RCB stun MI in WPL 2024 Eliminator to succeed in ultimate

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Tags: Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2024

Revealed on: Mar 17, 2024

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) via 5 runs within the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 Eliminator fit on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday, March 15. In a low-scoring recreation, Bangalore batted first after successful the toss and submit 135/6 at the board as Ellyse Perry top-scored with 66 off 50 balls. Within the chase, Mumbai have been held to 130/6 as Shreyanka Patil bowled an excellent spell of two/16.

Bangalore were given off to a deficient get started with the bat, shedding 4/49. Sophie Devine (10) was once bowled via Hayley Matthews, whilst skipper Smriti Mandhana (10) was once stuck at the fence off Nat Sciver-Brunt’s bowling. Disha Kasat (0) chipped a easy catch off Saika Ishaque’s bowling, whilst Richa Ghosh (14) additionally perished in her enterprise to head after Mathews.

Perry lifted RCB, smashing 8 fours and a six in but every other spectacular knock. Georgia Wareham (18 no longer out off 10) performed a just right cameo, which incorporated a last-ball six of Ishaque’s bowling. For Mumbai Indians, Matthews, Brunt and Ishaque picked up two wickets each and every.

Within the chase, Mumbai Indians misplaced Matthews for 15 as she mistimed an tried large hit off Shreyanka. Yastika Bhatia (19) was once then bowled via Perry as she performed throughout the line of a supply. Wareham struck a telling blow when she knocked over Sciver-Brunt (23), who attempted to play one around the line.

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (33 off 30) and Amelia Kerr (27 no longer out off 25) added 52 runs for the fourth wicket to place Mumbai Indians in an ideal place to e book their position within the ultimate. Alternatively, RCB’s spinners ruled the final 3 overs to ship their crew into the summit conflict in opposition to Delhi Capitals (DC).

Harmanpreet was once stuck within the deep as she couldn’t get her timing proper on a large hit off Shreyanka’s bowling. S Sajana (1 off 3) was once stumped off Sophie Molineux’s (1/16) bowling within the penultimate over. With 12 wanted off six balls, Asha Sobhana bowled an excellent final over, no longer conceding a boundary. She had Pooja Vastrakar (4) stumped off the fourth ball as Kerr may simplest watch the fit slip clear of the non-striker’s finish.

“Nonetheless this sense has no longer sunk in. On the midway mark, we felt we have been 20 runs quick. However the best way we bowled and fielded was once superb. 130 is a complete the place you don’t seem to be certain whether or not to assault or shield, however the final over from Asha was once unreal,” RCB captain Mandhana mentioned, whilst reflecting at the recreation.

–Through A Cricket Correspondent