Women's Premier League 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, 2nd Match: Stats at Dr Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

The second match will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 5. However, the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to begin on March 4, with five teams taking on each other for the title as well. Following the successful auction window, the drama will now unfold on the field, where the Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz strive for glory.

The competition which will consist of 22 games over a three-week period features some of the biggest names in women’s cricket as well. Three players – Smriti Mandhana, Ash Gardner and Nat Sciver-Brunt – will earn fees in excess of $400,000 for their participation in the tournament as well. And, it will be interesting to know how they will perform.

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However, a thrilling contrast will take place between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB spent INR 3.4 Crore for Smriti Mandhana, the first player to be auctioned and then picked up as well. It was a brave strategy considering for them as well. Apart from her, RCB has plenty of quality and star players like Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, and Dane van Niekerk to name a few. On the other hand, World Cup-winning captain Meg planning will lead Delhi Capitals, with Jemimah Rodrigues being her deputy. Apart from them, Shafali Verma too is there alongside some famous names around the globe and they all are expected to give a tough fight as well.

“I love winning, I’m very competitive and I’m coming here to try and help Delhi win as many games as possible. It would be great [to win], every team is probably thinking the same thing but we’re doing our best, and the biggest challenge is to bring everybody together and making sure we’re working as a team.”
Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning said.

“I just don’t like the kind of comparison because what he has achieved is amazing, and I hope that I can reach that level. But I’m nowhere near him. What he has achieved for this franchise, I’d like to try and do that,” Royal Challengers captain Smriti Mandhana said.

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STATS – T20