Smriti Mandhana: We already knew that. There's going to be a lot of noise and support. That's how RCB fan base is. I think it's the same wicket like last night. 175 would be a decent score if we play to our strenghts. We didn't have a great campaign last year. It's important for all the players to step up in order to win the tournament.
Alyssa Healy: We'll have a bowl first. Amazing to play on a ground like this. We have to do the job with the ball. Poonam is going to play a big role, Chamari Athapaththu - our overseas rectruit will also play a key role for us. Excited to play here.
UP Warriorz have won the toss and have opted to field
Pitch report: The surface looks pristine with an even covering of grass. Looks like a pretty good surface, might be on the slower side, reckons Charles Dagnall.
18:45 local time: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second contest of the tournament folks! Mumbai Indians Women clinched a close win last night as Sajana hit a last-ball six with 5 runs required. Couldn't have been a better start to the season. Today we'll get to see the home team in action as Royal Challengers Bangalore Women lock horns with UP Warriorz at the Chinnaswamy. With players like Mandhana, Healy, Perry, Devine and many such big names in action, this should prove to be another interesting contest. Stay around for the toss and teams..
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh(w), Shreyanka Patil, Sobhana Asha, Simran Bahadur, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Renuka Thakur Singh, Disha Kasat, Nadine de Klerk, Ekta Bisht, Sophie Molineux, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokharkar