RCB vs MI WPL 2024 Result: Mumbai Indians Win by 7 Wickets to Claim Top-spot on Points Table
RCB vs MI Highlights, WPL 2024: Mumbai Indians batters and bowlers functioned in perfect sync to power their side to a seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Women’s Premier League match in Bengaluru on Saturday. Yastika Bhatia (31) and Hayley Matthews (26) added 45 runs for the first wicket in just 3.5 overs to give a sound launching pad to MI. The subsequent batters exploited the strong start to register a fine win, reaching the 132-run target with 29 balls to spare to take them to the top of the table with six points. The MI bowlers were efficient while restricting RCB to a timid 131 for six.
Right then, that is it from this game as Mumbai makes an easy task of Bangalore and defeats them by 7 wickets.
Amelia Kerr is the player of the match and she says it always feels great after a win and credits the side for playing well today. Adds that she loves batting and putting in the hard yard in training with the bat and she believes in her abilities to bat well. Mentions that it is tough to bowl the last over that too with players such as Ellyse Perry out to bat but she enjoys such pressure and luckily it went well for her today.
The skipper of Mumbai Natalie Sciver-Brunt says they reviewed the game pretty well and she is really happy with the result. She continues that they would have been happy with anything under 150. She also states that the wickets change under the lights and it comes nicely onto the bat. She also praises her bowling unit, especially in the power play. Ends up saying that Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews were outstanding tonight as they spoke about putting the pressure back on the opposition and they did exactly that.
Smriti Mandhana the skipper of Bangalore says that they failed to make the start that they had planned. Adds that it was a good wicket to bat first but they failed to capitalize. She reckons that 165 would have been a good target to propose but they failed to bat well. Mentions that they have to work on the bowling in the line of stumps. Also mentions that Ellyse Perry was not a hundred percent fit today but she played exceptionally well. Ends up saying that they will learn from the mistake and make a comeback.
