GJ-W vs BLR-W Prediction, WPL 2025, Match 1, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Gujarat Giants Women will go head to head with RCB Women in the first match of WPL 2025 at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Friday, February 14.

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In WPL 2025, Ashleigh Gardner will be leading the Gujarat Giants Women franchise. Led by Beth Mooney in WPL 2024, they held the wooden spoon, winning only two contests and losing six matches.

On the other hand, Smriti Mandhana will continue to lead RCB Women. Notably, they won the WPL 2024 title after defeating Delhi Capitals Women in the final.

GG-W vs RCB-W, WPL Match 1 Details

Match: Gujarat Giants Women vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, Match 1

Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Friday, February 14

Venue: Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara

GG-W vs RCB-W, WPL Match 1 Pitch Report

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The last match played at this venue was between India Women and West Indies Women in December 2024. The wicket supports spinners and pacers with batters finding it tough to score quick runs. Pacers will get decent lateral movement with the new ball while spinners will get a fair turn.

GG-W vs RCB-W, WPL Match 1 Probable XIs

Gujarat Giants

Laura Wolvaardt, Deandra Dottin, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Bharati Fulmali, Tanuja Kanwar, Shabnam Md Shakil, Meghna Singh, Mannat Kashyap.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Smriti Mandhana (c), Danni Wyatt, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Charlie Dean, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Ekta Bisht, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh.

GG-W vs RCB-W, WPL Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: RCB Women

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Gujarat Giants Women held the wooden spoon in the last season, winning only two games and suffering six losses. On the other hand, RCB Women are coming into this encounter as the defending champions. 

Though both sides improved their respective line-ups for this season, we can expect RCB Women, led by Smriti Mandhana, to come out on top and start the season on a winning note.

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