The Indian cricket star, who wanted to have dinner with Alice Perry, replied: “Flattered. Hope he is…”

Australian Cricket Team star cricketer Ellyse Perry has had a stellar performance in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024. She played a key role in Royal Challengers Bangalore’s run to the WPL finals. Ellyse Perry took 6/15 and scored 40* to help RCB beat Mumbai Indians to reach the play-offs. Against the same opponents in the knockout round, Perry scored 66 on 1/29 to help his team win by 5 runs and head into the final encounter against Delhi Capitals.

Following her deeds, an old video of hers from 2020 was forwarded by some social media users.

“Murali Vijay was asked in an interview that if after the lockdown, he wants to have dinner with two people, would it be? He said Shikhar Dhawan, one of his teammates and you. What is your response to this? ” Anchor Ask Elise Perry in the video.

“If that’s the case, I hope he pays. That’s so nice of him. I’m flattered,” Ellis Perry said after hearing the announcement.

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Talking about the knockout rounds, young spinner Shreyanka Patil and uncapped veteran spinner Asha Sobhana showed steely strength in Friday’s knockout match. Will, beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by five runs in the ‘elimination bracket’ on Friday to take Royal Challengers Bangalore into the WPL final.

MI chased a comfortable target of 136 runs and needed 20 runs in the last three overs to end with 130 for 6.

RCB, who reached the final for the first time in the second edition of the tournament, will take on last year’s runners-up Delhi Capitals in the summit on Sunday.

Here’s the 21-year-old Shreyanka (2/16 in 4 overs), whose crucial 18th over saw her see the light of victory as she dismissed MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur (33) .

RCB keeper Richa Ghosh paid the price for his slow movement as he failed to stop Shreyanka’s Harmanpreet, but the young spinner was not having it Frustrated, she delivered the ball again and the Indian captain was caught by the long-on fence.

In an era when spinners are afraid of airing the ball even in ODIs, Shreyanka’s approach was a welcome change and it certainly paid dividends.

Needing 16 off 12 balls, veteran Australian Sophie Molineux (1/16 in 4 overs) bowled a brilliant penultimate over in which she managed just 4 runs , leaving 12 runs in the final over for leg-spinner Sobhana to defend.

The 32-year-old spinner, who has not played for the Indian team, conceded just six runs. India vice-captain Mandana outmaneuvered national team coach Harmanpreet with tactics in the death overs, a delight for RCB The feeling is beyond words.

Shreyanka also showed grit in the Powerplay as she challenged the experienced Hayley Matthews (15 off 14 balls) to clear the longest boundary towards deep mid-wicket, only to Trapped within a foot of the rope.

Yastika Bhatia (19 off 27 balls) didn’t really make an impact and Perry, who was on a fantastic run, bowled an angled delivery and the batsman took it Hit all over the place for clean pitches.

Nat Seaver-Brent looked in fine form with four boundaries, two off back-to-back leg-spinner Georgia Wareham, before she delivered a flipper and rushed to bat. Hand, the batsman was bowled out of the gate.

Skipper Harmanpreet brilliantly used sweeping shots to send Sobana to the boundary in consecutive overs.

Earlier, Ellyse Perry once again stood gracefully amid the rubble but Royal Challengers Bangalore could only manage a 6-under 135 but it proved to be That’s enough.

Perry’s 66 off 50 balls was the cornerstone of RCB’s total after their top order was decimated by a disciplined MI attack that reduced them to 24 for 3 in four overs at the Powerplay.

With PTI input