Blazing away: Healy tore into the RCB assault.
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If the Women’s Premier League title had been to be selected the public sale desk, Royal Challengers would have been a front-runner.
But, then, cricket is the strangest of video games. RCB might not disagree. Four matches into the league, it’s and not using a win. The newest humiliation got here by the hands of UP Warriorz, which was too eager on the public sale to pack the squad with spinners.
On this night time, these sluggish girls performed the decisive position — other than one more disappointing present with the bat by RCB — as Warriorz received by 10 wickets with seven overs to spare. The five-pronged spin assault was led by the World No. 1 T20I bowler, Sophie Ecclestone, who took 4 for 13.
RCB was bowled out for 138 and the modest whole was chased down with ease by Warriorz.
It was captain Alyssa Healy who led the reply with an unbeaten 96 off simply 47 balls (18×4, 1×6). Playing the assist position to perfection was Devika Vaidya (36 not out, 31b, 5×4), who justified her promotion with a strong innings.
Earlier, RCB as soon as once more made good use of the PowerPlay — 54 for one — regardless of the lack of skipper Smriti Mandhana early. For the fourth time in a row, the left-hander fell to a spinner, this time to her India teammate Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who struck along with her very first ball. Smriti got here down the observe to the left-armer, however ended up giving a easy catch to Anjali Sarvani at extra-cover.
But Smriti’s opening associate Sophie Devine (36, 24b, 5×4, 1×6) produced the large hits she is thought for and when Ellyse Perry (52, 39, 6×4, 1×6), additionally seemed in splendid nick, hopes soared for the sizeable variety of the RCB followers contained in the stadium. After Perry’s dismissal, with almost 5 overs remaining, RCB disintegrated.
