Match 20 of the Women’s Premier League will play host to the Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Brabourne Cricket Stadium, Mumbai, on 11th March 2025.
Women’s Premier League 2025 Match 20 | Group Stage | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 19:30 IST, March 11th
The inaugural champions Mumbai Indians need a win to qualify straight into the final while defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have nothing but pride to play for with a win taking them up to fourth ahead of the UP Warriorz.
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 first couple of games in the league phase.
The Mumbai Indians, having won yesterday’s 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 Kristen Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur will be key to their success in this encounter.
The way defending champions RCB have fallen off this season is quite concerning. The likes of Smriti Mandhana and Danielle 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 can be cautious during the powerplay overs, there’s runs to be had in these red soil wickets in Mumbai. Based on form and the gulf of quality between these two sides currently, I’ll 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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