RCB-W vs GUJ-W Dream11 prediction, WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants Injury update, pitch report

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants will be clashing with each other in a monumental match of the Women's Premier League on Saturday (March 18).

With the two teams occupying the bottom two places at the moment, it will be a battle to keep themselves in the tournament as both teams still have an outside chance to make it to the playoffs.

Giants sit 4th in the WPL table with 4 points after six matches, while RCB finally won their first match in the last one and now have 2 points after their six games.

Both RCB-W and GUJ-W have won their respective previous matches, as RCB beat UP Warriorz while the Giants toppled Delhi Capitals.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants Injury Update, Team News

Here is the injury update and team news of Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore for their WPL 2023 match-

Royal Challengers Bangalore Injury Update, Team News

Royal Challengers Bangalore won their last match against UP Warriorz to get off the mark in the points table. With a win, they still have an outside chance to make it to the playoffs. The RCB-W side don't have any injury concerns and are expected to play a strong team against the Giants.

Youngsters like Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil stepped up for them in the last match while international stars like Ellyse Perry and Sophie Devine have done extremely well so far.

Ellyse Perry is their highest run-scorer with 205 runs with the bat. She has been pivotal for them so far and so has been Sophie Devine, who has scored 167 runs in the tournament. Wickets with the ball has been an issue for RCB in the tournament, but they managed to bundle out UP in the last match and will take confidence from that.

The form of Smriti Mandhana is a concern though as the RCB captain has failed to make a mark with the bat. She was dismissed for a duck in the last match and has managed only 88 runs after six matches for the team. Heather Knight is their highest wicket-taker with 4 wickets, followed by Perry, who picked up three in the last match.

Renuka Singh also needs to make amends as she just has one wicket to her name after six matches. The Indian pacer has been devoid of wickets and has gone for aplenty thus far in the WPL. But forms of Kanika Ahuja will be a boost as the youngster demonstrated some fearless batting in their win over UP Warriorz in the last match. The Punjab batter scored 46 runs and was awarded as the player of the match.

Gujarat Giants Injury Update, Team News

Gujarat Giants have shrugged off the loss of their captain Beth Mooney and registered their second victory with a win over Delhi Capitals in their last match. Laura Wolvaardt, who was signed as Mooney's replacement, scored 57 runs against the Capitals and was the key with the bat along with Ashleigh Gardner, who also notched her maiden fifty in the tournament.

Gardner also picked up 2 wickets with the ball, a stellar performance to keep them afloat in the tournament. The Giants are an overseas-heavy side and will need players like Kim Garth, Gardner and Wolvaardt to continue their onslaught against a rejuvenated Bangalore team, who can be party spoilers for them.

Gardner is their highest wicket-taker with 9 wickets, while Harleen Deol has scored the most runs for them so far with 186 runs. Captain Sneh Rana will also be banking on Indian youngsters like Tanuja Kanwar and Dayalan Hemalatha - who have shown glimpses of talent in this tournament.

Although Annabel Sutherland has been a flop for them, the arrival of Kim Garth has been a blessing for them. Garth was roped in as a replacement for Deandra Dottin and is playing a terrific part for her team. The 26-year-old has picked up 8 wickets so far with her pace bowling, and has made one decent contribution with the bat.

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants Squads, WPL 2023

Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Renuka Singh, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Divine, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Diksha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shibana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar

Gujarat Giants Full Squad: Laura Wolvaardt (replacement for Beth Mooney), Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Annabelle Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin (out with injury), S. Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemlatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwar, Sneh Rana (C), Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil, Kim Garth (replacement for Deandra Dottin)

RCB-W vs GUJ-W predicted lineup

RCB-W playing XI vs GUJ-W: Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Disha Kasat, Megan Schutt, Asha Shobana, Renuka Singh

GUJ-W playing XI vs RCB-W: Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana (C), Sushma Verma (wk), Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants Pitch Report, WPL 2023

The Brabourne Stadium has started to slow off at the latter stages in the last couple of matches. With a few games already being played, the pitch will break in the second half and chasing can be a tricky task. Hence winning the toss and batting first will be the way to go for the captains as runs on the board is definitely the way to move forward.