WPL 2025: The third season of the Women’s Premier League is going to start from February 14. The first match of the tournament will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants. The Gujarat Giants team will be seen giving a tough fight to Smriti Mandhana’s RCB. In this match, everyone’s eyes will be on the young Indian players included in both the teams. This time Sophie Devine, Molinou and Kate Cross are not playing for Bangalore, which is a big setback for the team.
RCB Will Come Down To Defend The Title
In the second season of the tournament in 2024, RCB won the title by defeating Delhi. This time it will be difficult for the team to win the title in many ways. Gujarat under the captaincy of Ashley Gardner will pose a tough challenge for RCB. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana said, ‘Many players who were part of the last XI are out this time due to injury. Sophie Devine is one of the best all-rounders in the world, so she will be missed.’
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Gardner Will Challenge Mandhana
In this match, everyone’s eyes will be on the match between Garden and Mandhana. Mandhana’s record against Garden has not been very good. Mandhana is often seen in trouble against the Gujarat captain and has been out against her many times in T20. Apart from these, Ellyse Perry and Harleen Deol will also play an important role for their teams.
Predicted Playing XIs
Here’s a table for the probable playing XIs of RCB and GG:
| RCB’s Probable Playing XI | GG’s Probable Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana (captain) | Beth Mooney (wk) |
| Daniel Wyatt Hodge | Laura Woolvaardt |
| S Meghna | Harleen Deol |
| Ellyse Perry | Deandra Dottin |
| Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper) | Dayalan Hemalatha |
| Raghavi Bisht | Ashleigh Gardner (captain) |
| Kanika Ahuja | Simran Sheikh |
| Georgia Wareham | Sayali Satghare |
| Jagarvi Pawar | Meghna Singh |
| Kim Garth | Tanuja Kanwar |
| Renuka Singh Thakur | Kashvi Gautam |
Where To Watch And Timings?
The broadcasting rights for WPL 2025 matches have been secured by Star Sports Network, while the live streaming will be available on Jio Hotstar. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST and 02:00 PM GMT.
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