In the nail-biting eliminator match, Royal Challengers Bangalore, led by skipper Smriti Mandhana, chose to bat after winning the toss. Sophie Devine opened with Mandhana but faced early setbacks, leading to a score of 135/6. Ellyse Perry’s remarkable 66 including 8 boundaries and a maximum and partnerships with Richa Ghosh and Georgia Wareham carried Bangalore’s innings.
Mumbai Indians’ chase began steadily until Bangalore’s Shreyanka Patil claimed the wicket of Hayley Matthews. Despite efforts from Harmanpreet Kaur (33) and Amelia Kerr (27*), Mumbai Indians fell short by five runs, finishing at 130/6.
Ellyse Perry’s all-round brilliance of 66 runs and 1 wicket earned her the Player of the Match award. With this win, Royal Challengers Bangalore advances to the Women’s Premier League 2024 final against Delhi Capitals, led by Meg Lanning, scheduled for March 17th at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The match witnessed a sensational performance by Ellyse Perry with bat and the combined effort of Bangalore’s bowling unit left fans at the edge of their seats and sparked discussions on social media platforms, here are some highlights from the match.
Ellyse Perry’s all-round heroics
The star who achieved the historic 6-fer in the the last encounter with the Mumbai Indians, played a crucial innings yet again, scoring 66 runs off 50 balls with 8 boundaries and a maximum. She held the innings together, propelling Bangalore to a total of 135 runs in the eliminator. Additionally, she picked up the crucial wicket of Yastika Bhatia in the second innings. Fans flooded social media with praise for her, acknowledging that she anchored Bangalore’s innings, and secured the eliminator, paving the way for Bangalore to reach the final.
End of powerplay
Mi right at top by picking 3 wkts within powerplay. The last match heroes Perry & Richa are in the middle to save RCB.
RCB 34/3 in 6 overs— Stumps&Sixes (@StumpsNSixes)
Gods of Rcb's
To deliver at semifinals
Pls comment— Naveen Vb (@NaveenVb55)
Shreyanka Patil said, "Ellyse Perry constantly kept talking to us during the game and made us feel that we are in the game and we can pull this off".
– Perry is a GOAT…!!! 🐐
— CRICKET (@Islamic95024167)
Ellyse Perry, the Lone Warrior ❤️🫡
Scored 66 (50) & picked 1/29 in a do-or-die encounter.
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket)
Shreyanka’s spell and Asha‘s last over
Shreyanka Patil provided the initial breakthrough for her side by dismissing opener Hayley Matthews, later striking in the death overs to claim skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s crucial wicket. Again, in the death overs, Asha Sobhana dismissed Pooja Vastrakar, successfully defending 12 runs in the last over. Fans erupted with joy at such a brilliant bowling performance from the Bangalore side, showing admiration and praise for the bowlers. Fans also applauded skipper Smriti for her brilliant captaincy in deciding to entrust the last over to her.
Hear from Smriti Mandhana and Asha Shobhana 😇
— CRICGLOBE (@thecricglobe)
Fabulous death bowling by . With 20 needed from 3 overs and Amelia Kerr and Harmanpreet batting most teams would have thought it was game over. And so good to see two discoveries of the , Shreyanka Patil and Asha Shobhana bowling 2 out of those 3 overs.
— Augustine Katherla (@AugustineK63057)
How calm and confident was Asha Shobhana in that last over 🤯
— Gautham Pai (@gauthampaik)
Impressive stuff from ! Making magic happen in those crucial moments. Shreyanka Patil and Asha Shobhana showing their skills at the right time! 🏏✨
— Nilay Brahmbhatt (@brahmbhat_nilay)
God of death🙏🥵
Lets bow to ASHA akka🙇🙇
2 last ball matches
1 woman
And her name SHOBHANA ASHA— ನಮ್ ಅಪ್ಪ (@ollehudugaa)
Mandhana flopped with bat but she did good Captaincy in last overs and she did good bowling changes
Hats Off
Hats Off Perry
Hats Off Shobhana Asha 🫡— シ︎𝙏𝙀𝙅𝘼𝙎¹⁸ 🇮🇳 (@SaviourKohli)
Shobhana Asha! You beauty 🔥🔥🔥 Thank You so much for the one stunning last over. Cant forget our Perry Perry Lady. Ever amazingly talented Shreyanka Patil. Then the best penultimate over from Sophie ❤️ Take a bow girls. You nailed it ❤️❤️❤️ ❤️
— Maharaj Patil (@IamViruLover)
Appreciation post for Asha Shobhana
Brilliant 👏 game changing last over
— GyanGainer (@techind34820937)
Georgia Wareham’s last ball maximum
In the last over of the first innings, Georgia Wareham smashed a last-ball maximum off Saika Ishaque. Her six took the target to 136 runs for the Mumbai Indians. Later, she also took the wicket of Mumbai’s fiery all-rounder, Nat Sciver-Brunt, halting Mumbai’s momentum. Fans reacted, believing that the last-ball maximum made the ultimate difference in Mumbai’s chase, and praised Wareham for her all-around performance throughout the WPL.
Georgia Wareham the greatest finisher
— Pat. Cummins (@imkp_ptl)
❤️ Georgia Wareham’s last ball 6 ❤️
— Jay (@jayanthgurram27)
This six made all the difference in the end.
RCB RCB🔥🔥🔥— Jasmeet Singh (@Jasmeet_04)
👑Georgia Wareham👑
⚾7 Wickets, 30.15 Avg, 7.53 Eco, 24 Sr, BBI 2/18
🏏111 runs, 163 Sr— Dr. Felix (@RandomMDdoc)
Appreciation tweet for for the last ball six runs which made reach the finals 👏🏻👏🏻
— Agent™ (@agent__athreya)
last ball 6 made the difference.. brilliant as always 👏👏👏👏
Its at
So will be crowned— YOUCANYOUWILL (@Rohitz9)
Credit should also go to Georgia Wareham .. in all three dept she was excellent today ..
— Sports_baba (@SprtzEnthusiast)
Richa Ghosh’s stumping
Richa stumped the two big hitters, Sajeevan Sajana and Pooja Vastrakar, causing hindrance for Mumbai Indians in the run chase. Fans praised her wicketkeeping skills.
WICKET! RCB get another as Sajana departs.
Sajana Sajeevan 1(3) st. R Ghosh b. S Molineux
Mumbai Indians 123/5 in 18.5 Overs
MI Requires 13 runs off 7 deliveries.
— CricLoverShanky (@CricLoverShanky)
Only indian who can handle pressure :- richa gosh
— Smile Bali (@SmileBali23)
Into the FINALS, Royal challengers Bangalore women's teams has entered to the finals for the first time in two years. What a thrilling match it was!!!! Great stumping by Richa Gosh and all credits to the bowling department.
— Really Real Facts (@SahanaS17113633)
Richa gosh as wicket keeper ufff 🔥🔥
— Aj 🤞 (@AJ_tweetzzz)
Defending champion so close to victory
The winners of the WPL 2023 season were knocked out by the Royal Challengers in the eliminator. Mumbai Indians had a pretty good season with only three losses and were second on the table, in the league games. Fans expressed their sorrow on social media, believing Mumbai will come back stronger next season.
Mumbai Indians again had a good campaign and lots of positives, none bigger than Sajana Sajeevan
Their only major problem this year was the overdependence on Harmanpreet Kaur with some of the big names having an under par season with the bat
Missed out by inches
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17)
Defending champions, Mumbai Indians Women bow out of the WPL 2024💔
— KYA CHAL RAHA HAI !!! (@KCRH261564)
Mumbai Indians Knocked out of the WPL 2024, heartbreak for Harman and her troops. Played like a champion team, RCB just held their nerves at the nerve moment. A great title defense comes to an end.
— itz.me (@itzme3633318795)
Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final
Bangalore defended the lowest score in WPL history and paved the way to the WPL 2024 final after a disappointing last season. From not qualifying for the eliminators to winning the eliminator this season, fans praised the entire team’s effort in their journey to the final.
Lowest total defended in the WPL history by RCB in a crunch game especially against MI kind of batting side Hats off to RCB bowling unit. Shreyanka Patil 1st breakthrough and Harmanpreet Kaur Wicket. Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham & Sophie Molineux & Aasha Shobhna brilliant work
— Cric Irfan (@Irfan_irru_17)
The match that our queen's team was expected to win, they lost, and the match they were expected to lose, they won. It seems fortune favors them.🧿🥹 👊🏻❤️
— 🇮🇳ꪜ𝐢𝐧𝐨 (@vinoo_96)
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"Fabulous death bowling by . With 20 needed from 3 overs and Amelia Kerr and Harmanpreet batting most teams would have thought it was game over. And so good to see two discoveries of the , Shreyanka Patil and Asha Shobhana bowling 2 out of those…
— Earnest And Soulful (@EarnestnSoulful)
Thanks to the spectacular spinners of Shobhana Asha, – that huge six added so much confidence to the team. So lucky to have in RCB and you'll know why she's called a LEGEND!! What an edgy game!
— Mahesh Kumar (@emkensays)
Smriti & Renuka in Bengaluru
Richa Gosh throughout as batter & keeper
Shreyanka after niggle
Queen Perry all-round Heroics
Asha Sobhana gritty performance
Wareham & Molineux handy contributions
Sophie Devine in some parts of the game team effort to FINAL 👍— VBS waiting for ☀️'s SaniWARam (@VBS1829)
Finally RCB into finals. What a top notch game. 😍💙🥰
Ellyse Perry, Asha Shobhana, Shreyenka Patil: The Superstars of Today's matchRCB RCB RCB RCB…!! 🔥
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— ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ (@IshqvIshqh)
Girl's Reach Final 🔥🔥 You Beauty 😍 mind blowing last over bowling 🔥🔥
— Binay Jena (@binayjenaINC)
RCB RCB 🙌❤️.
Just RCB. Congratulations RCB and Captain Smriti Mandhana ❤️.
RCB beat Mumbai Indians by 5 runs and they are INTO THE FINAL of . Well Played Ellyse Perry, Asha Shobhana, Shreyanka Patil. DC vs RCB Final— Mrityunjoy 🇮🇳🚩 (@Mrityunjoy_offl)
Finally RCB into finals. What a top notch game.
Ellyse Perry, Asha Shobhana, Shreyenka Patil: The Superstars of Today's match.Ee Sala Cup Named.
— Yash Kumar Awasthi (@Its__YASH)
just need one more win 😩😭 !
— 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐲 (@Itz__Daisy)