Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)
Bengaluru based franchise in the Women's Premier League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, formerly known as Royal Challengers Bangalore, commonly known as RCB, is an Indian professional franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka that competes in the Women's Premier League. The team is owned by United Spirits, which also owns the men's team. The team is coached by Luke Williams and captained by Smriti Mandhana. The franchise won the second edition, bringing the first trophy for the popular franchise.[1] RCB is the most popular and followed cricket franchise with more than 18 million followers on Instagram.[2]
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| Nickname(s) | RCB | |
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| League | Women's Premier League | |
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Smriti Mandhana | |
| Coach | Luke Williams | |
| Owner | United Spirits | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Bengaluru, Karnataka | |
| Colours | Red, yellow, blue | |
| Established | January 2023 | |
| Home ground | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | |
| Capacity | 33,800 | |
| History | ||
| Twenty20 debut | v. Delhi Capitals at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai; 5 March 2023 | |
| WPL wins | 1 (2024) | |
| Official website | Website | |
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History
Summarize
Perspective
In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023.[3] The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month.[4] Diageo, the owners of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, bought the rights to one of the franchises.[4]
In February 2023, Ben Sawyer was announced as head coach of the side.[5] The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore signing 18 players for their squad.[6] On 18 February 2023, Smriti Mandhana was announced as the team's captain. The side finished fourth in the group stage at the inaugural tournament.[7]
In September 2023, Luke Williams was announced as the head coach for the 2024 season.[8] The side won three of their five Bangalore-leg matches, and then they went on to win one match out of their next three matches. Ending the league stage with four wins, the side qualified for the playoffs.
In the eliminator, the team defeated the defending champions — Mumbai Indians, to advance into the final. In the final, they defeated Delhi Capitals to win the title, this was the franchise's maiden title across both men's and women's leagues. Royal Challengers Bangalore's Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil won the orange cap and purple cap respectively.
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
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| Director of cricket | Mo Bobat[9] |
| Head of team operations | Soumyadeep Pyne |
| Doctor | Dr Harini Muralidharan |
| Head coach | Luke Williams[10] |
| Assistant coach | Malolan Rangarajan |
| Batting coach | RX Murali |
| Fielding coach | Vellaswamy Vanitha |
- Source: Official website[11]
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Kajaria Tiles was the official Title Sponsor for RCB WPL 2023.[12] Mia by Tanishq & Dream11 being principal partners. Apart from these, Puma, Himalaya, & Vega being the associate partners. Zuno General Insurance were their official partners for WPL 2023.[13][14]
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor | Back sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Puma | Kajaria | Mia |
| 2024 | |||
| 2025 | Alliance University |
Seasons
See also
References
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