Mumbai Indians rapidly returned to the winnings methods with an enormous seven-wicket triumph in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore within the ninth match of the Girls’s Premier League 2024 on Saturday. A win boosted Mumbai Indians to the highest place in the factors desk with three wins in 4 opening video games.
Ellyse Perry returned to the workforce and scored 44* off 38 balls however RCB had been restricted to simply 131/6 whereas batting first at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium. After a powerful bowling efficiency, Mumbai batters additionally overpowered their opponents to chase down the goal with seven wickets and 29 balls remaining.
Natalie Sciver-Brunt received the essential toss as common skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Shabnim Ismail missed out once more as a consequence of accidents. Perry returned to the enjoying eleven for Royal Challengers Bangalore after lacking the earlier sport as a consequence of sickness.
English pacer Issy Wong gave Mumbai an early success with an enormous wicket of in-form Smriti Mandhana within the third over who scored simply 9 runs. RCB batters struggled to search out contact however Perry appeared in rhythm in opposition to a powerful bowling efficiency from Mumbai.
Perry and Georgia Wareham added essential 52 runs for the sixth wicket as RCB posted 131/6 in 20 overs. Sciver-Brunt and Pooka Vastrakar took two wickets every for Mumbai Indians.
Chasing a low-scoring complete, Mumbai openers Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews produced a superb begin by including 45 runs for the primary wicket in simply 3.5 overs. Yastika smashed 31 off simply 15 balls earlier than dropping her wicket to Sophie Devine.
Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr performed out a match-defining 49-run stand for the third wicket. Sciver-Brunt threw her wicket after scoring 27 runs and when Mumbai wanted 14 runs to win the sport within the 14th over. Kerr top-scored with 40* off 24 balls to take MI to the highest of the factors desk.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Taking part in XI: Smriti Mandhana( c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Mumbai Indians Taking part in XI: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Natalie Sciver-Brunt (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, S Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque.
