MIW vs RCBW 4th Match Prediction

MIW vs RCBW Team Previews

Mumbai Indians Women

On paper, the Mumbai Indians have one of the strongest batting line-ups in the WPL and they lived up to the hype in the opening match. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led her team from the front, scoring 65 of just 30 deliveries. The other top-order batters, including Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Amelia Kerr all chipped in to get MI to a massive total of 207-5.

The Mumbai Indians have invested heavily in getting some world-class all-rounders for their team and the strategy seems to be reaping good benefits for them. Amelia Kerr and Nat Sciver-Brunt chipped in with both, the bat as well as the ball and played an important role in helping their team win.

In addition to Amelia and Sciver-Brunt, the team also has the likes of Hayley Matthews and Pooja Vastrakar, both of whom can score runs at a brisk pace. Saika Ishaque, who has done well for India A in their recent matches, was the pick of the bowlers as she picked up 4 wickets for just 11 runs.

She, along with Amelia Kerr, is likely to play an important role in this match as the pitch at the Brabourne Stadium is quite helpful for the spinners. Nat Sciver-Brunt is likely to open the new-ball attack along with Issy Wong, with Pooja Vastrakar and Jintimani Kalita chipping in during the middle overs. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women

The Royal Challengers Bangalore had a tough opening fixture, where they faced a formidable opponent in the form of the Delhi Capitals Women.

The Royal Challengers bowling line-up was blown apart to smithereens by the Capitals as they posted a mammoth 223 for the loss of just 2 wickets. Bangalore’s top bowlers, including Megan Schutt and Renuka Singh, were hit all across the park as the seam bowlers had little success on the flat track.

The only successful bowler for Bangalore was Heather Knight, as she managed to claim both the wickets that fell for Delhi. During the chase, the top-order batters including Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, and Ellyse Perry got decent starts but were unable to convert them into a match-winning inning. The young Indian all-rounders in the middle order failed to get going as Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh, Kanika Ahuja, and Asha Shobana, all departed for single-digit scores.

Megan Schutt and Heather Knight put up some resistance towards the end, but it was too little too late for Bangalore as they ultimately fell short by 60 runs. The Royal Challengers will have to work a lot on their bowling in the upcoming games because, with the level they had displayed in the opening match, no total will be too small for the opposition batters.