Up Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana opt to bowl first

WPL 2025, Match 18: UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match is taking place at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. The last time these two teams faced each other, we saw a super over in Bengaluru, with UP Warriorz securing a hard-fought win. Before the live action begins, check out the live toss update, pitch report, and playing XI for Match 18, happening live in Lucknow.

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Up Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Ekana Stadium, Pitch Report

The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium generally supports spinners, providing a slow but balanced surface that allows them to generate considerable turns with bounce on offer. Batters may struggle to play their shots smoothly on this track. The record on this pitch is 1-3, with the majority of teams winning while chasing. Batting first becomes significantly difficult if a team loses wickets at regular intervals. 

This pitch is not flat, and batters will need time to settle before going after the bowlers. The par score on this pitch is around 175. As a result, the captain winning the toss would likely prefer to bowl first, as the pitch gets better as the innings progresses.

Up Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Live toss Result

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and decided to field first

Up Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Playing 11

UP Warriorz Playing 11

Georgia Voll, Uma Chetry, Arushi Goel, Grace Harris, Chenille Henry, Deepti Sharma

(c), Tahlia McGrath, Alana King, Rajeswari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Sophie Ecclestone.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Playing 11

Smriti Mandhana(c), Danielle Wyatt, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Raghavi Anand Singh, Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Ekta Bisht, Kim Garth, Renuka Thakur, VJ Joshitha

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