Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz Prediction and Betting Tips
Match 10 of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 will be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCB-W) and UP Warriorz Women (UP-W) on 24 of Feb in the Show Match of the Women’s Premier League. RCB-W (1st on the points table with 4 points, NRR +0.835 standings after only 3 matches – 2 wins and 1 loss) will be looking to play playoff. UP Warriorz, sitting at 4th with 1 win in 3 matches (2 points & NRR +0.233) tries to win the match to stay in the contest.
RCB-W, as a team, have won 2 of their last 3 with faced their first loss in the tournament against MI-W in their last encounter. Despite their halting record, UP-W did take 10 wickets away from Delhi Capitals to ensure the point and snatched a 33-run win. Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, and Richa Ghosh for RCB-W will be key players in the match and Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, and Sophie Ecclestone will be UP-W key players.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (W) vs UP Warriorz (W) prediction: Royal Challengers Bangalore to win
Key Stats
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won 2 out of their first three matches.
- UP Warriorz won 1 out of their first three games.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated UP Warriorz in their previous encounter by thirty-three runs.
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Match Prediction: The home advantage over and explosive batting lineup make Royal Challengers Bangalore Women the favorites in this match Also Smriti Mandhana has been in phenomenal touch scoring 116 runs in 3 matches with a strike rate of 166.98 Ellyse Perry has been good with the bat 145 runs in overall tournament. UP-W may have match-winners in Kiran Navgire and Sophie Ecclestone but have their consistency issue. Over counting on a couple of their shining lights this team could get crushed when up against the all-rounder RCB-W. And the recent history between these sides has favored RCB-W.
Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
As for the head-to-head series between RCB-W and UP-W overall has been a one-sided affair, with RCB-W winning 3-1. RCB-W won by 23 runs in their last match on 4th March 2024.
| Winning team | Won by | Date |
| Royal Challenger Bangalore | 23 runs | 4 March 2024 |
| Royal Challenger Bangalore | 2 runs | 24 February 2024 |
| Royal Challenger Bangalore | 5 wickets | 15 March 2023 |
| UP Warriorz | 10 wickets | 10 March 2023 |
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is known as a good place to score runs is going to be one of the important match venues in this fixture. First-innings total here averages 165 and teams batted first have won 54% of the matches. Among the wickets, spinners have managed 45% and pace bowlers have clinched the 55% from this venue with the ball. The early part of the game might well belong to the batters but spin could come to owning as the game goes on. At the time of the match, the weather forecasts clear skies and around 30°C.
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Results of the last two T20 matches played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capital (Feb 22, 2024) – UP Warriorz won by 33 runs
| UP Warriorz | 177/9 |
| Delhi Capital | 144/10 |
Royal Challenger Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians (Mar 02, 2024) – Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
| Royal Challenger Bangalore | 167/7 |
| Mumbai Indians | 170/6 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women preview
RCB-W have been in decent shape having won 2 of their last 3 matches Smriti Mandhana (81* off 41 vs Delhi Capitals) and Ellyse Perry (81 to Mumbai Indians) showed bat, both in powerplay & Renuka Singh, and Kim Garth have delivered well with the bat as well the ball consistently.
Predicted XI: Smriti Mandhana, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ellyse Perry, Raghiv Bist, Richa Ghosh, Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Prema Rawat, VJ Joshitha, Renuka Singh
UP Warriorz Women preview
The all-too-familiar start to the season continued as UP-W only won one and lost two. While C Henry’s 62* against Delhi Capitals saved their playoffs, their middle order is still a concern.
Predicted XI: Kiran Navgire, Dinesh Vrinda, Uma Chetry, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, C Henry, Garce Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Alana King, Sophie Ecclestone, Saima Thakor
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Player to Watch: Sophie Ecclestone (UP-W)
Sophie Ecclestone (UP-W) is the player to watch out for this match. Ecclestone has been a reliable wicket-taker in WPL. The left-arm spinner has grabbed 27 wickets in 17 matches at an economy of 6.59 She would be a crucial weapon in the middle overs to contain runs and break partnerships against DC-W’s dynamic batting line-up. Ecclestone’s best is 4/13, so she does have match-winning potential and her performance could ignite UP-W’s chances in the match.
