The first game of the Women’s Premier League 2025 (WPL 2025) will see Gujarat Giants (GG) locking horns against reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The game is scheduled to be played on Friday (February 14) at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
Both teams had a very contrasting journey in the last season of the WPL. RCB had gone all the way to clinch their maiden WPL title. They finished the league stage at the third spot in the points table before defeating champions Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator. In the final, the Smriti Mandhana-led side defeated Delhi Capitals to clinch the title.
On the other hand, GG had endured a tough season last year. They failed to finish the league stage in the top three. They managed to win only 2 of their 8 league games and eventually finished at the bottom of the points table.
With RCB and GG now eyeing a winning start to their respective campaign in WPL 2024, we are taking a look at the weather and pitch report for the game.
GG vs RCB Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Vadodara – Match 1, WPL 2025:
GG vs RCB, weather report of Vadodara:
The upcoming GG vs RCB game will be played at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. It will be a night match and will get underway at 7:30 PM IST. There is no prediction for rain during the game. As far as the temperature is concerned, it is expected to hover between 23-27 degrees Celsius throughout the game.
GG vs RCB Pitch report:
The match will be played at the Kotambi Stadium, a venue that is yet to host a competitive T20 match. It has hosted only three Women’s ODI games so far when India women locked horns against their West Indian counterpart in December last year.
If the series is anything to go by then batters are going to enjoy their time at the Kotambi Stadium. In the first game of that series, India had piled up 314 runs before scoring 358 runs in the second game. The pitch was also a balanced one for the bowlers as both pacers and spinners had ample support.
Pacer Renuka Thakur had taken the most wickets in the series – 10, followed by spinner Deepti Sharma who had picked up 9 wickets. So, the surface is expected to be a balanced one where batters as well as bowlers are expected to get good aid.
Conclusion:
With no prediction for rain, the GG vs RCB game promises to be a cracking affair. The surface at the Kotambi Stadium is expected to be a belter and batters will be looking to make the most of it.
