RCB-W scored a consolation win by 11 runs to finish their campaign on a high note.
Cricket News
The 20th and the last league match of Women’s Premier League 2025 witnessed Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) clash with Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB-W) at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, March 11. The home team won the toss and elected to field first.
RCB-W, who were already out of contention for the playoffs, came out all guns blazing in search of a consolation win. The opening pair of Sabbhineni Meghana and Smriti Mandhana gave a quick start with the latter scoring a half century. Though the batters to follow did not score more than 50 runs they all contributed with crucial knocks at a speedy rate. The blitz from Georgia Wareham (31* off 10) at the end ensured RCB-W reached 199/3 after 20 overs.
MI-W did not begin the chase as well as they would have liked. They were falling behind when Harmanpreet Kaur was dismissed at 78/3 after 10.1 overs. Nat Sciver-Brunt (69 off 35) was the best batter and kept MI-W’s hopes alive as long as she was there but her dismissal affected the run flow to some extent. In the end, RCB-W earned their third victory by 11 runs.
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Talking Points
1. All-round effort from Ellyse Perry
The Australian had another fantastic day out on the field. She excelled with the bat first up, scoring an important 49 off 38 balls, alongside forming two crucial partnerships of 53 and 46* with Richa Ghosh and Wareham respectively. When it came to her bowling she scalped two wickets but was very expensive, giving away 53 runs in her four overs. However, one of her two scalps included Sciver-Brunt’s wicket which was caught and bowled at a critical point in the game.
2. Wareham goes ballistic
Georgia Wareham played a scintillating knock to give her team a major boost. Her whirlwind innings included spectacular shots as she scored five boundaries and a six in what was a game-changing partnership with Perry at that stage. The Victorian also bowled well, restricting the run flow to some extent. She ended up with figures of 1/29 in her four overs.
3. Sneh Rana puts the brakes on MI-W’s chase
The off-spinner, who played a blinder in the last match in a losing cause, performed exceptionally with the ball tonight. Her 3/26 in four overs included disciplined bowling which not only stemmed the run flow but also presented RCB-W with the wickets of the dangerous Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, and Yastika Bhatia.
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