Ellyse Perry scored 66 runs off 50 balls against Mumbai Indians in the crucial WPL 2024 eliminator clash on Friday and clinched the Orange Cap for the first time. Perry also became the first-ever RCB cricketer to reach the 500-run mark in WPL history.
The star Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry top-scored with 66 off 50 balls to help Royal Challengers Bangalore post a 135/6 total batting first in the WPL 2024 eliminator clash against defending champions Mumbai Indians.
"We would like to bat first today. It's an Eliminator, runs on board definitely count. Three matches have been played on this wicket, it'll start keeping low hopefully in the second innings. We are unchanged today," Mandhana said after winning the toss.
MI vs RCB WPL Eliminator live: Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians and Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore are all set to have a crack at each other in the Eliminator of the Women's Premier League 2024. Mandhana's side is in the playoffs for the first time, while Kaur's MI eye another final.
Delhi Capitals suffered a double blow in their preparations for the Indian Premier League 2024 with Harry Brook and Lungi Ngidi withdrawing due to different reasons. The franchise signed young Australian Jake Fraser-McGurk as Ngidi's replacement on Friday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have dropped a major hint at changing the name of the franchise ahead of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League. The franchise is set to feature in the tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings on March 22.
Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore ended their losing streak against Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians with a dominant seven-wicket win in their last league stage game which also secured them a playoff qualification.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are set to play the season opener against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 22. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli who last played competitive cricket in January is yet to join the RCB camp with only eight days to go for the IPL to kick off.
"Richa has affected so many key moments across by stumping and catching and then with the batting. Scary to think that she is so young because I think she got an amazingly bright future ahead of her," Ellyse Perry said.
In-form Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues smashed 58 off just 36 balls and English youngster Alice Capsey scored 48 to help Delhi Capitals post 181/5 batting first against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Dinesh Karthik is an IPL veteran and has already played 242 games. The right-handed batter plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the lucrative tournament and plays the role of a finisher.
The last match of the Bengaluru leg in the onging Women's Premier League between RCB Women and UP Warriorz sparked controversy. Chamari Athapaththu's LBW dismissal was in question and the ball which seemed to be missing the stumps shockingly hit the stumps much to surprise of everyone.
Mumbai Indians entered the blockbuster game against RCB without a captain Harmanpreet Kaur and star bowler Shabnim Ismail but an all-round impressive performance from deputy skipper Natalie Sciver-Brunt was enough for MI to record an easy win over RCB.
Both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians have recorded two wins in their opening three Women's Premier League 2024 matches and enter this clash after suffering maiden defeats in their respective last games.
Opener Shafali Verma smashed 50 off just 31 balls and in-form English all-rounder Alice Capsey added crucial 46 runs to help Delhi Capitals post 194 while batting first against Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
"It is better to know the target in T20 cricket. That was the talk even before the season, not to depend on certain players and all the XI are good enough to win a game on their own. Perry misses out due to an illness. Nadine comes in and makes her debut," Mandhana said after winning the toss.
"A lot of struggle, a lot of hard work and finally, the victory is sweet. Not thinking about my five wickets, very happy that we won our first game in front of our fans," Sobhana Asha said after claiming the Player of the Match award against UP Warriorz.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians will kick off their title defence with a mega clash against Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League 2024 opening game at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, February 23.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will clash against Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals in the opening match of the Women's Premier League 2024 at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on February 23.
Royal Challengers Bangalore traded in the star Australian all-rounder Cameron Green before the IPL auction and then further boosted their squad for the 2024 season signing Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson and Yash Dayal.
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