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New Delhi, March 15 (HS). Thanks to a brilliant half-century by Ellyse Perry (66), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have set a target of 136 runs for Mumbai Indians in the eliminator match of Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024. RCB scored 135 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.
Sophie Devine and Smriti Mandhana gave a fast start to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and added 14 runs in the very first over. Especially Divine hit three fours in the very first over. However, after this RCB's innings faltered and three wickets fell in the next three overs. In the second over, Hayley Mathews gave the first blow to RCB by bowling Divine (10), after this, in the third over, Nat Sciver Brunt gave the second blow to RCB by bowling Mandhana (10). In the fourth over, Saika Ishaq got Disha Kasat (0) caught by Pooja Vastrakar. RCB team, which scored 14 runs in the first over, could score only 10 runs in the next three overs. At the end of 4 overs, RCB's score was 24 runs.
After this Richa Ghosh and Alyssa Perry added 26 runs for the fourth wicket. On the total score of 49 in the 10th over, Richa Mathews gave the fourth blow to RCB by getting caught by Brunt. Richa scored 14 runs. After this Elise Perry and Sophie Molineux added 35 runs for the 5th wicket.
In the 15th over, Brunt broke this partnership by bowling Molineux at a total score of 84. Molineux scored 11 runs. Perry, standing at one end amid falling wickets, completed his half-century in the 17th over. Perry completed his half-century in 40 balls. During this he hit 5 fours and 1 six. Perry's excellent innings was ended by Saika Ishaq in the 20th over. Perry was caught by Brunt on Ishaq's ball. Parry scored 66 runs in 50 balls. During this he hit 8 fours and 1 six. He added 42 runs in 26 balls for the fifth wicket with Georgia Wareham. After this, Wareham and Shreyanka Patil took RCB to 6,135 runs in 20 overs. Wareham remained unbeaten on 18 runs on 10 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six and Patil remained unbeaten on 3 runs on 3 balls.
Hayley Mathews, Nat Sciver Brunt and Saika Ishaq took 2-2 wickets for Mumbai.