Gujarat Giants Women will take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in the ninth match of the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League. The GGW vs RCBW Match Preview provides today’s match details for the ninth match.
GGW vs RCBW Match Preview- Women’s Premier League 2026, Match 9:
Date and Venue:
The GGW vs RCBW match will be played on January 16 at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The game will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Gujarat Giants Women
Ashleigh Gardner (c), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha, Sayali Satghare
GGW vs RCBW Key battles:
Sophie Devine vs Lauren Bell
Expierenced all rounder Sophie Devine will be entrusted to get his team off to a good start while batting at the top of the order against RCB Women.
Devine will be up against Lauren Bell, who will look to pick wickets in the first six overs and create pressure on the opposition batters
Beth Mooney vs Nadine de Klerk
Like Devine Beth Mooney would also hope to put all her experience to good use and help her team deliver a strong batting performance against RCB Women.
Money will face the challenge of Nadine de Klerk, who will look to replicate the performance that she has come up with in the first couple of matches and get her team over the line in the upcoming match.
Smriti Mandhan vs Renuka Singh Thakur
RCB Women’s captain Smrithi Mandhana would like to lead from the front and form a strong partnership for the opening wicket with Grace Harris, as the duo did in the previous match against UPW.
Mandhana will have to tackle the bowling of Renuka Singh Thakur, who will look to get the wicket of Mandhana early in the innings and make things easy for other bowlers in the middle overs.
Grace Harris vs Sophie Devine
Grace Harris, who scored a match-winning half-century in the previous match, would look to do the same in the next fixture.
Harris will take on Sophie Devine, who will be banked upon to chip in with the ball as well by picking up wickets at crucial moments.
GGW vs RCBW Key Players:
GGW– Sophie Devine, Beth Mooney, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Renuka Singh Thakur
RCBW– Smriti Mandhan, Grace Harris, Richa Ghosh, Nadine de Klerk, Lauren Bell
GGW vs RCBW Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Navi Mumbai, with a maximum temperature of 31°C and a minimum of 19°C.
Conclusion
Gujarat Giants Women would aim to get back to winning ways after a loss against the MI Women, while their opponent, RCB Women, would look to prolong their winning run by registering a win against them.
