WPL 2024 Eliminator: Upbeat RCB Look to Upset The Apple Cart Against Wounded MI

Mumbai Indians are treating their last league stage defeat to RCB as a good omen going into the eliminator against the same opponent. MI were rattled for 113 after Ellyse Perry ran through the batting order with a six-wicket haul. However, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side is not fazed too much by the drubbing and is looking positive for the eliminator.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other hand, had a relaxed training session at the MAK Pataudi Sports Complex ahead of the Eliminator and will be upbeat about prospect of getting one up again on the defending champions after the one-sided drubbing of MI in their last league game.

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MI and RCB played a couple of games before meeting again in the eliminator, and MI had sufficient time to heal the wounds. Perry’s thrashing will still be fresh, and RCB will look to hit the part of MI’s batting unit that is already injured. There have been several instances this year when MI’s batting unit has not clicked and has lacked consistency.

MI, for the second season in a row, missed a direct entry in the final. However, this should not dent their spirits as they went on to win the inaugural trophy after playing the eliminator.

What: MI vs RCB, Eliminator

When: March 15, Friday

Where: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Timings: 19:00 hrs Toss, play begins at 19:30 hrs

MI Team News

Yastika Bhatia missed the last match against RCB. But she is set to return to the playing XI and open the innings alongside Hayley Matthews as confirmed by MI batting coach Devika Palshikar.

Probable XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amelia Kerr, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Humaria Kaazi, Shabnam Ismail, Saika Ishaque

RCB Team News

Shreyanka Patil missed the training session. One of the RCB officials suggested that she opted out since it was an optional training session. However, her absence raises more concerns about the injury in her left hand that she caught during the tournament.

Head coach Luke Williams indicated that Sabbinenni Meghana could return to the playing XI after missing out on a few matches as they tried to experiment with the batting order.

Probable XI: Smriti Mandhana (C), S Meghana/ Disha Kasat, Sophie Molineux, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur