Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
LeagueWomen's Premier League
Personnel
CaptainSmriti Mandhana
CoachLuke Williams
OwnerUnited Spirits
Team information
CityBangalore, Karnataka
ColoursRed, gold and black
     
EstablishedJanuary 2023 (1 year ago) (2023-01)
Home groundM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Capacity33,800
History
Twenty20 debutv. Delhi Capitals at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai; 5 March 2023
WPL wins1 (2024)
Official websiteRoyal Challengers

T20 kit

United Spirits
Current teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008–present)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL) (2023–present)
X 1 (2024)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), officially Royal Challengers Bengaluru, is an Indian professional franchise women's cricket team that competes in the Women's Premier League (WPL), based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The team is owned by United Spirits, who also owns the men's team. The team is coached by Luke Williams and captained by Smriti Mandhana. The franchise won the 2nd season of the Women's Premier League defeating Delhi Capitals in the final.

History

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In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023.[1] The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month.[2] Diageo, the owners of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, bought the rights to one of the franchises.[2]

In February 2023, Ben Sawyer was announced as head coach of the side.[3] The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore signing 18 players for their squad.[4] On 18 February 2023, Smriti Mandhana was announced as the team's captain. The side finished fourth in the group stage at the inaugural tournament.[5]

In September 2023, Luke Williams was announced as the head coach for the 2024 season.[6] The side won three of their five Bangalore-leg matches, and then they went on to win one match out of their next three matches. Ending the league stage with four wins, the side qualified for the playoffs.

In the eliminator, the team defeated the defending champions — Mumbai Indians, to advance into the final. In the final, they defeated Delhi Capitals to win the title, this was the franchise's maiden title across both men's and women's leagues. Royal Challengers Bangalore's Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil won the orange cap and purple cap respectively.

Current squad

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  • Source:[7]
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad for the 2024 Women's Premier League
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Captain
Smriti Mandhana  India (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Batters
Disha Kasat  India (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sabbhineni Meghana  India (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Kanika Ahuja  India (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Asha Sobhana  India (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Sophie Devine  New Zealand (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Heather Knight  England (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player
Ellyse Perry  Australia (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Shubha Satheesh  India (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Richa Ghosh  India (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Indrani Roy  India (1997-09-05) 5 September 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Bowlers
Simran Bahadur  India (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm medium
Ekta Bisht  India (1986-02-08) 8 February 1986 (age 38) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Kate Cross  England (1991-10-03) 3 October 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player
Sophie Molineux  Australia (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Shreyanka Patil  India (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Renuka Singh  India (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Georgia Wareham  Australia (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas player

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Director of cricket Mo Bobat[8]
Head of team operations Soumyadeep Pyne
Doctor Dr Harini Muralidharan
Head coach Luke Williams[9]
Assistant coach Malolan Rangarajan
Batting coach RX Murali
Fielding coach Vellaswamy Vanitha
Source: Official website[10]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Kajaria Tiles was the official Title Sponsor for RCB WPL 2023.[11] Mia by Tanishq & Dream11 being principal partners. Apart from these, Puma, Himalaya, & Vega being the associate partners. Zuno General Insurance were their official partners for WPL 2023.[12][13]

Year Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor Back sponsor
2023 Puma Kajaria Mia
2024

Seasons

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Year League standings Final standings
2023 4th League stage
2024 3rd Champions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Inaugural Women's IPL likely to be played from March 3 to 26". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Owners of Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB win bids to own Women's Premier League teams". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  3. ^ "RCB name Australian Ben Sawyer as head coach for WPL". The Indian Express. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Bid-by-bid updates - 2023 WPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's Premier League 2022/23 - Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ "RCB appoints Big Bash winner Luke Williams as head coach for WPL". Royal Challengers Bangalore. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. ^ "WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Mo Bobat to join RCB as director of cricket after 12 years in England set-up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ^ "RCB appoint Big Bash winner Luke Williams as WPL Head Coach". Hindustan Times. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Squad/Women". Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. ^ "IPL and WPL teams hurry to secure last-minute deals, RCB and MI active". Sportcal. 3 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Zuno and RCB a truly fitting match". Zuno General Insurance.
  13. ^ "Official Insurance Partner". RCB-Twitter.
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