Following the first six matches, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 season moves to Bengaluru. The next 8 matches of the WPL will be played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, including the highly anticipated match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, before the tournament moves to Lucknow. The match between MI-W and RCB-W is a flagship fixture in any WPL season. So expect a fiery contest when the match kick-off on Friday, February 21.
Team form
Royal Challengers Bangalore are the only unbeaten team in WPL 2025. They are the reigning champions and are showing that the team is ready to defend its prestigious crown. RCB started the season with a convincing six-wicket win over Gujarat Giants. What was impressive about this win was the team’s batting performance in pressure situation game. Despite chasing a mammoth total of 201 runs, RCB never showed any signs of succumbing to the pressure of big chase, winning the match in 18.3 overs.
In the next game, bowlers laid the foundations for the win after bowling Delhi Capitals out for just 141 runs. Smriti Mandhana scored 81 runs as RCB completed the chase in just 16.2 overs. They are a formidable team and has all the ingredients to defend their title.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, are 1-1 in the WPL season following two rounds of games. Their first match ended in a disappointing defeat, but the match could have ended with a different result had Mumbai managed to remain calm in the final few overs. Nevertheless, the team turned their form around for good in the very next game after beating Gujarat Giants by five wickets.
RCB-W vs MI-W: Match Details
Date: Friday, 21 February 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
RCB-W vs MI-W Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is famous for its batting friendly conditions. The boundary ropes are shorter while the surface itself is flat. The fast outfield also increases chances of the ball running towards the boundary line. To put it simply, this could be a high scoring affair.
Weather Report: Though it rains a lot in Bengaluru, but on Friday February 21, the chance of rain is non-existent. Temperature should be pleasant while humidity level are expected to hover around 40%.
Where to watch live broadcast of MI-W vs RCB-W WPL 2025 match on TV?
The match between Mumbai Indians Women and Royal Challengers Bangalore Women is available to watch across Star Sports TV Network.
Where to watch live streaming of BLR-W vs MUM-W WPL 2025 match?
The live streaming of Royal Challengers Bangalore Women and Mumbai Indians Women match is also available to stream on JioStar mobile app.
RCB-W vs MI-W Dream11: Team News
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team News-
- No injury issue for the RCB-W team ahead of this game.
- All the players are available for selection.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Nuzhat Parween, Joshitha Vj, Richa Ghosh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Kanika Singh, Sabbineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Kim Garth, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry, Prema Rawat, Georgia Wareham, Raghvi Bist, Heather Graham, Jagravi Pawar, Renuka Singh, Charlie Dean
Mumbai Indians Team News-
- Mumbai Indians will also go into this game with a fully-fit squad.
- Mumbai Indians Full Squads: Harmanpreet Kaur, Parunika Sisodia, Amandeep Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Sajeevan Sajana, Amelia Kerr, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Sanskriti Gupta, Chloe Tryon, Nadine De Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, G Kamalini, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Yastika Bhatia, Akshita Maheshwari.
RCB-W vs MI-W Dream11 Prediction: Expected Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore Expected Playing 11
- Smriti Mandhana (C)
- Danni Wyatt-Hodge
- Ellyse Perry
- Raghvi Bist
- Richa Ghosh (WK)
- Kanika Ahuja
- Georgia Wareham
- Kim Garth
- Ekta Bisht
- VJ Joshitha
- Renuka Singh
Mumbai Indians Women Expected Playing 11
- Yastika Bhatia (WK)
- Hayley Matthews
- Nat Sciver-Brunt
- Harmanpreet Kaur (C)
- Amelia Kerr
- Sajeevan Sajana
- Kamalini Gunalan
- Amanjot Kaur
- Sanskriti Gupta
- Shabnim Ismail
- Parunika Sisodia
RCB-W vs MI-W Dream11 Top Fantasy Picks
- Smiriti Mandhana: RCB-W captain Smriti Mandhana was at her absolute best in the last game when she hammered 81 runs off just 47 balls against Gujarat Giants. She remains one of the best batters in women’s cricket.
- Georgia Wareham: Picked up three wickets in the last game against the Giants. She is also a handy batter who can score some valuable runs.
- Hayley Matthews: Arguably the best all-rounder in women’s cricket at the moment. The West Indian captain has the power game to win any match on her own. She has picked up a total of five wickets in WPL 2025 season so far.
- Amelia Kerr: The young New Zealander is also amongst the players whose stock is on the rise. She also possesses the skill-set of playing a two-way role in a match.
- Danni Wyatt-Hodge: The 33-year-old England cricketer is another high-profile player in RCB-W team who can put on a show with the bat. In fact, she can also bowl if the captains throws the ball at her.
- Ellyse Perry: Started her WPL 2025 season with a half century and remained unbeaten in the last match. We all know how good Ellyse Perry is as an athlete. She is so natural and a pure match winner.
RCB-W vs MI-W Dream11 Fantasy Team
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Smirit Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Danny Wyatt-Hodge, Georgia Wareham, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt
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