Smriti Mandhana is feeling the RCB vibes because the franchise hasn’t began nicely within the maiden version of the WPL. Having now misplaced two back-to-back video games, Mandhana vowed to flip it round within the subsequent few video games however admitted that they have been below par. Batting first, Bangalore put 155 on board. The goal was greater than comfortably chased down by Mumbai Indians.
“We would have loved to put up a better performance. We were below par. Will come back harder. There were two-three batters getting 20-30 runs, and a few batters including me couldn’t put up a good score. We will sit and talk and try to come up with a better performance. We had six-seven good bowlers. As batters, we need to put up a good total on board. It’s a pretty short tournament, we can’t dwell on it. In franchise cricket, even after two losses, we can turn it around quickly,” Mandhana stated on the post-match presentation.
Smriti, nevertheless, was glad by the way in which Kanika Ahuja (22) and Shriyanka Patil’s (23) carried out after a collapse. “Lots of positives in the form of Kanika and Shriyanka’s batting after the top order collapse, really happy with the way they batted,” she stated.
While RCB have misplaced two matches on the trot, this was Mumbai Indians’ second victory in as many outings. “I think batting was the same, the bowling we did was better in the first game (against Gujarat Giants) than today. We still did well to keep them to a small score. We just wanted to back ourselves and chase. Everyone in the team is just happy to do it their way and they’re enjoying themselves,” Harmanpreet stated.
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RCB will subsequent face Gujarat Giants on March 8, whereas Mumbai Indians will tackle Delhi Capitals on March 9.
