WPL 2023 Match Predictions & Betting Tips

Captain: Smriti Mandhana

Key Players: Smriti Mandhana, Renuka Thakur, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Sophie Devine

RCB Women team clinched the most expensive bid of the WPL auction by shelling out INR 3.40 crore for the batter Smriti Mandhana. The 26-year-old has scored 2651 runs in 112 T20I matches with an impressive strike rate of 123.13.

Mandhana’s teammates from the Indian team, Renuka Thakur and Richa Ghosh are also part of this strong RCB squad. Ghosh is a wicket keeper batter with a strike rate of 135.50 in 31 T20Is while Renuka Thakur is a new swing sensation of India Women’s team, taking 24 wickets in 28 T20Is with an economy of 6.45.

The overseas section in this squad is filled with some top players like Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Erin Burns, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk and Megan Schutt. Ellyse Perry’s bid went up to INR 1.7 crore while RCB had to spend INR 1.5 crore on Renuka Thakur and INR 1.9 crore for Richa Ghosh. Megan Schutt and Renuka Thakur bowling together would be difficult to handle for the batters.

New Zealand’s Sophie Devine and Aussie player Ellyse Perry are among the top all-rounders in the Women’s T20 circuit. Perry has scored 1515 runs and picked 120 wickets while Devine has played 117 T20Is in which she smashed 2966 runs and picked 110 wickets.

RCB Women WPL Betting Odds

RCB has a strong squad and they can lift the WPL trophy. Betway is offering 4.50 for the RCB-W team.

Key Players: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Varma, Meg Lanning, Marizanne Kapp, Poonam Yadav

Delhi Capitals spent 2.2 crore for the Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues and seeing her current form, we can say that this deal can be worth every penny. She has an aggressive average of 30.71 in the T20I format.

Capitals also roped in India U19 T20 World Cup winning captain, Shafali Varma for INR 2 crore. Varma is a top-order batter and she has scored 1264 runs in 52 matches. 30-year-old Aussie skipper Meg Lanning is also part of the DC clan for the first season of WPL. Lanning has an experience of 128 T20Is in which she scored 3345 runs at an average of 36.75.

In the bowling department, we can say the U19 bowler Titas Sadhu, who was the Player of the Match in the final of the Women U19 T20 World Cup. She will join the line-up along with the overseas bowlers Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonasen and Indian bowlers Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav and Shikha Pandey.

South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has picked 70 wickets so far while Aussie bowler Jess Jonassen has taken 89 wickets. Indian bowler Poonam Yadav has taken 98 wickets in 72 matches with an average of 15.25.

DC Women WPL Betting Odds

Betway is offering a generous price of 4.50 for Delhi Capitals Women to win WPL 2023.

Captain: Alyssa Healy

Key Players: Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Ecclestone, Alyssa Healy, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

The UP Warriorz team recruited Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Grace Harris and Lauren Bell in the overseas section. They shelled out INR 1+ crore to get Ecclestone, McGrath and Ismail.

Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma walked away with a final bid of INR 2.6 crore by UP Warriorz. Sharma has taken 100 wickets in 89 T20I matches and scored 914 runs.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad has picked 58 wickets in 53 T20I matches with an impressive average of 19.34. Shweta Sehrawat and Parshavi Chopra performed well in the recently concluded Women’s U19 T20 World Cup and they are part of the Warriorz squad.

Sophie Ecclestone and Shabnim Ismail are currently among the top international bowlers. Ecclestone has picked 92 wickets in 67 matches while Ismail has taken 117 wickets in 109 matches. Ecclestone has an impressive bowling average of 15.55.

Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath will strengthen the batting line-up for the UP Warriorz squad. Healy has smashed 2392 runs in 138 T20I matches while McGrath has an average of 61.88 in 23 T20I matches.

UP Warriorz WPL Betting Odds

UP Warriorz are also having a generous price of 4.50 at Betway.

Captain: Beth Mooney

Key Players: Ashleigh Gardner, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Beth Mooney, Deandra Dottin

Gujarat Giants spent a whopping 3.2 crore for the Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner. She has played 69 T20I matches in which she smashed 1088 runs and picked 49 wickets. She will be supported by two other overseas all-rounders - Annabel Sutherland and Deandra Dottin. Dottin has been a top all-rounder for the West Indies team for a long time now.

In the batting department, Giants have roped in the Australian batter Beth Mooney and England’s Sophia Dunkley. Mooney has an impressive average of 38.32 for smashing 2146 runs in 79 matches.

Indian middle-order batter Harleen Deol and bowling all-rounder Sneh Rana are also part of the Gujarat Giants squad. Rana has claimed 24 wickets in 24 matches. We will see Aussie bowler Georgia Wareham strengthening the squad with her leg break abilities. She has picked 39 wickets in 36 T20Is so far.

Gujarat Giants Women WPL Betting Odds

Gujarat Giants are the 2nd favourite of the league with 3.75 at Betway.

Captain: Harmanpreet Kaur

Key Players: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews

Mumbai Indians Women roped in the Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for INR 1.8 crore. Harmanpreet is an all-rounder and she has scored 2989 runs so far in 148 T20Is.

MI also won the bids for overseas all-rounders Nat Sciver and Amelia Kerr. Sciver is an experienced player from England. She has played 109 T20Is in which she scored 2004 runs and picked 78 wickets. New Zealand player Amelia Kerr has scored 575 runs and picked 55 wickets in 57 matches.

Along with Harmanpreet, MI has also recruited Pooja Vastrakar and Yastika Bhatia from the Indian team, to their squad. West Indies all-rounder and skipper Hayley Matthews and South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon are also part of the Mumbai Indians Women squad. Matthews has played 80 T20Is in which she has smashed 1495 runs and picked 75 wickets while Tryon has a batting strike rate of 138.70 in 84 matches.

MI Women WPL Betting Odds

Mumbai Indians Women team will go into the first ever WPL as the favourite to lift the trophy. Betway is offering 3.50 for the MI Women to win the inaugural season of Women’s Premier League.