‘Ee Sala Cup Namde’: Social media goes into a frenzy as RCB clinches WPL 2024 title

All-rounder Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) enjoyed another solid batting from Ellyse Perry and spinners Shreyanka Patil and Sophie Molyneux Molineux’s superb bowling spell, beat Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to claim their first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) title. title clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. This is RCB’s first T20 title in WPL and Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 114 runs, RCB got off to a cautious start, scoring just 18 runs in the first four overs. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine didn’t take much risk except for the New Zealand batsman getting two boundaries.

Yes Salah Cup N̶a̶m̶d̶e̶ Namdu!#PlayBold #ourRCB #sheverydaring #WPL2024 #WPLfinal #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/jkubj1MRy6

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 17, 2024

The strength of the red and gold side is quite good. After six overs, RCB are 25/0 with Smriti (12*) and Sophie (13*) remaining unbeaten.

Ee Sala Cup finally named

RCB wins WPL 2024
Beat DC by 8 wickets! pic.twitter.com/2t02OZHo9A

—𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) March 17, 2024

Devine let go of his arms in the seventh over, beating Radha Yadav with three fours and a six. She scored 18 runs in that over, which took RCB to 43/0 in seven overs.

Finally, Ee Sala Cup Namdepic.twitter.com/gOzKIefZIX

— Mannu (@mannu_meha) March 17, 2024

With a pair from Devine, RCB reached 50 runs in eight overs.

RCB won in the end

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Isara Cup South Germany #WPLfinal #RCBvsDC #RCBWvsDCW
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— VK FC (@ViratKohli__VK) March 17, 2024

Shikha Pandey ended the threat between Mandhana and Sophie, scoring 32 off 27 balls, five for four and one for six ball. RCB’s winning percentage in 8.1 overs is 49/1.

RCB! ! ! ! Finally I have to say… “Yes, make a cup of meat”#WPL2024 #RCB #RCBvDC pic.twitter.com/eQJIGs9CkE

— Swathi Shetty (@swathishetty215) March 17, 2024

RCB’s superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry followed closely and scored 50 runs for RCB in 8.2 overs.

Halfway through the innings, RCB were at 56/1, with Perry (3*) and Smriti (21*) remaining unbeaten.

DC managed to keep the RCB batsmen off and the run rate low in the next few overs. Arundhati Yadav took some of the pressure off with one boundary each from Mandhana and Perry in the 13th over, taking the score to 72/1 in the 13th over.

The budding partnership was finally broken by Minnu Mani, who took the wicket of captain Smriti in 39 balls, including three fours. An untimely delivery from the left-hand batsman fell to Arundhati Reddy at mid-off. RCB are 82/2 in 15 overs and need 31 runs in the last 5 overs.

Alice Capsey struck an economical 16th over to reduce the deficit to 27 points in the final four overs.
In Mini’s next game, RCB scored 9 points, including 4 points from Richa Ghosh, taking the team to the third over with 18 points.

Jonassen’s next over also came with a boundary from Perry, leaving RCB with 11 runs to go in two overs.

RCB’s equation was reduced to five runs in the final over. Richa hit the winning shot to end RCB’s innings at 115/2 in 19.3 overs, with Richa (17*) and Perry (35*) remaining unbeaten.

Minnu and Shikha took one wicket each.

Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) spinners, especially Sophie Molineux and Shreyanka Patil, helped the team win against Delhi Capitals The team, which featured openers Meg Lanning and Shefali Verma, got off to a good start and defeated the hosts by 113 runs.

After winning the toss, DC batsmen Lanning and Shefali came to the crease. The two batsmen started their innings in an aggressive manner, posting a 50-run partnership in five overs.

Shefali scored a stunning 44 off 27 balls, including two fours and three sixes, and was sent back to the pavilion in the eighth over.

In the same match, Sophie Molyneux dismissed two in-form batsmen, Jemima Rodriguez and Alice Kapusi, who were sent away without opening their accounts Go back to the locker room. Despite a stellar performance from the opening batsmen, DC were 64/3 after eight overs.

Lanning scored 23 points with the help of the three-point line and the team scored 74 points before being sent off.

Within seven overs, DC lost two more wickets, first when Marizanne Kapp was dismissed after scoring just eight runs as the team scored 80 and then on 81 At half-time, DC lost the wicket of Jess Jonassen, who could manage only three runs.

Right-hand batsmen Radha Yadav (12 runs) and Arundhati Reddy (10 runs) played small knocks but it was not enough for the team. DC managed to cross the 100-point mark in 15.5 overs.

But the home team failed to complete their entire quota of 20 overs and scored 113 runs in 18.3 overs.

The highest wicket-taker for RCB was Shreyanka, who took 4 wickets in 3.3 overs and conceded only 12 runs.

Molineux took three wickets in four overs and conceded 20 runs. Young leg-spinner Asha Sobhana grabbed two wickets in three overs and conceded 14 runs.