Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) finally found glory as they defeated Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the Arun Jaitley Women’s Premier League (WPL) final on Sunday to win the franchise’s maiden trophy The glory of the night. stadium. Chasing a target of 114, RCB achieved the target with 8 wickets and 2 balls to spare. RCB’s maiden WPL success sparked celebrations on social media. Ahead of the award ceremony, RCB skipper Mandana received a special video call from star batsman and former captain of the men’s team, Virat Kohli.
Photos and videos of Mandana interacting with Kohli went viral on social media.
VIRAT KOHLI VIDEO CALL…!!!
– Congratulations to all RCB players.#viratkohli #WPLfinal #final pic.twitter.com/J3hm9XsaJU
— Anikchandra Sen (@Aniksenofficial) March 17, 2024
Kohli also took to Instagram to congratulate the RCB women’s team on their maiden IPL success.
“Suporwomen,” Kohli captioned the story.
Chasing a modest target, RCB started cautiously, with Mandhana and Devine sharing 49 runs in 8.1 overs.
While Mandhana played the anchor role, Devine opted to attack, finishing with five boundaries and a maximum before she was trapped in front by pacer Shikha Pandey. Decorated her bureau.
The wickets seemed to slow down RCB as Mandana and Perry struggled to find timing as the boundaries dried up.
Perry finally broke the mold in the 13th over, hitting pacer Arundhati Reddy to the deep mid-wicket boundary, and then two balls later Mandhana cut the bowler to the backward point fence.
RCB almost played at home, posting a score of 82 in the 15th over, but Mandhana’s reckless batting led to her downfall.
The left-hander skated to Minu Mani to Reddy at midfield to keep the game alive.
But Perry continued her good form and, in the company of Richa Ghosh (17 not out), calmly helped RCB reach 115 in 19.3 overs, sharing an unbeaten 33 for the third wicket .
Ghosh ended the chase in style by bowling Reddy for four.
(with PTI input)
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