MI W vs RCB W Live Score: Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Women’s Premier League 2023 after Mumbai Indians thrashed them by 9 wickets on Monday at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Batting is Bangalore’s strength. However, the big players haven’t come to the party yet. Once again, the likes of Smriti Mandhana (23), Devine (16), Ellyse Perry (13), and Heather Knight (0) failed to impress with the bat.
RCB had lost half of their side for just 71 runs. Young rising star, Richa Ghosh showed some application and scored 28 runs in 26 balls but she too failed to play a big knock.
Later on, however, the likes of Kanika Ahuja (22 off 13), S Patil (23 off 15), and Meghan Schutt (20 off 14) came up with valuable contributions and helped the team reach a reasonable score of 155 runs in the first innings.
Hayley Mathews picked 3/28 in Mumbai’s win
As for Mumbai Indians’ bowling attack, Hayley Mathews was the pick of the bowlers. She claimed three wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs, while the likes of Ishaque and Kerr returned with two wickets each. A 155-run total never looked like enough against an in-form Mumbai batting unit.
All RCB managed was just one wicket in the second innings. Hayley Mathews and Yastika Bhatia gave the team a quickfire start as the duo amassed 45 runs for the opening wicket. Bhatia got out after scoring 23 off 19 balls but Mathews was making a mockery of Bangalore bowlers.
The West Indies batters exhibited his all-round display of shots and went on to play an unbeaten knock of 77 runs in just 38 deliveries, including 13 fours and 1 six. Her match-winning knock helped the team chase down the target in 14.2 overs.
Nat Sciver Brunt also played a brilliant knock of 55 runs in 29 deliveries, including 9 fours and 1 six.
MI W vs RCB W Live Score:
Brief Scores: RCB 155 in 18.4 overs (Ghosh 28; Matthews 3-28) lost to MI 159/1 in 14.2 overs (Matthews 77*, Nat Sciver-Brunt 55*) by 9 wickets
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