UP Warriorz (UPW) have made it to the playoffs of the 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) because the third and ultimate workforce to take action. The workforce, led by Alyssa Healy, secured their place within the subsequent spherical by defeating Gujarat Giants (GGT) in a final-over thriller. This win additionally knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) out of the competitors.
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UPW’s victory towards GGT was their fourth win within the competitors, which gave them eight factors on the board. On the opposite hand, RCB had 4 factors on the board with just one match left, which implies they might not attain the subsequent spherical as the utmost they might end with is six factors. Smriti Mandhana-led outfit RCB confronted Mumbai Indians (MI) of their final league recreation.
Although the road-up for the playoffs is now determined, the order by which the three groups end is but to be seen. MI at present leads the desk, however a win for the Delhi Capitals (DC) towards the Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit later that evening will tie them on the desk. In that case, each UPW and DC can take the highest spot, relying on the consequence of their match tomorrow, if MI are additionally defeated by RCB within the first match on Tuesday.
RCB had a poor begin to their marketing campaign, dropping every of their first 5 video games. Although they recovered with two wins in a row of their final two video games towards UPW and GGT, it proved to be too little, too late.
Sophie Devine scored the event’s highest particular person rating of 99 runs in simply 36 balls throughout RCB’s win over GGT on Saturday (March 18). However, RCB’s effort was not sufficient to make it to the playoffs.
The playoffs will start with the second and third groups enjoying an eliminator on Friday (March 24). The winner of the eliminator will face the desk toppers within the summit conflict on Sunday (March 26).
