<p>When Royal Challengers Bangalore play the aggressive Mumbai Indians in their final league game to secure the final play-off position up for grabs, they find themselves in an identical situation as they were last year. Following UP Warriorz’s loss to Gujarat Giants, the Smriti Mandhana-led team’s goal is to win so they may go farther in the competition; if they don’t, then UP Warriorz and even Gujarat Giants will be involved.</p>
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<p>In the event of a defeat, RCB will conclude the league stage with six points. If the loss is particularly severe against MI, UPW may manage to advance despite RCB’s higher run-rate. Additionally, the Beth Mooney-led team will be tied for first place with RCB and UPW and might potentially qualify if GG defeats DC in the league final.</p>
<p>This is a rerun of the WPL 2023 formula, in which UPW secured the last position after a fierce battle between RCB and them. Nevertheless, RCB is winning this time. RCB just missed securing a postseason berth against DC in their most recent encounter, but Richa Ghosh’s heroics were in vain as they lost by the narrowest of margins.</p>
<p>After the team went to Delhi, Mandhana, who had a wild start to the WPL in Benguluru, had drifted away. The Indian international will need to step up if RCB hopes to defeat the Mumbai Indians, who will be vying for a straight ticket to the final.</p>
<p>MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur was at her explosive best in the most recent match against GG, smashing 95 off only 48 deliveries. Despite the fact that MI only has Kaur among the top 10 run scorers this year and that Shabim Ismail and Saika Ishaque rank ninth and tenth, respectively, in the corresponding list of leading wicket-takers, players like Nat Scvier-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, and Yastika Bhatia have contributed significantly to MI’s victories throughout the tournament.</p>
<p>There has never been a WPL match in which RCB has beaten MI before, and here is the perfect opportunity for RCB to do it.</p>
<p>What: WPL Match No. 19 between the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore</p>
<p>When: Tuesday, March 12</p>
<p>Where: New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium</p>
<p>Time: 19:00 Play starts at 19:30 hours.</p>
<p><strong>MI Team News</strong></p>
<p>After a stunning victory against GG, MI has already qualified for the play-offs. They now only need to win to move up to the top slot and go straight to the final. MI may go with the same lineup because of their consistency in fielding the same starting lineups throughout the competition.</p>
<p>Playing XI: Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), and Yastika Bhatia (wk).</p>
<p><strong>News from the RCB Team</strong></p>
<p>Disha Kasat, 26, replaced Sabbhineni Meghana in the most recent game, however she didn’t have much of an influence. The Royals could be tempted to bring back Meghana, their third-highest run scorer this season, to provide a little more hitting power in a game they really must win, but her strike-rate has been a problem. Most likely, RCB might also go with the same starting lineup, placing Kasat in the lower-middle order.</p>
<p>Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh (wk), Disha Kasat, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shradda Pokharkar, and Renuka Singh are the players in the playing XI.</p>
