RCB vs GG, WPL 2024: Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) take on Gujarat Giants (GG) in the fifth game of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday, February 27.
RCB beat UP Warriorz by two runs in a close encounter in their opening game, while GG went down to Mumbai Indians (MI) by five wickets in their first game of the T20 league.
Sent into bat by UPW in their previous game, RCB posted 15-/6 in their 20 overs. Richa Ghosh (62 off 37) and Sabbhineni Meghana (53 off 44) hit half-centuries. Leg-spinner Asha Sobhana claimed 5-22 in four overs as UP Warriorz crumbled from 126-3 to 147-7. They eventually finished on 155-7 after 20 overs, losing a game that was firmly in their grasp.
Gujarat Giants, meanwhile, were poor with the bat against Mumbai. Sent in by Harmanpreet Kaur and Co., they were restricted to 126-9. Amelia Kerr claimed 4-17, while Shabnim Ismail picked up 3-18.
GG did well with the ball to claim five wickets, with Tanuja Kanwar picking up 2-21, but Mumbai got home without much trouble in 18.1 overs.
Today's RCB vs GG toss result
Royal Challengers Bangalore have won the toss and opted to bowl first. Captain Smriti Mandhana said:
“There's something in it in the first five overs, and I think it's always good to have a target in front in T20 cricket.”
Both RCB and GG are going into the game with unchanged playing XIs.
RCB vs GG - Today's match playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (w), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (c & wk), Veda Krishnamurthy, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh
Today's RCB vs GG pitch report
In his pitch report, Rohan Gavaskar said:
“(There is a) gentle breeze going across the ground. Expect some runs on this surface. It's rolled very well, and pitch looks hard. I feel if you get 155-160, it will be a competitive score."
Today's RCB vs GG match players list
Royal Challengers Bangalore squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokharkar, Disha Kasat, Nadine de Klerk, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht
Gujarat Giants squad: Beth Mooney (c & wk), Veda Krishnamurthy, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Lea Tahuhu, Meghna Singh, Laura Wolvaardt, Tarannum Pathan, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Md Shakil, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha
RCB vs GG - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Mohamed Rafi, Parashar Joshi
TV umpire: Gayathri Venugopalan
Referee: P Jayapal