Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, WPL 2023: Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Premier League Won by nine wickets. Batting first, RCB were bowled out for 155 runs in 18.4 overs. After that, Mumbai Indians scored 159 runs for the loss of a wicket in just 14.2 overs and achieved a great victory. This is Mumbai’s second consecutive win in the tournament. On the other hand, it was Royal Challengers Bangalore’s second defeat in a row.
It was a sin to take a wicket
With a target of 156 runs, Mumbai Indians got a super start to the innings. Openers Healy Mathews (77 not out: 38 balls, 13 fours, one six) and Yastika Bhatia (23: 19 balls, four fours) added 45 runs in five overs for the first wicket. Later, the partnership broke up after Yastika Bhatia got out. With this, all-rounder Natalie Scheever Brunt came into the crease.
But after her arrival, the situation in Bangalore was like falling from the pen into the oven. Healy Mathews, Natalie Scheever Brunt (55 not out: 29 balls, nine fours, one six) kept the scoreboard running by hitting boundaries at every ball. Bengaluru captain Smriti’s efforts to break their pair were unsuccessful. They added an unbeaten 114 runs for the second wicket. They added these runs in just 56 balls. With this, Bengaluru reached the target in 14.2 overs. Among the Mumbai bowlers, only Preeti got one wicket.
Four wickets for 43 runs
Bengaluru, who won the toss and chose to bat, had a moderate start. Openers Smriti Mandhana (23: 17 balls, five fours) and Sophie Devine (16: 11 balls, two fours, one six) added 39 runs for the first wicket in just 4.2 overs. But Bangalore’s top order suddenly collapsed there. Lost four wickets in just four runs. When 43 runs were reached on the score board, four Bengaluru batsmen reached the pavilion.
Then the middle-order and lower middle-order batsmen supported Bangalore. All the batsmen who came in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th positions scored at least 20 runs. With this, Bangalore achieved a respectable score. Richa Ghosh (28: 26 balls, three fours, one six), Kanika Ahuja (22: 13 balls, three fours, one six), Shreyanka Patil (23: 15 balls, four fours), Megan Schutt (20: 14 balls, Three fours) added valuable runs with the bat.
Healy Mathews took three wickets among the Bangalore bowlers. Amelia Kerr and Saika Ishaq took two wickets. Nat Skewer Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar took a wicket.
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