MIW 113 in 19 overs, RCBW 115/3 in 15 overs; Royal Challengers Bangalore Women won by 7 wickets WPL 2024 Highlights - RCB Qualifies for playoffs

Wonderful extension of arms, and that was a massive hit from Rich over the long-on and this time she has decided to finish the job. Nothing great could have happened; Perry with six wickets and an unbeaten 40 off 38 balls, has taken RCB over the line by seven wickets. 

Richa Ghosh goes inside out and carves Saika over the long-off for a boundary, and toningt is not Nat Sciver-Brunt’s day as she allows a boundary at deep. The 100 comes up for RCB. 

Perry opens the face of the bat and drives Vastrakar through the backward point for a boundary and RCB feels confident to chase down the total.

Richa Ghosh and her power reminds of a certain Virender Sehwag as she drills Kerr through the off-side for a boundary and gets RCB closer to the win. A DRS review was sent upstairs, and Ghosh was almost gone, but the ball was missing the stumps. 

This is RCB’s match to lose and a win tonight will get them through. Richa gaining some control with a flick of the wrists over the deep mid-wicket for a boundary and then smashes Nat Sciver-Brunt over the long-on to ease nerves in the dug-out. 

Amelia Kerr into the attack and Richa Ghosh, misses a sweep but goes over the top to score a boundary over the long-off. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt puts down another catch, this time a dolly at mid-wicket, and Ismail did create that opportunity, and this time it was Richa Ghosh. The fifty is up for RCB and they are living on thin ice, with the luck riding by their side. 

Pooja Vastrakar can’t be wronged, as a misfield allowed Richa Ghosh to fetch a boundary and then a slice through the backward point brought RCB back into the game.

Shabnim Ismail is back into the attack, and she castles Devine as the one bail falls with the ball kissing the leg stump. RCB making a mess of a small run chase!

Saika Ishaque let a boundary and then bowled one short and wide to allow Perry smash the spinner through covers for a boundary. Perry then skips down the track and smokes the spinner straight down the ground to release the pressure. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt has produced a huge wicket as Smriti Mandhana walks back in a small run chase. RCB doing all the wrong things with the bat when it matters the most. 

Lovely shot from Molineux as she opens the face of the bat and guides Matthews through the square, but Matthews hits back as she deceives Molineux, who skips down the track only to be stumped. Early opening for Mumbai in a small run chase. 

Molineux gets into the act with a guide through the slip cordon for a boundary and Mumbai needs early wickets. Molineux rides on her luck as she was dropped by Sciver-Brunt and then Smriti cuts through the slips to add misery to Mumbai.

Lovely use of the feet from Smriti as she skips down the track and lofts Matthews over the extra cover for a boundary. Up and running!

Sophie Molineux and Smriti Mandhana have given their team a sedate start, with Shabnim Ismail beginning with a brilliant start, giving just three runs from her opening over. 

Priyanka Bala fetches a boundary, thanks to a misfield by Sophie Devine at deep mid-wicket. Molineux then traps Priyanka as a DRS review goes in vain. Mumbai all out for 113.

Shreyanka Patil is back into the attack, and purchases turn straight away. The ninth wicket goes down as Ismail dances down the track, only to miss it and get stumped. 

The 100 is up Mumbai with Ismail taking a single and just 12 fours and three sixes have been scored in this evening by Mumbai. 56 dot balls pushed Mumbai on the backfoot and RCB calling the right shots. 

Humaira Kazi goes down town only to find Devine who pouches a safe catch at long-on. Asha’s googly drew a thick outside edge off Ismail who survives to extend her stay at the crease. 

Priyanka Bala finds the long-on boundary, and Mumbai will look to bat through the overs after Perry finishes her quota, registering best figures of 6/15. 

Asha Sobhana rolls out a quiet over and this is absolutely stunning show from RCB in a must-win gane.

Ellyse Perry picks a SIX-wicket haul and once again another batswoman falls for playing a false shot. Playing across the line and a wild swing ends Pooja Vastrakar’s stay at the wicket. And now Nat Sciver-Brunt falls as Perry picks her sixth wicket in the WPL and Mumbai is in all sorts of trouble. This is the best figures by a bowler in the history of WPL!

Wareham impresses with her bowling and gives just four runs and the deviations off the surface have been impressive. 

Ellyse Perry picks her third wicket and this is excellent bowling. A DRS review that RCB wins and Mumbai in a spot of bother as Amelia Kerr falls. Three reds, and the red and gold brigade celebrates another wicket. It’s Perry’s night as she picks up her fourth wicket, another delivery that nipped back to castle Amanjot Kaur.

Excellent over from Georgia Wareham as she gives up just four runs, and RCB really tightening things here. 

Power, timing and getting the bottom hand into play, Sajana hammers a boundary, but Perry strikes back with an excellent delivery that slightly nipped back in and the swing of the bat misses the ball as it crashes into the stumps. Harmanpreet then goes without scoring.

Nat Sciver-Brunt finally gets off the mark with a boundary as the fifty comes up for Mumbai, and then Sajana pulls Devine to the fine leg boundary before nailing a brilliant six to the long-off fence. Top shot. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt walks in, and Sajana was almost back into the dressing room, but Shreyanka lost the catch due to the lights, probably, and a chance goes begging. An LBW review goes begging, as the ball was missing the stumps. 

Sophie Devine with the breakthrough at the stroke of the end of PowerPlay and the change of pace did the trick here as Matthews falls, caught by Perry at the deep.

Sajana goes big with back-to-back boundaries, a reverse sweep, and then a slap through the mid-on as Mumbai gets off to a strong start against Bangalore. 

Shraddha Pokharkar, the left-arm seamer, into the attack, and Matthews brings the second six of the evening with a brilliant slogsweep over the deep square leg region. 

Matthews shuffles across the stumps and nails Renuka through the deep mid-wicket for a glorious boundary. The bottom hand coming into play, and the whip was even better. Then the contact was made to power the ball over the deep mid-wicket for the first maximum of the night. 

Sophie Molineux into the attack, and there is a stumping appeal that is clearly not out. Sajana then goes big over the long-off for a boundary. Top shot. 

Renuka Singh starts with the new ball and Hayley Matthews is up and running with a boundary off the last ball, manipulating with fast hands over the backward point region. 

Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh(w), Georgia Wareham, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur Singh

Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Priyanka Bala(w), Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque

RCB wins toss, opts to bowl

Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh(w), Georgia Wareham, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Sabbhineni Meghana, Nadine de Klerk, Simran Bahadur, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh

Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Fatima Jaffer, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur