- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 Matthews has the last laugh! And Meghana's party is over! This is a seam-up bumper, bowled at 102.8kph and very similar to the ball that smashed into Phoebe Litchfield's helmet yesterday. Meghana is taken aback by the pace and by the sheer nature of the delivery and has a hurried swipe at it. Gets a tame top edge and the ball loops up to short fine leg, with Sisodia making no mistake. Matthews on the board, although RCB will be fairly pleased with this start! 41/111.5 third time is the charm for Mumbai Indians, and Mandhana bites the dust! Kerr floats it up outside off, daring Mandhana to go downtown. She takes up the challenge but cannot get under it as much as she would have liked. Hits it well but flat and straight to Ismail, who snaffles up the chance. Mandhana's knock ends at 53, and this is a vital breakthrough for the hosts! 100/217.2 Matthews induces the miscue and Sciver-Brunt does the job! The crowd finds its voice and there is suddenly a sea of blue flags in the stands! Really bold bowling this. Tossed up even more outside off and it drops on the batter devilishly. By then, Ghosh is committed to the lofted stroke down the ground, meaning she chalks it completely because of being beaten in the air. Sciver-Brunt settles under it at long on and does the rest. Excellent cameo, though, and RCB are well within sight of 180! 153/3Extras4 (lb 1, w 3)TOTAL199/3 (20 Overs, RR: 9.95)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Sabbhineni Meghana, 3.4 ov), 2-100 (Smriti Mandhana, 11.5 ov), 3-153 (Richa Ghosh, 17.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Ismail 4 0 41 0 10.25 11 4 3 1 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2 0 16 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 HK Matthews 4 0 37 2 9.25 4 4 1 0 0 AB Kaur 4 0 27 0 6.75 9 4 0 0 0 AC Kerr 3 0 47 1 15.66 3 5 3 1 0 S Gupta 1 0 6 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 PS Sisodia 2 0 24 0 12 3 5 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 shanked and straight to Heather Graham! Sneh Rana roars in delight, and RCB are on the board! Slower on a back of a length outside off, asking Matthews to fetch it. She tries to do so but is always fighting against the angle. Chalks it off the toe-end and Graham pouches it safely at square leg. Big, big wicket for the defending champions! 27/15.1 goes straight up, and Rana has another! Kerr has to go! Bowled from well behind the crease again and pushed across the batter outside off. Kerr advances, looking to go downtown but the angle is too much to fight against. Cuts across it and Mandhana, back-pedalling from extra cover, takes a simple catch. Mumbai Indians in a bit of trouble! 38/214.5 NSB falls, and with that, Mumbai's hopes of finishing at the top of the table sink! It just had to be Ellyse Perry and come the big moment, she has delivered again. Bowls this full on the stumps. NSB moves across, trying to go over cow corner. Does not pick the off-cutter, though, and is too early into the stroke. The ball loops up off the leading edge and Perry calls early, eventually completing the catch just beyond the pitch. Probably the decisive moment of this game! 129/410.1 and Garth snaps up Harmanpreet Kaur! What a bowling change, what a change-up in pace, and what a moment in the game! Beautifully-disguised leg-cutter, hung up on a length outside off. Harmanpreet aims to go inside-out but the lack of pace leads to her undoing. Swishes too early and only manages a nick that is gobbled up by Ghosh. Another telling blow to Mumbai's hopes! 78/316.4 off stump out of the ground, and Heather Graham has her first-ever wicket in the WPL! And it is against her former team! Wonderfully-disguised slower ball, pitching on a length on middle and off. Amanjot, rather ambitiously, looks to access the 'V' behind the stumps and makes an absolute mess of the crease. Deceived by the lack of pace and she sees her off stump flattened soon after. That might truly be that for this run-chase! 140/615.4 and Sneh Rana, just like that, has three! This is bowled from behind the crease again, and this seems to meddle with Bhatia's timing. She advances to a length ball but is nowhere close to the pitch of it. Scuffs it off the inside half of the bat and Rana completes the simplest of return catches. Mumbai's chase is flagging! 134/519.5 goes a mile up, but no distance at all. Taken by Meghana, and Perry holds her nerve just enough to send Sajana back! Hard length on middle and leg. Holds in the surface a shade and bounces extra, which causes the miscue. Sajana gets a fat top edge on her swipe and Meghana, settling under it at short fine leg, completes the catch. Sajana throws her head back in disappointment. That was there to be hit but she just could not execute well enough! 188/917.5 straight to Perry, and Wareham finally has something to show for her bowling toil! Kamalini advances and converts this into a juicy full toss. There to be smashed into the stands but she cannot generate the elevation she wants. Arrows it flat and straight to long on, and that will be that for the youngster tonight! 152/718.5 caught right on the fence! Back of a length on middle and leg. Gupta gives herself room and swings for the hills. Gets a good piece of it but that is not good enough on this occasion. Joshitha settles herself on the fence and snares the chance with minimal fuss. Excellent balance, game awareness and technique, and MI lose their eighth! 167/8Extras7 (w 7)TOTAL188/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.4)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Hayley Matthews, 3.3 ov), 2-38 (Amelia Kerr, 5.1 ov), 3-78 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 10.1 ov), 4-129 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 14.5 ov), 5-134 (Yastika Bhatia, 15.4 ov), 6-140 (Amanjot Kaur, 16.4 ov), 7-152 (G Kamalini, 17.5 ov), 8-167 (Sanskriti Gupta, 18.5 ov), 9-188 (Sajeevan Sajana, 19.5 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Mumbai Indians Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
11 March 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women 2, Mumbai Indians Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women - 81/1 in 9.0 overs (S Mandhana 40, EA Perry 13)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (S Mandhana 33, EA Perry 16, Ex 3)
- S Mandhana: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 3
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women - 134/2 in 16.0 overs (EA Perry 34, RM Ghosh 17)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (EA Perry 16, RM Ghosh 36, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women - 199/3 in 20.0 overs (EA Perry 49, G Wareham 31)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 0
- Over 6.4: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HAS Khalid, Batter - H Kaur (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians Women - 75/2 in 9.0 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 27, H Kaur 18)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
- Nat Sciver-Brunt: 50 off 29 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (Nat Sciver-Brunt 41, AB Kaur 10, Ex 0)
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians Women - 134/5 in 15.4 overs (AB Kaur 11)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 4
- Over 19.1: Review by Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AS Guha, Batter - S Sajana (Struck down)
Match Coverage
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