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Best performances - Batsmen

SFM Devine
SFM Devine
99(36) 9x4 - 8x6
Control %75%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 27 runs
  • 5x4 - 0x6
0 0 11 4 26 11 33 14
L Wolvaardt
68(42) 9x4 - 2x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 12 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 12 2 11 15 12 2 10

Best performances - Bowlers

SR Patil
SR Patil
O2
M0
R17
W2
Eco8.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
SFM Devine
SFM Devine
O3
M0
R23
W1
Eco7.66
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Match Details

Toss

Gujarat Giants Women , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-20.50

Match days

18 March 2023 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women 2, Gujarat Giants Women 0

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @PeterDellaPenna

10.33 pm Nobody who was at the Brabourne tonight will ever forget the carnage produced by Sophie Devine. Smiles all around the RCB camp in the handshake line after the win. Their playoff hopes are still very much alive.

Srini SV: "Sophie Devine has played one of the best T20 knocks ever. Phenomenal batting. Privileged to have watched her innings. And I think she has helped Smriti Mandana bat for a while and get into some batting rhythm which bodes well for their last game. Fantastic advert for the game overall. "

Sneh Rana: "I am short of words right now [about Devine's knock]. That is the game of cricket. It was a good total on the board but we couldn't do it with the ball. It was a good total on this pitch. We were not up to the mark with our bowling."

RCB allrounder Ellyse Perry: "I'd love to just talk about Sophie. Most of the time when I've seen her bat like that, it's been playing against her. So for me selfishly, it's nice to be on her side tonight. There are few people who can do what she did tonight but she's been doing it consistently for years and what she did tonight was special. To be fair, that last shot where she got out typifies Sophie. It's not about runs for her but playing for the team. To be going for a big shot on 99 when cover was open for a single, it speaks volumes to her character as a person. A special chase led by Sophie was fun to be a part of and has kept us in the competition. I don't know if Sophie can express to us what she is capable of. She's got the quickest hands and has a good stable base where she gets her power from."

In other news, Delhi Capitals have officially qualified for the playoffs as a result of today's win by RCB because only one other team can equal them on eight points (UP Warriorz) while the most that RCB and Gujarat Giants can end on is six points. However, the final spot is still open because UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants and RCB can still end up in a three-way tie for the third and final playoff spot on six points depending on results over the next few days.

RCB captain Smriti Mandhana: "From the last game we took a lot of confidence to get the first win on the board. Standing at the other end from Sophie was fun. In recent past, the way wickets have been playing, we thought they were 20 above the par score but then when we came out to bat, the wicket looked very good. So after batting, I think we restricted them very well. My thought [from the non-striker's end] was just that I need some popcorn to watch the show. My job was just to get a single and get Sophie on strike. A few of the sixes were really massive. We knew we might play the eliminator or we might not but the atmosphere has remained positive around the entire team. The way we started, we had doubts about what has happened, but the last two matches I am sure we are an amazing team."

Player of the Match is.... Sophie Devine: "We've played a number of games here now and to sit back and watch how other people play, it's been good to see how other batters go about it. So even just watching Ash Gardner bat, I learned a lot and just took out the best bits and applied it to how I wanted to bat. It's nice to be able to contribute with both bat and bowl. I was happy to be able to put RCB into a winning position tonight. [On her favorite shot of the night] I think the one I got up there [into the second tier] I was pretty happy with."

That's it from today's live coverage. What an extraordinary night it was at the Brabourne. Tomorrow is a day off. Come back on Monday for more live coverage of the WPL. Until then, take care!

15.3
1
Rana to Perry, 1 run, knee high full toss whipped to wide midwicket for the winning run. RCB chase down 188 with 27 balls to spare to win by eight wickets.
15.2
1
Rana to Knight, 1 run, full and wide, driven through cover to the sweeper to level the scores.
15.1
4
Rana to Knight, FOUR, full and wide on seventh stump, goes to drive and a thick toe edge goes to the deep third rope.

END OF OVER:
15 | 7 Runs | RCB-W: 183/2 (6 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 12.20, RRR: 1.20)

  • Heather Knight17 (13b)
  • Ellyse Perry18 (11b)
  • Kim Garth4-0-32-1
  • Tanuja Kanwar3-0-50-0

JKJ: "Who cares if it was 100 or 99, lets get rid of this hundred culture". Not just Sophie Devine, but Glenn Maxwell heartily agrees with you.

14.6
1
Garth to Knight, 1 run, length ball on fourth stump, slapped to long-on for one.
14.5
0
Garth to Knight, no run, good length ball on off stump, edges this poking forward but it doesn't carry to the keeper.

Abhishek: "We're talking about Smriti while no one bats an eye at that pitiful innings by meghana for GG. Absolutely ridiculous on this pitch to strike at less than 100"

14.4
0
Garth to Knight, no run, length ball heaved to mid-on, short hops the fielder on the ring.

RCB Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st125SFM DevineS Mandhana
2nd32SFM DevineEA Perry
3rd32EA PerryHC Knight