Perry took 6 wickets for just 15 runs in his four over spell.
The 19th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 is being played today between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bowl first, which was proved right by her bowlers.
Especially Ellyse Perry destroyed Mumbai’s batting order with her devastating bowling. Performing amazing bowling, she became the first bowler in Women’s Premier League history to take 6 wicket haul.
Alice Perry’s Magical Spell
Perry took 6 wickets for just 15 runs in his four over spell. First he bowled S Sajna (30). On the very next ball, he sent captain Harmanpreet Kaur to the pavilion for a golden duck. After this, Amelia Kar (4) was LBW on the first ball of the 11th over. Then Amanjot was bowled on the third ball.
Elise Perry bowled Pooja Vastrakar (6) on the third ball of the 13th over. On the last ball of the over, Perry got Nat Siver-Brunt out LBW. Brunt scored 10 runs in 15 balls with the help of 1 four. After this fatal bowling by Perry, there was a flood of reactions on social media. Fans praised the Australian player a lot.
Mumbai Indians all out for 113 runs
Talking about the match, Mumbai Indians team could not play the full 20 overs and were all out after scoring only 113 runs. S Sajna played the highest innings of 30 runs on behalf of the team. Apart from this, Haley Mathews contributed 26 runs.
It is noteworthy that Mumbai team has already qualified for the playoffs. In such a situation, even if he loses this match today, it will not make much difference, but he will not be able to reach the top of the points table. Let us tell you that at the end of the league stage, the team that will top the points table will directly reach the finals.