WPL 2023: Mumbai broke the losing streak, beat RCB; Smriti Mandhana's team did not win the last match

Sports Desk, Amar Ujala, Mumbai Published by: Rohit Raj Updated Tue, 21 Mar 2023 08:55 PM IST

Summary

Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bowl. His team allowed RCB to score 125 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Mumbai suffered setbacks in the middle overs, but held their own to take the match to 129 for six in 16.3 overs. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians Photo: BCCI

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Amelia Kerr's all-round performance helped Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four wickets in the Women's Premier League on Tuesday (March 21). With this victory, Mumbai also broke the losing streak going on from their last two matches. At the same time, RCB got defeated after two consecutive wins. This was RCB's last league match. He has not reached the playoffs. At the same time, the Mumbai team has reached the playoffs.

Did. His team allowed RCB to score 125 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs. Mumbai suffered setbacks in the middle overs, but held their own to take the match to 129 for six in 16.3 overs. Amelia Kerr took three wickets as well as scored 31 not out. He was adjudged player of the match.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians Photo: WPL

Mumbai's place in the final is not yet confirmed,
after the victory in this match, the team of Mumbai Indians has reached the top, but whether it will directly reach the final or not, it will be decided by the match between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors. Mumbai got two points and now has a total of 12 points in its account. Delhi Capitals have 10 points. He has to play against UP Warriors. If Delhi wins the next match then the team with better net run rate will be on top.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians Photo: WPL

Mathews and Yastika give strong start to Mumbai
Openers Healy Mathews and Yastika Bhatia got Mumbai Indians off to a good start. Both shared a 53-run partnership for the first wicket. Yastika was dismissed for 30 and Mathews for 24. After the dismissal of these two, the team suffered continuous setbacks. Natalie Sewer Brunt 13 and captain Harmanpreet Kaur returned to the pavilion after scoring two runs. 

From here it looked like the match might turn around, but Amelia Kerr and Pooja Vastrakar did not let that happen. Pooja was dismissed after scoring 19 runs off 18 balls, but by then she had brought the team to the threshold of victory. Issy Wong could not open the account. Amelia Kerr made Mumbai win the match by scoring an unbeaten 31 off 27 balls. Megan Schutt, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry and Asha Shobana took one wicket each for RCB.

Ellyse Perry Photo: WPL/BCCI

RCB's innings like this
Bangalore had a bad start while batting first. Sophie Devine (0) was run out in the very first over. After this Amelia Kar gave three shocks to Bangalore. He first got captain Smriti Mandhana caught by wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia. Mandhana could score 24 runs. After this, Heather Knight was caught by Wong. She could score 12 runs. Kanika Ahuja was stumped by Amelia at the hands of wicketkeeper Yastika. Kanika could score 12 runs. 

Natalie Sciver Brunt lbw to Ellyse Perry. She was able to score 29 runs in 38 balls with the help of three fours. At the same time, Shreyanka Patil returned to the pavilion after scoring four runs. He was also bowled by Natalie Seaver. Megan Schutt got lbw by Saika Ishaq. She was able to score two runs. At the same time, Issy Wong dismissed Richa Ghosh and Disha Kasat in the 20th over. Richa got out after scoring 29 runs in 13 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes. At the same time, Disha could score two runs.

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