It just isn’t straightforward to maintain defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) away from successful, even when their captain and mainstay Harmanpreet Kaur is on the bench. MI bounced again from dropping the earlier match by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by seven wickets within the Women’s Premier League (WPL) fixture on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Mumbai Indians batter Amelia Kerr performs a shot through the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 match vs Gujarat Giants(PTI)
Harmanpreet should have been relieved as MI clinched the sport after dropping their earlier recreation towards UP Warriorz. MI restricted RCB to 131/6 on their house floor after which eased to victory scoring 133/3 in 15.1 overs. MI returned to the highest spot within the factors desk with six factors whereas Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz and RCB — all have 4 factors — are separated in that order on web run charge. Gujarat Giants are but to open their rating.
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Chasing a modest 132, it was a cakewalk for the star-studded MI with West Indies cricketer Hayley Mathews and left-handed batter Yastika Bhatia setting an ideal platform for the profitable chase. The openers confirmed their batting prowess, making mild of the problem medium-pacer Renuka Thakur and spinner Sophie Molineux posed. They scored 45 runs in 4 overs to offer MI a flying begin. Carrying ahead her effective type, Yastika (31) was the extra aggressive, hitting two sixes and 4 fours.
Hayley (26 — 3×4, 1×6) set the tone for the chase. Though Sophie Devine obtained Yastika first and spinner Shreyanka Patil scalped Hayley, it did not hamper MI’s run chase. Stand-in captain Nat Sciver-Brunt took cost and smashed the bowling in a helpful (49-run) partnership with Kiwi Amelia Kerr (40* — 7×4) to place MI in a snug place.
RCB used as many as eight bowlers to seek out breakthroughs to cease MI’s onslaught however failed. Nat Sciver-Brunt made 27 (25b) whereas Kerr remained unbeaten after a powerful 25-ball innings. RCB followers returned dissatisfied after the second loss within the five-team competitors.
Put into bat, RCB’s modest innings was as a consequence of Ellysse Perry’s knock (44 off 38 balls). The Australian participant had made a return to the eleven instead of Nadine de Klerk. MI bowlers saved it tight and not one of the different batters might keep on the wicket for an extended time. In a late surge, Georgia Wareham’s 20-ball 27 helped RCB attain 131/6. MI additionally did not miss Shabnim Ismail, who was additionally sitting out as a consequence of a niggle.
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