Royal Challengers Bangalore women defeated Delhi Capitals women by 8 wickets to win the Women’s Premier League title. Chasing 114, captain Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine added important runs for the franchise. Ellyse Perry was unbeaten when RCB crossed the finishing line.
The bowlers, who didn’t allow the rival batters to break free at any game stage, set up a memorable win.
After a 64-run partnership between captain Mag Lanning (23) and Shafali Verma (44), none of the players could contribute significantly. Jemimah Rodrigues (0) and Alice Capsey (0) failed to open their accounts.
Radha Yadav (12) and Arundhati Reddy (10(reached the double-digit mark but failed to carry on. Shreyanka Patil was the pick of the bowler, taking 4 wickets. Sophie Molineux (3 wickets) and Asha Sobhana 92 wickets) bowled well for the Bangalore-based for the franchise as Delhi were bowled out for 113 in 18.3 overs.
Mandhana, who scored 31, added 49 runs with her opening partner Sophie Devine. Sophie was dismissed after scoring 32 runs off 27 balls, laced with 5 fours and 1 six. Perry didn’t allow DC to come back and accumulated 35 not out. Richa Ghosh was the other unbeaten batter, massing 17 not out.