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{{short description|WPL cricket team in 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
|club=Royal Challengers Bangalore
|season=[[2024 Women's Premier League (cricket)|2024]]
|captain=[[Smriti Mandhana]]
|coach=[[Luke Williams (cricketer)|Luke Williams]]
|comp1=[[2024 Women's Premier League (cricket)#League stage|WPL League]]
|comp1 result=Qualified for Playoffs<ref name="Po">{{Cite web |title=WPL 2024: Ellyse Perry's Remarkable Comeback Against MI |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/wpl-2024-rcb-beat-mi-reach-playoffs-ellyse-perry-six-wicket-haul-royal-challengers-bangalore-mumbai-indians-8813256.html |website=News18}}</ref> (Eliminator)<ref name="E">{{Cite web |title=MI vs RCB WPL 2024 Eliminator: Preview, Team News, Predicted Playing XI, Live Streaming |url=https://www.mykhel.com/cricket/mi-vs-rcb-wpl-2024-eliminator-preview-team-news-predicted-playing-xi-live-streaming-269977.html |website=myKhel}}</ref>
|comp2=[[2024 Women's Premier League (cricket)#Eliminator|WPL Eliminator]]
|comp2 result=Qualified for Final<ref name="F">{{Cite web |title=WPL 2024 Eliminator: Mumbai Indians Heartbroken as Royal Challengers Bangalore Turn Fortunes to Storm into Final - News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/wpl-2024-eliminator-mumbai-indians-heartbroken-as-royal-challengers-bangalore-turn-fortunes-to-storm-into-final-8817312.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref>
|comp3=[[2024 Women's Premier League (cricket) final|WPL Final]]
|comp3 result=Maiden title<ref name = "C">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-17 |title=DC vs RCB Highlights, WPL 2024 Final: RCB conquer Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets, clinch maiden title |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/dc-vs-rcb-wpl-final-2024-live-cricket-score-delhi-capitals-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-womens-premier-league-t20-101710671013418.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|most runs=[[Ellyse Perry]] (347)
|most wickets=[[Shreyanka Patil]] (13)
|most catches=[[Georgia Wareham]] (6)
|most dismissals=[[Richa Ghosh]] (13)
|prevseason=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2023 (WPL)|2023]]
|nextseason=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2025 (WPL)|2025]]}}

The [[2024 Women's Premier League (cricket)|2024 season]] was the second season for the franchise [[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]. They were one of five teams that competed in the [[2024 Women's Premier League (cricket)|2024 Women's Premier League]]. They finished at the fourth place in the [[2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)|previous (inaugural) season]]'s League stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WPL Points Table {{!}} WPL Standings {{!}} WPL Ranking |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-premier-league-2022-23-1348825/points-table-standings |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the WPL Playoffs for the first time,<ref name="Po" /> after being placed third in the Points table.<ref name="E" /> They qualified for the Final after their win against [[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]] in the Eliminator.<ref name="F" /> They won their maiden title after defeating [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]] in the Final.<ref name = "C" />

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
*Ages as of 23 February 2024

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Nationality
!Birth date
!Batting style
!Bowling style
!Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" |Captain
|-
|'''[[Smriti Mandhana]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1996|7|18|df=y}}
|Left-handed
|Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" |Batters
|-
|[[Disha Kasat]]
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1997|9|19|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|
|-
|'''[[Sabbhineni Meghana]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1996|6|7|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" |All-rounders
|-
|'''[[Kanika Ahuja]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|2002|8|7|df=y}}
|Left-handed
|Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]
|
|-
|[[Asha Sobhana]]
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1991|3|16|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Leg spin|leg break]]
|
|-
|'''[[Sophie Devine]]'''
|{{crw|NZL}}
|{{Birth date and age|1989|9|1|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|Overseas player
|-
|'''[[Heather Knight (cricketer)|Heather Knight]]'''
|{{crw|ENG}}
|{{Birth date and age|1990|12|26|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]
|Overseas player
|-
|'''[[Ellyse Perry]]'''
|{{crw|AUS}}
|{{Birth date and age|1990|11|3|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|Overseas player
|-
|'''[[Shubha Satheesh]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1999|7|13|df=y}}
|Left-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" |Wicket-keepers
|-
|'''[[Richa Ghosh]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|2003|9|28|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|
|-
|[[Indrani Roy]]
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1997|9|5|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc" |Bowlers
|-
|'''[[Simran Bahadur]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1999|12|13|df=y}}
|Left-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|
|-
|'''[[Ekta Bisht]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1986|2|8|df=y}}
|Left-handed
|[[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]]
|
|-
|'''[[Kate Cross]]'''
|{{crw|ENG}}
|{{Birth date and age|1991|10|3|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|Overseas player
|-
|'''[[Sophie Molineux]]'''
|{{crw|AUS}}
|{{Birth date and age|1998|1|17|df=y}}
|Left-handed
|[[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]]
|Overseas player
|-
|'''[[Shreyanka Patil]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|2002|7|31|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]]
|
|-
|'''[[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]]'''
|{{crw|IND}}
|{{Birth date and age|1996|2|1|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]
|
|-
|'''[[Georgia Wareham]]'''
|{{crw|AUS}}
|{{Birth date and age|1999|5|23|df=y}}
|Right-handed
|Right-arm [[Leg spin|leg break]]
|Overseas player
|}
* Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams {{!}} The Cricketer |url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/wpl/wpl_2024_squads_full_player_list_all_teams.html |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.thecricketer.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Administration and support staff ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Name
|-
|Director of cricket
|Mo Bobat<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mo Bobat to join RCB as director of cricket after 12 years in England set-up |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ecb-s-bobat-to-join-rcb-in-ipl-as-director-of-cricket-after-12-years-in-england-set-up-1400496 |access-date=2023-12-02 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Head of team operations
|Soumyadeep Pyne
|-
|Team manager & doctor
|Dr Harini Muralidharan
|-
|Head coach
|[[Luke Williams (cricketer)|Luke Williams]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-30 |title=RCB appoint Big Bash winner Luke Williams as WPL Head Coach |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/rcb-appoint-big-bash-winner-luke-williams-as-wpl-head-coach-101696053879466.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Assistant head coach
|[[Malolan Rangarajan]]
|-
|Batting coach
|RX Murali
|-
|Fielding coach
|[[Vellaswamy Vanitha]]
|}
*Source: Official website<ref>{{cite web |title=Squad/Women |url=https://royalchallengers.com/rcb-squad-women |access-date=27 March 2023 |publisher=Royal Challengers Bangalore}}</ref>

== Sponsors ==
* Title sponsor: Kajaria Tiles<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Euan |date=2023-03-03 |title=IPL and WPL teams hurry to secure last-minute deals, RCB and MI active |url=https://www.sportcal.com/sponsorship/ipl-and-wpl-teams-hurry-to-secure-last-minute-deals-rcb-and-mi-active/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Sportcal |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Principal partners: Mia by Tanishq & [[Dream11]]
* Official partners: Zuno General Insurance<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zuno and RCB a truly fitting match |url=https://www.hizuno.com/blog/others/zuno-and-rcb-a-truly-fitting-match |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.hizuno.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1634496359926763523 |user=RCBTweets |title=Official Partner}}</ref>
* Associate partners: [[Puma (brand)|Puma]], Himalaya, & Vega
* Kit manufacturer: [[Puma SE|Puma]]
* Main shirt sponsor: Kajaria
* Back shirt sponsor: [[Tanishq|Mia]]

== League stage ==
{{2024 Women's Premier League Points table}}

=== Fixtures and results ===

{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 2}}'''Match 2'''|date=24 February 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|team2=[[UP Warriorz (WPL)|UP Warriorz]]|score1=157/6 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Richa Ghosh]] 62 (37)|wickets1=[[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]] 2/24 (4 overs)|score2=155/7 (20 overs)|runs2=[[Grace Harris]] 38 (23)|wickets2=Sobhana Asha 5/22 (4 overs)|result=Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 2 runs|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417717.html Scorecard]|venue=[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]|umpires=Abhijit Bhattacharya and [[Narayanan Janani]]|motm=Sobhana Asha (Royal Challengers Bangalore)|toss=UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.|rain=|notes=}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 5}}'''Match 5'''|date=27 February 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Gujarat Giants (WPL)|Gujarat Giants]]|team2=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|score1=107/7 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Dayalan Hemalatha]] 31[[not out|*]] (25)|wickets1=[[Sophie Molineux]] 3/25 (4 overs)|score2=110/2 (12.3 overs)|runs2=[[Smriti Mandhana]] 43 (27)|wickets2=[[Ashleigh Gardner]] 1/15 (3 overs)|result=Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417720.html Scorecard]|venue=[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]|umpires=Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi|motm=[[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)|toss=Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.|rain=|notes=}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 7}}'''Match 7'''|date=29 February 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]|team2=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|score1=194/5 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Shafali Verma]] 50 (31)|wickets1=[[Sophie Devine]] 2/23 (3 overs)|score2=169/9 (20 overs)|runs2=[[Smriti Mandhana]] 74 (43)|wickets2=[[Jess Jonassen]] 3/21 (4 overs)|result=Delhi Capitals won by 25 runs|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417722.html Scorecard]|venue=[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]|umpires=Abhijit Bhattacharya and [[Narayanan Janani]]|motm=[[Marizanne Kapp]] (Delhi Capitals)|toss=Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.|rain=|notes=}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 9}}'''Match 9'''|date=2 March 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|team2=[[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]|score1=131/6 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Ellyse Perry]] 44[[not out|*]] (38)|wickets1=[[Pooja Vastrakar]] 2/14 (3 overs)|score2=133/3 (15.1 overs)|runs2=[[Amelia Kerr]] 40[[not out|*]] (24)|wickets2=[[Shreyanka Patil]] 1/15 (2 overs)|result=Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417724.html Scorecard]|venue=[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]|umpires=Mohit Krishnadas and [[Pashchim Pathak]]|motm=[[Amelia Kerr]] (Mumbai Indians)|toss=Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.|rain=|notes=}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 11}}'''Match 11'''|date=4 March 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|team2=[[UP Warriorz (WPL)|UP Warriorz]]|score1=198/3 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Smriti Mandhana]] 80 (50)|wickets1=[[Sophie Ecclestone]] 1/22 (4 overs)|score2=175/8 (20 overs)|runs2=[[Alyssa Healy]] 55 (38)|wickets2=Sobhana Asha 2/29 (4 overs)<br>[[Sophie Molineux]] 2/29 (4 overs)|result=Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 23 runs|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417726.html Scorecard]|venue=[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]|umpires=Abhijeet Bengeri and [[Vrinda Rathi]]|motm=[[Smriti Mandhana]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)|toss=UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.|rain=|notes=}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 13}}'''Match 13'''|date=6 March 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Gujarat Giants (WPL)|Gujarat Giants]]|team2=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|score1=199/5 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Beth Mooney]] 85[[not out|*]] (51)|wickets1=[[Sophie Molineux]] 1/32 (4 overs)|score2=180/8 (20 overs)|runs2=[[Georgia Wareham]] 48 (22)|wickets2=[[Ashleigh Gardner]] 2/23 (4 overs)|result=Gujarat Giants won by 19 runs|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417728.html Scorecard]|venue=[[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]|umpires=[[Puttarangaiah Jayapal]] and [[Gayathri Venugopalan]] |motm=[[Beth Mooney]] (Gujarat Giants)|toss=Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.|rain=|notes=}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 17}}'''Match 17'''|date=10 March 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]|team2=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|score1=181/5 (20 overs)|runs1=[[Jemimah Rodrigues]] 58 (36)|wickets1=[[Shreyanka Patil]] 4/26 (4 overs)|score2=180/7 (20 overs)|runs2=[[Richa Ghosh]] 51 (29)|wickets2=[[Alice Capsey]] 1/5 (1 over)|result=Delhi Capitals won by 1 run|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417732.html Scorecard]|venue=[[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]|umpires=Abhijit Bhattacharya and [[Narayanan Janani]]|motm=[[Jemimah Rodrigues]] (Delhi Capitals)|toss=Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.|rain=|notes=Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-premier-league-2023-24-1411373/delhi-capitals-women-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-women-17th-match-1417732/match-report |title=Heartbreak for Ghosh as Capitals qualify for playoffs in thriller |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=10 March 2024 |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match|round={{Anchor|Match 19}}'''Match 19'''|date=12 March 2024|time=19:30|night=y|team1=[[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]|team2=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|score1=113 (19 overs)|runs1=Sajeevan Sajana 30 (21)|wickets1=[[Ellyse Perry]] 6/15 (4 overs)|score2=115/3 (15 overs)|runs2=[[Ellyse Perry]] 40[[not out|*]] (38)|wickets2=[[Hayley Matthews]] 1/11 (2 overs)|result=Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets|report=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1417734.html Scorecard]|venue=[[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]|umpires=Mohit Krishnadas and [[Pashchim Pathak]]|motm=[[Ellyse Perry]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)|toss=Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.|rain=|notes=Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-premier-league-2023-24-1411373/mumbai-indians-women-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-women-19th-match-1417734/match-report |title=The Perry show floors Mumbai, puts RCB in playoffs |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=12 March 2024 |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>}}

== Playoffs ==
{{#section:2024_Women's_Premier_League_(cricket)|playoffs}}

=== Eliminator ===
{{Excerpt|2024 Women's Premier League (cricket)|hat=no|section=Eliminator|bold=yes}}

=== Final ===
{{Main|2024 Women's Premier League (cricket) final}}
{{Excerpt|2024 Women's Premier League (cricket) final|hat=no|section=Summary|bold=yes}}

== Statistics ==

=== Most runs ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Runs
!Player
!{{Abbr|Inns|Innings}}
!Highest score
!Average
|-
!347
|[[Ellyse Perry]]
|9
|66
|69.40
|-
!300
|[[Smriti Mandhana]]
|10
|80
|30.00
|-
!257
|[[Richa Ghosh]]
|10
|62
|42.83
|-
!168
|[[Sabbhineni Meghana]]
|7
|53
|33.60
|-
!136
|[[Sophie Devine]]
|10
|32
|15.11
|}
*Source: [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title= Women's Premier League, 2024 batting most runs career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/women-s-premier-league-2023-24-15955 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

=== Most wickets ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Wickets
!Player
!Innings
!Best bowling
|-
!13
|[[Shreyanka Patil]]
|8
|4/12
|-
!rowspan=2|12
|[[Asha Sobhana]]
|10
|5/22
|-
|[[Sophie Molineux]]
|10
|3/20
|-
!rowspan=2|7
|[[Ellyse Perry]]
|7
|6/15
|-
|[[Georgia Wareham]]
|10
|2/38
|}
*Source: [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's Premier League, 2024 bowling most wickets career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/women-s-premier-league-2023-24-15955 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=

}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://royalchallengers.com/}}
* [https://www.wplt20.com/teams/royal-challengers-bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore on WPLT20 Website]
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