Stand-in skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr orchestrate a clinical victory in the El-Classico clash as Mumbai Indians claim the top spot in the points table.
Mumbai Indians led by the stand-in skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, suffered their first defeat of the 2nd edition of the WPL, came against the UP Warriorz as Kiran Navgire displayed her prowess with the bat, scoring her maiden half-century of the 2nd edition of the WPL. She was awarded the Player of the Match. RCB led by skipper Smriti Mandhana, much like their opponents, suffered their maiden defeat of the 2nd edition of the WPL which came against the Delhi Capitals led by skipper Meg Lanning.
Mumbai Indians led by the stand-in skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt won the toss and opted to field first. The regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Shabnim Ismail missed out on the high-voltage clash against RCB as the duo failed to recover in time. After being inserted to bat first, RCB got off to a watchful start before Issy Wong picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Smriti Mandhana to provide the first breakthrough for Mumbai Indians. Sabbhineni Meghana joined Sophie Devine at the crease and the duo stitched a 17-run partnership for the 2nd wicket before stand-in skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt picked up the wicket of Sabbhineni Meghana to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side.
The home side RCB were pushed further on the back foot as they lost a couple of big wickets in the form of Sophie Devine and Richa Ghosh in quick succession. Sophie Molineux joined Ellyse Perry at the crease and the duo stitched a crucial 29-run partnership for the 5th wicket before Pooja Vastrakar cleaned up Sophie Molineux providing the much-needed breakthrough for Mumbai Indians. Georgia Wareham joined Ellyse Perry at the crease and the duo stitched another crucial 52-run partnership for the 6th wicket to take them past the 120-run mark before Nat Sciver-Brunt came back and picked up the wicket of Georgia Wareham to provide the much-needed breakthrough for her side.
RCB eventually ended up with a total of 131/6 in their quota of overs. Ellyse Perry (44 off 38 balls) and Georgia Wareham (27 off 20 balls) were the top performers with the bat for RCB. Nat Sciver-Brunt (4-0-27-2), Pooja Vastrakar (3-0-14-2), and Saika Ishaque (2-0-9-1) were the top performers with the ball for Mumbai Indians.
Chasing a target of 132, Mumbai Indians openers got off to a flying start, scoring over 11 runs an over courtesy of Yastika Bhatia. Sophie Devine picked up the wicket of the wicket-keeper batter Yastika Bhatia to provide the much-needed breakthrough for RCB. Skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt joined Hayley Matthews at the crease and the duo stitched a 24-run partnership for the 2nd wicket before Shreyanka Patil picked up the wicket of Hayley Matthews to provide the 2nd breakthrough for her side.
Amelia Kerr joined skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt at the crease and the duo took their side to the doorstep of victory with a 49-run partnership for the third wicket before Georgia Wareham picked up the big wicket of the opposition skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt to provide the 3rd breakthrough for RCB. Mumbai Indians eventually got over the line by seven wickets and 29 balls to spare.
Amelia Kerr (40 off 24 balls), wicket-keeper batter Yastika Bhatia (31 off 15 balls), skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt (27 off 25 balls), and Hayley Matthews (26 off 21 balls) were the top performers with the bat for Mumbai Indians. Shreyanka Patil (2-0-15-1), Sophie Devine (2-0-16-1), and Georgia Wareham (2.1-0-18-1) were the top performers with the ball for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Amelia Kerr was awarded the Player of the Match for her brilliant performance (40 off 24 balls) with the bat. Mumbai Indians claim the top spot in the points table with a 7-wicket victory over RCB as they get back to winning ways.
