Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Squad 2023 & Match Schedule

It is pretty exciting for millions of passionate cricket fans to have Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League as well because of its association with Indian Premier League over the years but sadly couldn’t yet win a single IPL title so far but this new RCB Women franchise have given fans a new hope and double chances to finally have a big title under the city Bangalore. Learn more about Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Squad 2023 & Royal Challengers Bangalore WPL match schedule 2023 in detail below. 

RCB Women Team Summary

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women is expected to have one of the largest fanbases in WPL 2023 because this franchise is a known brand and millions of passionate cricket fans associate with them. This year it is unfortunate that they do not get to play in their home venue which is M. Chinnaswamy Stadium due to logistical reasons but still, we expect Bangalore fans to turn up in numbers in Mumbai whenever they play in WPL 2023. 

The summary for Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in WPL is as follows

Team Owner	Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd
City	Bangalore, Karnataka
Date Founded	25 January 2023
Home Ground	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Crowd Capacity	40,000
Squad Strength	18 Players

RCB Women Team 2023 Full Squad

Management has done their calculations right at the WPL Players Auction event when they were able to select the maximum allowed limit of 18 players in the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Squad 2023. The inclusion of Smrithi, Sophie, Perry, Renuka, Richa, Erin & more makes them quite a formidable lineup on paper and possibly among the favorites to win this tournament as well. 

It has now been officially confirmed by the franchise that Smriti Mandhana will be the RCB Women team captain for the Women’s Premier League which is an exciting and right move by the franchise as she is someone who is rated very highly in the Indian Women’s cricket circuit. 

Below is the complete Royal Challengers Bangalore Women 2023 players list with prices.

Player	Country	Role	Auction Price
Smrithi Mandhana	India	Batter	INR 3.40 crores
Sophie Devine	New Zealand	Allrounder	INR 50 lakh
Ellyse Perry	Australia	Allrounder	INR 1.70 crores
Renuka Singh	India	Bowler	INR 1.50 crores
Richa Ghosh	India	Wicketkeeper	INR 1.90 crores
Erin Burns	Australia	Allrounder	INR 30 Lakhs
Disha Kasat	India	Batter	INR 10 Lakhs
Indrani Roy	India	Wicketkeeper	INR 10 Lakhs
Shreyanka Patil	India	Batter	INR 10 Lakhs
Kanika Ahuja	India	Batter	INR 35 Lakhs
Asha Shobana	India	Batter	INR 10 Lakhs
Heather Knight	England	Allrounder	INR 40 Lakhs
Dane van Niekerk	South Africa	Allrounder	INR 30 Lakhs
Preeti Bose	India	Bowler	INR 30 Lakhs
Poonam Khemnar	India	Allrounder	INR 10 Lakhs
Komal Zanzad	India	Bowler	INR 25 Lakhs
Megan Schutt	Australia	Bowler	INR 40 Lakhs
Sahana Pawar	India	Bowler	INR 10 Lakhs

RCB Women Coaching Panel

The Royal Challengers Bangalore Women franchise last week officially confirmed Sania Mirza as team mentor for WPL 2023 which is applauded by many cricket fans and experts in India. Sania has been an inspirational and trendsetter in India interms of Women’s sports and she holds six Grand Slams and 43 WTA in Tennis. Her involvement in the dugout will surely help young players to understand how to cope with pressure and create strategies and plans to defeat the opponent. 

• Ben Sawyer (Head Coach)
• Sania Mirza (Mentor)
• Vanitha VR (Scout and Fielding Coach)
• RX Murali (Batting Coach)
• Dr. Harini (Team Manager and Team Doctor)
• Navnita Gautam (Head Athletic Therapist)

For the Head Coach, Ben Sawyer is also one of the highly rated coaches in the circuit who got coaching experience for both International and in different leagues. Sawyer has won three World Cups as a coach with Australia while he also won Big Bash titles with Sydney Sixers and he took The Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix in the finals as well so he is definitely the right man for this job. 

RCB Women 2023 Schedule and Fixtures

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women is all set to start their WPL 2023 journey on the 5th of March against Delhi Capitals Women at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Like other teams, RCB Women also got the majority of its games at nighttime which might bring in the dew factor in play. 

Below is the complete Royal Challengers Bangalore WPL match schedule 2023. 

Date and Time	Match Details
Sun, Mar 05 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, 2nd Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Mon, Mar 06 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL	Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, 4th Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Wed, Mar 08 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL	Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, 6th Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Fri, Mar 10 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs UP Warriorz, 8th Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Mon, Mar 13 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL	Delhi Capitals Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, 11th Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Wed, Mar 15 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL	UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, 13th Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Sat, Mar 18 02:00 PM GMT | 07:30 PM LOCAL	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Gujarat Giants, 16th Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Tue, Mar 21 10:00 AM GMT | 03:30 PM LOCAL	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Mumbai Indians Women, 19th Match Women’s Premier League 2023 Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

RCB Team Chances in WPL

As we have mentioned before, the RCB Women team 2023 Squad looks pretty strong on paper and is expected to give a very tough time to all the other franchises. Ben Sawyer as Head Coach will definitely create a winning strategy as he is someone who is used to making it to the Finals and winning big tournaments like WPL. 

Expert bookmakers have favored Royal Challengers Bangalore Women a winning probability of around 56% which makes them one of the tournament favorites. Share your thoughts in the comments below what you think about the chances of Royal Challengers Bangalore Women in WPL.