2024 Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL) season
2024 season | |||
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Coach | Luke Williams | ||
Captain | Smriti Mandhana | ||
WPL League | Qualified for Playoffs[1] (Eliminator)[2] | ||
WPL Eliminator | Qualified for Final[3] | ||
WPL Final | Maiden title[4] | ||
Most runs | Ellyse Perry (347) | ||
Most wickets | Shreyanka Patil (13) | ||
Most catches | Georgia Wareham (6) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Richa Ghosh (13) | ||
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The 2024 season was the second season for the franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They were one of five teams that competed in the 2024 Women's Premier League. They finished at the fourth place in the previous (inaugural) season's League stage.[5]
Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the WPL Playoffs for the first time,[1] after being placed third in the Points table.[2] They qualified for the Final after their win against Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator.[3] They won their maiden title after defeating Delhi Capitals in the Final.[4]
Squad
- Source:[6]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad for the 2024 Women's Premier League | |||||
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Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
Captain | |||||
Smriti Mandhana | India | 18 July 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Batters | |||||
Disha Kasat | India | 19 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Sabbhineni Meghana | India | 7 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounders | |||||
Kanika Ahuja | India | 7 August 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Asha Sobhana | India | 16 March 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Sophie Devine | New Zealand | 1 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
Heather Knight | England | 26 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
Ellyse Perry | Australia | 3 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
Shubha Satheesh | India | 13 July 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Richa Ghosh | India | 28 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Indrani Roy | India | 5 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Bowlers | |||||
Simran Bahadur | India | 13 December 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Ekta Bisht | India | 8 February 1986 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Kate Cross | England | 3 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
Sophie Molineux | Australia | 17 January 1998 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
Shreyanka Patil | India | 31 July 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Renuka Singh | India | 1 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Georgia Wareham | Australia | 23 May 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
Administration and support staff
Position | Name |
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Director of cricket | Mo Bobat[7] |
Head of team operations | Soumyadeep Pyne |
Team manager & doctor | Dr Harini Muralidharan |
Head coach | Luke williams[8] |
Assistant head coach | Malolan Rangarajan |
Batting coach | RX Murali |
Fielding coach | Vellaswamy Vanitha |
Source: Official website[9] |
Sponsors
- Title Sponsor: Kajaria Tiles[10]
- Principal partners: Mia by Tanishq & Dream11
- Official partners: Zuno General Insurance[11][12]
- Associate partners: Puma, Himalaya, & Vega
- Kit manufacturer: Puma
- Main shirt sponsor: Kajaria
- Back shirt sponsor: Mia
League stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.198 | Advanced to Final |
2 | Mumbai Indians (3rd) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.024 | Advanced to Eliminator |
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.306 | |
4 | UP Warriorz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.371 | |
5 | Gujarat Giants | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.158 |
Fixtures and results
Royal Challengers Bangalore 157/6 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 155/7 (20 overs) |
Grace Harris 38 (23) Sobhana Asha 5/22 (4 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 107/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 110/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 194/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 169/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 131/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 133/3 (15.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 198/3 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 175/8 (20 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 199/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/8 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 181/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[14]
Mumbai Indians 113 (19 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/3 (15 overs) |
Sajeevan Sajana 30 (21) Ellyse Perry 6/15 (4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[15]
Playoffs
Eliminator | Final | ||||||||
1 | Delhi Capitals | 113 (18.3 overs) | |||||||
2 | Mumbai Indians | 130/6 (20 overs) | EW | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 115/2 (19.3 overs) | ||||
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 135/6 (20 overs) |
Eliminator
Royal Challengers Bangalore 135/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 130/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Delhi Capitals 113 (18.3 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100s/50s | 4s | 6s |
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347 | Ellyse Perry | 9 | 66 | 69.40 | 125.72 | 0/2 | 41 | 7 |
300 | Smriti Mandhana | 10 | 80 | 30.00 | 133.92 | 0/2 | 40 | 10 |
257 | Richa Ghosh | 10 | 62 | 42.83 | 141.98 | 0/2 | 31 | 10 |
168 | Sabbhineni Meghana | 7 | 53 | 33.60 | 112.75 | 0/1 | 20 | 3 |
136 | Sophie Devine | 10 | 32 | 15.11 | 125.92 | 0/0 | 13 | 7 |
Last updated: 12 May 2024, Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
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Most wickets
Wkts. | Player | Inns | Ov | Runs | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
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13 | Shreyanka Patil | 8 | 21.3 | 157 | 4/12 | 12.07 | 7.30 | 9.92 | 2 | — |
12 | Asha Sobhana | 10 | 26.0 | 185 | 5/22 | 15.41 | 7.11 | 13.00 | — | 1 |
Sophie Molineux | 10 | 38.0 | 278 | 3/20 | 23.16 | 7.31 | 19.00 | — | — | |
7 | Ellyse Perry | 7 | 16.0 | 96 | 6/15 | 15.57 | 6.81 | 13.71 | — | 1 |
Georgia Wareham | 10 | 28.1 | 169 | 2/38 | 33.14 | 8.23 | 24.14 | — | — | |
Last updated: 12 May 2024, Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
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References
- ^ a b "WPL 2024: Ellyse Perry's Remarkable Comeback Against MI". News18.
- ^ a b "MI vs RCB WPL 2024 Eliminator: Preview, Team News, Predicted Playing XI, Live Streaming". myKhel.
- ^ a b "WPL 2024 Eliminator: Mumbai Indians Heartbroken as Royal Challengers Bangalore Turn Fortunes to Storm into Final - News18". www.news18.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b "DC vs RCB Highlights, WPL 2024 Final: RCB conquer Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets, clinch maiden title". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Mo Bobat to join RCB as director of cricket after 12 years in England set-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "RCB appoint Big Bash winner Luke Williams as WPL Head Coach". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Squad/Women". Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Cunningham, Euan (3 March 2023). "IPL and WPL teams hurry to secure last-minute deals, RCB and MI active". Sportcal. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Zuno and RCB a truly fitting match". www.hizuno.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ @RCBTweets (11 March 2023). "Official Partner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Heartbreak for Ghosh as Capitals qualify for playoffs in thriller". ESPNcricinfo. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "The Perry show floors Mumbai, puts RCB in playoffs". ESPNcricinfo. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's Premier League, 2024 batting most runs career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's Premier League, 2024 bowling most wickets career Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
External links
Elysia perry high scorer 347 Deepti Sharma high wicket taker 15 wicket