Sat Feb 15 08:53:45 UTC 2025: ## Women’s Premier League Season 3 Kicks Off in Vadodara

**Vadodara, February 14, 2025** – The third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) commenced today in Vadodara with a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Giants. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to field.

The defending champions, RCB, are facing injury concerns and fielded a lineup featuring four overseas players: Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, and Kim Garth. The team also gave debuts to three Indian players: Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, and Raghvi Bisht.

Gujarat Giants also included several debutantes in their team, notably West Indies player Deandra Dottin.

The full playing XIs were:

**Royal Challengers Bangalore:** Smriti Mandhana (c), Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Ellyse Perry, Raghvi Bist, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Renuka Singh Thakur.

**Gujarat Giants:** Laura Wolvaardt, Beth Mooney (wk), Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwar, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Kashvee Gautam.

The match marks the start of a highly anticipated season of the WPL.

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