Women’s Premier League 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru elect to field against Gujarat Giants
The Hindu
Women’s Premier League 2025: WPL season 3: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants on February 14, 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Giants in the first match of the third season of Women’s Premier League, in Vadodara on Friday (February 14, 2025).
The injury-hit and defending champions RCB picked Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge and Kim Garth as their four overseas players while handing debuts to Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ and Raghvi Bisht.
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Gujarat Giants: Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Kashvee Gautam.
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