- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 Mandhana bites the dust too! Oh, what a moment in this game! Length outside off, and this seems to just stick in the surface. Mandhana tries to go inside out but she toe-ends it. Spoons up towards deep cover, where Ismail keeps her eyes on the ball and completes the catch. RCB have been rocked again, and MI are now in the ascendancy! 20/21.6 knocks her over with a peach! Tossed up on a length on off. Plenty of revs on this, meaning that it drifts away from Devine late. Goes on with the arm too and Devine does not quite pick it. Plays inside the line and the ball breezes past the outside edge, smashing into off stump thereafter. This time, the bails do come off, and the defending champions roar back after an expensive first over! 20/119.2 holes out to deep mid wicket! Slowed up on a length on the pads, and that seems to cramp Perry for room as she comes down the track. Tries to slog it over the longer leg-side boundary but all she does is pick out Sciver-Brunt. What a hand this has been, though, it has single-handedly kept RCB afloat! 126/63.4 the pressure tells! Darted in on a length outside off. Kasat, feeling the pinch of the dot balls, trying to manufacture a lofted stroke. Advances but does not get the elevation she is after. Arrows it straight to Vastrakar at cover point, who makes no mistake. RCB are reeling! 23/39.1 goes straight up, and taken at long on! Dangles the carrot on a full length on off, and Ghosh bites. Looks to go downtown but has to reach out in front. The bottom hand comes off the bat, and she chalks it. Sciver-Brunt tracks it and holds onto the chance with ease. Another massive moment in the game! 49/414.6 cleans her up! Takes all the pace off, and bowled at 91.6 kph. The off-cutter does not spin away, rather coming in with the angle into middle and leg. Molineux, in the end, is cramped for room and swishes at it in vain. Hears the death rattle soon after and RCB are now five down! 84/5Extras3 (lb 3)TOTAL135/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.75)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Sophie Devine, 1.6 ov), 2-20 (Smriti Mandhana, 2.2 ov), 3-23 (Disha Kasat, 3.4 ov), 4-49 (Richa Ghosh, 9.1 ov), 5-84 (Sophie Molineux, 14.6 ov), 6-126 (Ellyse Perry, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Ismail 4 1 30 0 7.50 12 6 0 0 0 HK Matthews 4 0 18 2 4.50 10 1 0 0 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 4 0 18 2 4.50 14 2 0 0 0 S Ishaque 3 0 27 2 9.00 8 2 2 0 0 P Vastrakar 3 0 21 0 7.00 6 1 1 0 0 AC Kerr 2 0 18 0 9.00 3 3 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 leg stump out of the ground! Hard length, angling into middle and leg. Yastika is all at sea and wafts at it without any conviction. Ends up playing inside the line eventually, and the ball breezes past the outside edge, flattening leg stump in the process. RCB's big-game player stands up again, and MI lose their second! 50/23.5 Matthews perishes! Looped up on a length on middle and leg. Matthews decides to take on the longer boundary but it does not pay off. She got a decent chunk of it but to clear that fence, she needed to get it right out of the middle. Wareham stations herself perfectly on the deep mid wicket fence and takes it in front of her face. Huge moment in the game! 27/110.4 hot knife through butter! Fizzed through on a length on middle and leg. Flatter in the air and Sciver-Brunt, playing the trajectory, went back. The ball rushes off the surface and Sciver-Brunt is caught on the crease. Whistles past the bat, flicks the back pad and then crashes into the stumps! 68/317.6 Shreyanka gets Harmanpreet! And this game swings again! Throws up the bait outside off again and Harmanpreet cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. Steps out but perhaps gets too close to the ball. The bat face turns on contact and she arrows it straight to Devine at long on! 120/418.5 has Sajana been stumped?! Slowed up beautifully on a length outside off. Sajana skips down, only to realise the ball is way ahead of where she expects it to be. Fishes at it and misses. Tries to get her back foot behind the crease but is too late in doing so. Ghosh made no mistake this time, and MI's chase is flagging! 123/519.4 does her all ends up! Holds the ball by a string and hangs it up on a length. Vastrakar whizzes down the track and then swings herself off her feet. Misses the ball by a mile and she then has to scramble to make it back. Ghosh is on the mark again, and RCB inch closer to the final! 128/6Extras7 (lb 4, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL130/6 (20 Overs, RR: 6.5)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Hayley Matthews, 3.5 ov), 2-50 (Yastika Bhatia, 7.6 ov), 3-68 (Nat Sciver-Brunt, 10.4 ov), 4-120 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 17.6 ov), 5-123 (Sajeevan Sajana, 18.5 ov), 6-128 (Pooja Vastrakar, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Renuka Singh 1 0 6 0 6.00 3 1 0 0 0 SR Patil 4 0 16 2 4.00 11 1 0 0 0 SFM Devine 1 0 9 0 9.00 4 2 0 1 0 EA Perry 4 0 29 1 7.25 9 4 0 1 1 S Molineux 4 0 16 1 4.00 11 1 0 0 0 G Wareham 4 0 37 1 9.25 6 6 0 0 0 A Sobhana 2 0 13 1 6.50 3 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
15 March 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 3 wickets)
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women - 47/3 in 8.0 overs (EA Perry 12, RM Ghosh 13)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women - 90/5 in 16.0 overs (EA Perry 40, G Wareham 2)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women: 100 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 3
- EA Perry: 50 off 40 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women - 135/6 in 20.0 overs (G Wareham 18, SR Patil 3)
- Over 0.1: Review by Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Gayathri V, Batter - YH Bhatia (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 1 wicket)
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians Women - 37/1 in 6.0 overs (YH Bhatia 16, Nat Sciver-Brunt 1)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 5
- Over 9.2: Review by Mumbai Indians Women (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - P Joshi, Batter - H Kaur (Upheld)
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians Women - 93/3 in 15.0 overs (H Kaur 21, AC Kerr 8)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 100 runs in 15.5 overs (96 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (H Kaur 28, AC Kerr 22, Ex 0)
Match Coverage
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Edwards on Harmanpreet dismissal: 'We'd back her to take that shot on'
Mumbai Indians head coach says they controlled the game for 38 overs, but last 12 balls cost them the final
Harmanpreet: 'Batters couldn't hold nerve after my wicket'
The Mumbai captain says their 2024 season was up and down, unlike the last one
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Sobhana defended 12 runs in the final over to seal RCB's final spot against Delhi Capitals