rcb vs gujarat giants
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The 16th match in the Women’s Premier League between Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sneh Rana’s captaincy Gujarat Giants, these two teams are on the last two positions in the points table. So far this tournament has been the same for both the teams. RCB had to face defeat in the first five matches, but this team won in the sixth match. At the same time, Gujarat has been able to win only two out of six matches. It is a do or die contest for both the teams.
RCB team will now be out of the tournament as soon as they lose any match. Even after winning, this team’s place in the playoffs is not confirmed. At the same time, for Gujarat too, the defeat in this match will make the playoff equation similar to that of RCB. Both the teams would like to keep alive their hopes of reaching the playoffs by winning this match.
RCB’s team is full of star players, but it has not been able to perform according to its name. Star players like captain Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh and Renuka Singh are yet to put up a match-winning performance. However, foreign players like Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight and Sophie Devine are back in form now and can do wonders for the team.
There is no possibility of much change in the RCB team for this match. However, Smriti Mandhana can replace Preeti Bose in the team in place of Renuka Singh. At the same time, it is believed that Laura Woldvardt will play in the Gujarat team. She has been included in the team in place of the regular captain of the team, Beth Mooney. Laura is capable of winning matches on her own. In such a situation, they can be given a chance.
Possible playing 11 of both the teams
Gujarat Giants: Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Ashley Gardner, Dayalan Hemlata, Sneh Rana (c), Sushma Verma (wk), Kim Garth, Tanuja Kanwar, Manasi Joshi, Ashwini Kumari.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Disha Kasat, Megan Schutt, Asha Shobhana, Renuka Thakur/Preeti Bose.