Capitals Women
Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Mani Minnu, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav.
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