Royal Challengers Bangalore will be optimistic about their chances of defeating the defending champions...
Digital Desk: Going into the elimination match against the same opponent, Mumbai Indians will take their most recent league stage loss to RCB as a positive sign. Ellyse Perry took six wickets in a row to go down the MI batting order, leaving them shaken for 113. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led team, nevertheless, is not too phased by the crushing and has optimistic expectations for the elimination round.
On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bangalore trained in a casual manner at the MAK Pataudi Sports Complex before of the Eliminator and would be optimistic about their chances of defeating the defending champions again following their blowout thrashing of MI in their most recent league encounter.
Before facing off again in the elimination round, MI and RCB played a few games, giving MI enough time to mend the injuries. Perry's thrashing will still be raw, and RCB will try to target the already wounded portion of MI's batting lineup. This year, MI's batting lineup has struggled mightily at times and has shown inconsistent performance.
MI failed to qualify directly for the championship game for the second consecutive season. They played the eliminator and went on to win the inaugural championship, so this shouldn't dampen their enthusiasm too much.
What: MI vs RCB, Eliminator
When: March 15, Friday
Where: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Timings: 19:00 hrs Toss, play begins at 19:30 hrs
Mi Team News
The previous game involving RCB was missed by Yastika Bhatia. As MI batting coach Devika Palshikar has indicated, she is expected to make a comeback to the playing XI and open the innings with Hayley Matthews.
Probable XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amelia Kerr, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Humaria Kaazi, Shabnam Ismail, Saika Ishaque
RCB Team News
Shreyanka Patil was not present at the training. Since it was an optional training session, one of the RCB representatives recommended that she choose not to attend. Her absence, nevertheless, begs more questions over the damage she sustained throughout the competition in her left hand.
After missing a few games due to batting order experiments, head coach Luke Williams hinted that Sabbinenni Meghana would make a comeback to the starting lineup.
Probable XI: Smriti Mandhana (C), S Meghana/ Disha Kasat, Sophie Molineux, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur
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