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The Bengaluru leg of the Girls’s Premier League is all set to get underway with a conflict of champions main the way in which. Residence aspect and holder Royal Challengers Bengaluru hosts season one winner Mumbai Indians on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium right here on Friday to kick off the second section of the 2025 version.
Either side are available in with contrasting begins to their respective campaigns. The Royal Challengers, regardless of lacking key gamers, received each their video games in Vadodara. Harmanpreet Kaur’s MI recovered from getting the quick finish of the stick in a nail-biting match towards Delhi Capitals to register its first factors with a thumping win towards Gujarat Giants.
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These two sides have loved eventful conferences within the WPL. MI has had the higher hand over RCB in league video games, successful three of the 4 matches performed to this point. However RCB has pegged again in latest clashes.
Within the final two fixtures – which incorporates final season’s Eliminator – RCB has emerged victorious.
The aspect has legendary Aussie allrounder Ellyse Perry who likes to take centrestage in stress conditions. She enjoys tormenting Mumbai Indians as evidenced by her economical six-wicket haul towards the outfit in a league sport final season.
Nevertheless, Perry loyalists on the Chinnaswamy Stadium could not get to see the 34-year-old take the ball after she introduced forward of the event that her hip damage would maintain her from bowling within the first few video games. Perry, who has been out of favour with the ball even within the nationwide setup in Australia, has unlocked a brand new gear in her batting and has been key for RCB within the center order. Within the ongoing season, she continued to impress with a 34-ball 57 within the event opener towards the Giants.
Natalie Sciver-Brunt of Mumbai Indians
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Natalie Sciver-Brunt of Mumbai Indians
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Her skipper Smriti Mandhana is coming into this match after a well-made 81 off 47 balls towards Delhi Capitals- her highest particular person rating in WPL – and will probably be seeking to proceed her type. Pacer Renuka Singh has additionally been in good contact, having already crossed her mixed wicket tally of the final two seasons.
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For MI, Hayley Matthews — who at the moment holds the Purple Cap — and Nat Sciver-Brunt have been essential to their aspect’s run within the Vadodara leg. Matthews took three wickets towards Giants whereas Sciver-Brunt took two. The latter has additionally scored consecutive half centuries in MI’s video games towards the Giants and the Capitals.
Whereas the Vadodara leg noticed the groups batting second come out on prime, it stays to be seen how the pitch on the Chinnaswamy behaves. Recognized to be a batter’s paradise, in 11 video games held on the venue final aeason, the aspect chasing received on seven occassions, with a mean first innings rating of 151 runs.
Dew performed an important issue within the first leg of WPL 2025, and it will probably additionally flip some video games right here in Bengaluru. Nevertheless, Mumbai Indians bowling coach Jhulan Goswami mentioned this wasn’t a headache for her aspect alone.
“You cannot control the dew factor, every team will be facing it…whoever will be bowling second. What we can control is how we prepare and how we minimise those challenges.”
RCB head coach Luke Williams felt that returning to their dwelling base may give them a slight edge over their opponents.
“Potentially, there’s a very small advantage. All the players are very familiar with the conditions, and we have incredible home support. It all comes down to who adapts the quickest in this caravan format of the tournament that we play in.”
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