RCB have improved...we need to take them very seriously, says UP Warriorz coach

The Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB have not won any game in the ongoing WPL 2023 so far but UP Warriorz coach Jon Lewis feels that the Smriti Mandhana led franchise have improved in the last couple of games and his team needs to take them very seriously and prepare wellKitted in a yellow jersey the Warriorz have pushed the likes of the Delhi Capitals and the Mumbai Indians to the hilt while swatting aside the challenges from Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore with relative ease in the ongoing season of WPLAfter losing to Mumbai Indians in their last game UP will now face a winless RCB on Wednesday evening at the DY Patil StadiumWe played well in the last game With all the teams involved including RCB if we can put the top order under a bit more pressure with the ball take more wickets in the powerplay we are a force to reckon with Early wickets with pretty much every team weve seen that if you get early wickets and the game can go your way I am really happy with where the team is at now said head coach Jon LewisOur first aim is to win all the games in the second half of the tournament and qualify for the playoffs he addedThe Royal Challengers Bangalore were comprehensively beaten by the Alyssa Healy led UP Warriorz at the Brabourne Stadium in their last meetingRCB have improved in the last couple of games and they have got some really talented cricketers some very fine overseas players and good Indian domestic players as well So theyre a dangerous side We need to take them very seriously and make sure that were really well prepared Lewis was quoted as saying in a media releaseAlso readWPL 2023 Gujarat Giants win toss opt to bat against Royal Challengers BangaloreWe have specific plans for each player and we try to match them up in the games if you can Sometimes that cant happen because the game takes a different turn you know so youre and you have to trust your captain on the field to make the right decisions at the right time he addedThe UP Warriorz have had captain fantastic Alyssa Healy leading from the front Shes the highest rungetter for the team after four games and has registered consecutive halfcenturies in the last couple of gamesAmongst the bowlers spin twins Sophie Ecclestone 8 wickets and Deepti Sharma 5 wickets have been leading the charge with 13 wickets to their name The likes of Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Tahlia McGrath too have chipped in with some impressive performancesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever