RCB Playoffs Qualification Scenario: Can Royal Challengers Still Finish in Top 3 of WPL 2023?

WPL
2023
sees
five
teams
–
RCB,
Mumbai
Indians,
Delhi
Capitals,
UP
Warriorz
and
Gujarat
Giants
–
battle
for
the
coveted
title.
Each
team
will
play
the
remaining
four
teams
in
double
round-robin
format
with
the
top
three
progressing
to
the
next
round.

WPL
2023
playoffs
will
see
the
top
three
teams
contest
in
two
matches
–
Eliminator
and
the
Final
–
to
decide
the
winner
of
the
inaugural
season.
The
table
topper
gets
a
direct
entry
to
the
final,
while
second
and
third
placed
teams
battle
in
the
eliminator
to
book
their
spot
in
the
summit
clash.

As
it
stands,
Mumbai
Indians
are
unbeaten
in
3
to
occupy
the
top
spot
followed
by
Delhi
Capitals,
who
have
won
two
and
lost
one,
while
UP
Warriorz
has
won
one
and
lost
one
to
take
the
third
spot.
Gujarat
Giants
also
has
won
one
and
lost
two
so
far.

WPL
2023
Points
Table:
Full
List
of
Results
and
Standings
in
Women’s
Premier
League
Season
1

RCB,
on
the
other
hand,
suffered
three
back-to-back
losses
and
are
rooted
at
the
foot
of
the
table
with
an
inferior
Net
Run
Rate
as
well.
RCB
lost
their
campaign
opener
to
DC
by
60
runs
and
followed
that
with
9-wicket
thrashing
by
MI.

In
their
third
and
most
recent
encounter,
RCB
suffered
an
11-run
defeat
to
Gujarat
Giants,
who
were
also
winless
in
two
before
the
match
on
Wednesday
(March
8).

With
superior
NRRs,
MI
and
DC
are
likely
to
finish
in
the
playoff
spots.
UP
Warriorz,
RCB
and
Gujarat
Giants
will
be
the
three
teams
fighting
for
one
spot
unless
MI
and
DC
dominance
is
soon
ended.

Smriti
Mandhana-led
RCB
squad
that
features
the
likes
of
Ellyse
Perry,
Sophie
Devine,
Megan
Schutt,
Richa
Ghosh,
Meghana
Singh
and
Heather
Knight
have
failed
to
live
up
to
the
hype
so
far.

Only
Knight
and
Devine
may
have
made
some
contributions,
but
the
rest
have
not
made
any
notable
contributions
so
far.
Apart
from
Shreyanka
Patil,
the
other
uncapped
Indian
players
also
have
failed.

Meghana
and
Schutt
have
been
less
effective
due
to
lack
of
swing
at
the
Brabourne
Stadium.
The
RCB
bowling
has
conceded
over
200
two
times
and
also
let
Mumbai
Indians
chase
down
155
in
just
14.2
overs.

After
losing
three
in
three,
can
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore,
who
have
one
of
the
best
squad
in
the
WPL,
live
up
to
the
expectation
and
still
reach
the
playoffs?

RCB
Playoffs
Qualification
Scenario
in
WPL
2023

Scenario
1:
RCB
need
to
win
their
remaining
five
matches,
meaning
they
will
have
to
beat
UP
Warriorz
twice
and
win
the
reverse
fixtures
against
Mumbai
Indians,
Delhi
Capitals
and
Gujarat
Giants.
If
they
manage
to
do
that,
RCB
will
finish
with
10
points
and
possibly
in
the
top
three
if
Gujarat
Giants
also
lose
two
of
their
matches,
including
the
one
against
RCB.

Scenario
2:
RCB
will
need
to
win
at
least
four
of
their
remaining
matches
and
hope
the
other
teams
also
drop
points
as
eight
points
may
be
enough
for
a
playoff
spot,
but
the
Bangalore-based
side
will
need
to
have
an
eye
on
their
NRR
as
well
as
two
or
more
teams
could
finish
on
the
same
points.

RCB
remaining
WPL
2023
fixtures