RCB WPL 2023: RCB-W Schedule, Squad, Best Possible Playing XI, Key Players for Women’s Premier League

WPL
is
a
full-fledged
women’s
franchise
Twenty20
cricket
league
in
India
that
succeeds
and
replaces
the
Women’s
T20
challenge,
which
was
played
between
2018-2022.

WPL
2023,
which
begins
on
March
4,
will
see
22
matches,
including
the
eliminator
and
final,
played
over
the
course
of
23
days
across
two
venues
in
Mumbai.

RCB,
who
will
play
majority
of
their
matches
in
Brabourne
Stadium,
will
play
eight
matches
in
the
league
phase
like
the
other
four
teams
in
WPL.

RCB
women’s
team,
which
will
be
led
by
star
India
batter
Smriti
Mandhana,
will
open
their
campaign
in
the
league
stage
against
Delhi
Capitals
at
the
Brabourne
Stadium
–
CCI
in
Mumbai
on
Sunday
(March
5).

The
RCB
WPL
team
will
continue
their
league
stage
campaign
a
day
later
against
Mumbai
Indians
on
Monday
(March
6)
at
the
same
venue,
where
they
will
also
face
two
newcomers
to
Indian
T20
league
in
Gujarat
Giants
and
UP
Warriorz.

The
Bangalore-based
side
will
then
play
three
of
their
four
reverse
fixtures
at
the
DY
Patil
Stadium
in
Mumbai,
while
one
of
their
games
will
once
again
be
played
at
the
CCI.

RCB,
who
made
Mandhana
the
most
expensive
player,
have
also
roped
in
her
Team
India
teammates
Richa
Ghosh
and
Renuka
Thakur
in
the
first
ever

WPL
Auction.

RCB
has
also
bought
elite
overseas
all-rounders
like
Ellyse
Perry
of
Australia,
New
Zealand’s
Sophie
Devine
and
England’s
Heather
Knight.

Apart
from
that,
the
Royal
Challengers
has
also
brought
in
Australian
duo
Megan
Schutt
and
Erin
Burns
as
well
as
South
Africa
all-rounder
Dane
van
Niekerk
to
complete
their
six
overseas
players
quota.
The
RCB-W
team
have
also
bought
some
Indian
uncapped
players.

With
the
pool
of
players
available
and
all-rounders
stacked,
how
will
RCB
Women’s
team
line
up
if
all
the
players
are
fit
and
available?
Here
is
a
look
at
the
RCB
WPL
2023
Schedule,
Squad,
Best
Possible
Playing
XI
and
key
players
for
first-ever
Women’s
Premier
League:

RCB
WPL
2023
Players
List

RCB
Women
Key
Players

Smriti
Mandhan:
The
Indian
opener
will
be
key
to
getting
the
side
off
to
good
starts,
scoring
freely
inside
the
powerplay
and
utilise
her
expertise
of
playing
in
home
conditions
especially
with
the
top
order
likely
to
feature
overseas
stars.

Ellyse
Perry:
The
star
Australia
all-rounder
will
have
to
pull
off
double
duties
with
the
relatively
lesser
known
bowling
attack
apart
from
Megan
Schutt
and
Renuka
Singh.
She
will
also
need
to
play
the
role
of
steadying
the
ship
and
taking
the
innings
deep
in
case
Mandhana
falls
early.

Richa
Ghosh:
The
Indian
wicketkeeper-batter
has
been
in
great
form,
finishing
off
innings
and
striking
at
higher
rate.
She
will
need
to
be
on
top
of
her
game
behind
the
stumps
as
well
as
play
the
role
of
a
finisher
of
the
side
with
the
bat.

RCB-W
2023
Best
Possible
XI

Smrithi
Mandhana
(captain),
Sophie
Devine,
Ellyse
Perry,
Richa
Ghosh
(wicketkeeper),
Dane
van
Niekerk,
Kanika
Ahuja,
Poonam
Khemnar,
Sahana
Pawar,
Renuka
Singh,
Megan
Schutt,
Komal
Zanzad.

RCB
WPL
2023
Schedule