Women’s Premier League: Fantasy Tips For RCB-W vs GJ-W Date Time Venue, Pitch Report, Probable Playing XI

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RCB-W Begin Title Defense Against Gujarat Giants in WPL 2025 Opener

Gujarat Giants Women vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women

SeriesDate & TimeVenue

Women's Premier League14 Feb 2025, Fri, 7:30 PM ISTKotambi Stadium

SeriesWomen's Premier League

Date & Time14 Feb 2025, Fri, 7:30 PM IST

VenueKotambi Stadium

Match Preview

The defending champions of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB-W), are all set to kick off their title defense against Gujarat Giants (GJ-W) in the highly anticipated opening match of WPL 2025. The clash will take place at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on February 14, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 7:30 PM (IST).

Gujarat Giants Women (GJ-W) have struggled with consistency in their recent T20 outings, managing just two wins while suffering three defeats in their last five matches. Their previous WPL encounter in 2024 saw them fall to Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W) by seven wickets in their final league match.

On the other hand, Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB-W) had a stellar campaign in WPL 2024, clinching the championship title with a dominant eight-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W) in the final. They ended the tournament on a high note, securing three consecutive wins in their last three matches. Heading into WPL 2025, RCB-W will aim to extend their winning momentum and start their title defense with a strong performance in the opening game.

Pitch Report

With a small tendency towards the batters during the initial innings of play, the surface at Vadodara's Kotambi Stadium is renowned for being balanced. The first innings score is 118 runs, whereas the average score has been 108 runs. The toss-winning captain may consider batting first in order to produce a challenging total that the opposition will have to chase down because the Pacers may pick up steam in the second half of the match.

24°CWeather reported

Bowling-friendlyPitch Condition

Royal Challengers Bengaluru WomenPredicted to win

120Avg. 1st inning score

Team Form

Series Stats

Most RunsBest Strike Rate Most WicketsBest Economy Rates

Natalie Sciver MUM-W

179

Ellyse Perry BLR-W

145

Ashleigh Gardner GUJ-W

141

Smriti Mandhana BLR-W

116

Richa Ghosh BLR-W

103

Probable Playing XI

Gujarat Giants Women

Probable XI

A Gardner, BL Mooney, BS Fulmali, DR Gibson, D Hemalatha, DJS Dottin, H Deol, L Wolvaardt, Meghna Singh, Phoebe Litchfield, Simran Shaikh

Bench

TP Kanwer, Kashvee Gautam, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam MD, Prakashika Naik

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women

Probable XI

CE Dean, DN Wyatt, E Bisht, EA Perry, G Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh, S Meghana, Shreyanka Patil, S Mandhana, S Asha

Bench

Renuka Singh, KJ Garth, H Graham, Jagravi Pawar, VJ Joshitha, P Rawat, Raghvi Anand Singh Bist

Injury and Availability News

There is no any update so far.

Captains

Beth MooneyC

GUJ-W

Gujarat Giants’ Beth Mooney has been in top form, scoring 285 runs in her last eight T20 matches at an average of 47.5 and a strike rate of 141.08. Her performance will be key in the WPL 2025 opener.

Laura WolvaardtC

GUJ-W

Bat

In the last eight Twenty20 matches, Laura Wolvaardt of GJ-W has amassed 252 runs at a respectable batting average of 31.5.

Top Players

Smriti Mandhana

BLR-W

Bat

RCB Women skipper Smriti Mandhana has scored 300 runs in her last T20 matches, averaging 30 with a strike rate of 133.92. She will be a key player in the WPL 2025 opener.

Harleen Deol

GUJ-W

Bat

Harleen Deol will be a key player, having scored 252 runs and taken 1 wicket in 11 matches. Her all-round ability adds depth to the team in WPL 2025.

Best in Budget

Ellyse Perry

BLR-W

All

RCB Women’s veteran all-rounder Ellyse Perry has been in phenomenal form, scoring 347 runs in nine T20 matches at an impressive average of 69.4 and a strike rate of 125.72. She has also contributed with the ball, taking 7 wickets in seven matches, making her a crucial asset for the team in WPL 2025.