Match 20 of the 2025 Women’s Premier League season will see the Mumbai Indians take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Brabourne Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on March 11.
For the game, here are our preview and predictions.
WPL 2025 Match 20: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 19:30 IST, March 11
The inaugural WPL champions need a win to qualify straight into this season’s final, while the reigning champions have nothing but pride to play for. Both teams are coming into this contest with contrasting forms. The Mumbai Indians have won four in five, while RCB are currently on a five-match losing run, having won their opening two games.
MI, having won their previous game against the Gujarat Giants, will look to maintain their momentum and make it to their second WPL final in three years. The holy trinity of Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Harmanpreet Kaur will be key to their success in this encounter.
On the other hand, the manner in which RCB have fallen off this season is quite concerning. The likes of Smriti Mandhana and Dani Wyatt-Hodge not finding form, as well as inconsistency from their bowling department, has led to this situation. In this final league game, they’ll be looking for one final team performance, with the management already looking ahead to the next season.
The first game at the Brabourne Cricket Stadium offered a beautiful red-soil wicket—good for batting. Although seamers will get a little bit of purchase from the surface early on, batters will find more joy once they negate the new-ball threat. If teams remain cautious during the Powerplay, there are runs to be had. Based on form and the gulf of quality between these two sides at the moment, we back the Mumbai Indians for this final league-stage encounter.
Fantasy XI: Richa Ghosh, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Harmanpreet Kaur, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Hayley Kristen Matthews (vc), Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Shabnim Ismail, Renuka Singh Thakur, Charlie Dean
Venue: Brabourne Cricket Stadium, Mumbai
Winners Prediction: Mumbai Indians
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