Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry lead RCB’s comeback from twin losses to do a double over UPW

A particular night time on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium unfolded forward of a energetic crowd in Bengaluru as Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry put up a present to keep in mind. Royal Challengers Bangalore returned to the successful methods after twin losses to finish the Bengaluru leg of the WPL 2024 on a excessive be aware. They registered a double over the UP Warriorz with a 23-run win on the Chinnaswamy.

It was all arrange brilliantly by captain Mandhana and veteran all-rounder Perry as the 2 went on a rampage to take the hosts to their highest-ever complete in WPL historical past – 198. Mandhana scored back-to-back fifties and dons the orange cap now with nicely over 200 runs within the ongoing season of the match. She struck a terrific 80-run knock from 50 balls laced with 10 fours and three sixes as she toyed with the UP bowlers. 

She was not the lone warrior from her facet as Perry was very a lot within the celebration along with her. The two shared a 95-run stand for the second wicket after they misplaced Sabbhineni Meghana within the final over of the powerplay with the group’s rating at 51. 

The two saved toying with the bowlers. Mandhana hit Chamari Athapaththu for 3 fours within the fifteenth over after which three extra within the sixteenth over of Anjali Sarvani. Perry was in the meantime not fairly too. She saved hanging fours and sixes within the meantime and certainly one of her maximums even went on to shatter the window glass of a show automobile at deep mid-wicket.

UP have been within the chase, thanks to captain Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma and Poonam Khemnar. Kiran Navgire and Healy offered a strong begin earlier than the previous fell to Sophie Devine when she miscued one in the direction of mid-on. Chamari Athapaththu returned with eight to her identify, whereas the power-hitter Grace Harris was outdone by Devine for 5. Shweta Sehrawat couldn’t contribute a lot with solely a run coming off her bat. Healy saved chipping the runs however UP have been hanging by a skinny thread. 

The guests wanted 90 from the ultimate eight overs and had six wickets in hand with Deepti and Healy within the center. But the skipper fell within the very subsequent over to Sophie Molineux as she was stumped out. Deepti and Khemnar tried to their facet keep within the hunt however a three-run seventeenth over from Wareham introduced down the equation of 49 required from 18 balls. Deepti fell caught and bowled off Asha Sobhana and the remaining was foramlity as UP folded out for 175/8. 

This was their second loss to RCB in the identical season. UP got here into the competition on the again of two consecutive wins whereas RCB had two successive losses. RCB have been at 4th, whereas UP was at third within the factors desk however have now swapped their locations. RCB have 6 factors from 5 video games, whereas UP have 4 from as many outings. Things now transfer to Delhi for the ultimate leg of the match.