Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 runs in the eliminator match.
WPL 2024, BAN-W vs MUM-W Eliminator: The eliminator match of Women’s Premier League 2024 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians on March 15 in Delhi. Royal Challengers Bangalore women’s team won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, RCB could score only 135 runs at the loss of 6 wickets.
Chasing the target, Mumbai Indians could score only 130 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs and Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 runs. With this spectacular win, RCB has reached the finals. The final match of the league will be played between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 17.
WPL 2024: Ellis Perry played a brilliant innings
The performance of the top order of Royal Challengers Bangalore was quite disappointing. Sophie Devine (10) was out to Hayley Mathews in the second over. Captain Smriti Mandhana (10) lost her wicket against Nat Siver-Brunt in the third over. Disha Cassat was out for a duck. Whereas Richa Ghosh, from whom the team had high expectations, became the victim of Haley Mathews playing an innings of 14 runs in 19 balls.
Ellis Parry, taking the responsibility of the team, played an inning of 66 runs in 50 balls with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. On the basis of which Royal Challengers Bangalore was able to put up a respectable score board. Georgia Wareham made an important contribution by playing an unbeaten inning of 18 runs. Haley Mathews, Nate Siver-Brunt and Saika Ishaq took 2-2 wickets for Mumbai Indians.
RCB bowled brilliantly in the last two overs.
Mumbai Indians, who came to chase the target, got their first blow in the fourth over. Hayley Mathews lost her wicket against Shreyanka Patil after scoring 15 runs in 14 balls. After which Yastika Bhatia (19) lost her wicket in the 8th over and Nat Siver Brunt (23) lost her wicket in the 11th over. Harmanpreet Kaur was moving towards a good innings, but Shreyanka Patil gave a big success to the team by dismissing Harmanpreet Kaur in the 18th over.
Harmanpreet Kaur played an inning of 33 runs in 30 balls with the help of 4 fours. Only 4 runs came in the 19th over bowled by Sophie Molineau, and S. The wicket of Sajna (1) fell. Mumbai Indians needed 12 runs to win in the last over. Asha Shobhana gave only 6 runs and made Pooja Vastrakar (4) her victim, and helped the team win by 5 runs. Shreyanka Patil took maximum 2 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs. Elise Perry, Sophie Molineau, Georgia Wareham, Asha Shobhana took 1 wicket each.