Mumbai, Jan. 8 -- Ahead of her side's Women's Premier League (WPL) campaign opener against Harmanpreet Kaur-led defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) scheduled for Friday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Smriti Mandhana said that while nobody would be able to replace star all-rounder Ellyse Perry in her absence, the youngsters within the group have learnt a lot from her in terms of work ethic and have enough quality to do well in the tournament.

It will be a clash of India's World Cup-winning captain, Harmanpreet, and vice-captain Smriti as two-time champion MI takes on 2024 champions RCB in the WPL season four opener on Friday at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.

However, things will be a lot different for RCB, who failed in ...