WPL Eliminator: Perry's 66 takes RCB to 135 for 6 vs MI
New Delhi, Mar 15: Ellyse Perry stood tall amid ruins with yet another elegant knock but Royal Challengers Bangalore could only manage a below-par 135 for 6 against Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League 'Eliminator' here on Friday.
Perry's 66 off 50 balls was the cornerstone of RCB's total after their top-order was blown away by a disciplined MI attack, reducing them to 24 for 3 inside the four overs of Powerplay.
Hayley Matthews (2/18 in 4 overs) bowled a flighted off-break that breached veteran Sophie Devine's defence to draw the first blood.
Skipper Smriti Mandhana (10) was holed out in the deep cover region off a Nat Sciver-Brunt delivery that stopped a bit on the southpaw and Disha Kasat (0), who simply failed to get going, was caught by Pooja Vastrakar inside the 30 yard circle off left-arm spinner Saika Ishaque (2/18 in 4 overs).
Richa Ghosh hit a six but it wasn't her day as Matthews slightly altered the length and the keeper-batter mistimed after failing to reach to the pitch of the delivery.
Perry was, however, at her stylish best with some crisp boundaries and a straight six off Saika but the best shot was the late cut bisecting the point and short third-man off Shabnim Ismail's delivery.
Perry never had anyone supporting her for a lengthy period and wickets falling at regular interval did also made her judicious in shot selection.
Towards the end, Georgia Wareham (18 not out off 10 balls) used the long handle to good effect and hit a last ball six off Saika to take the team past 130-run mark.
Saika paid the price for Sajeevan Sajana's poor effort in the deep as she dropped a sitter offered by Wareham. The poor fielding standard of WPL continues to be a problem.
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LIC announces relaxations for victims of Pahalgam Terror Attack
(Press Release) - LIC of India expresses deep grief over the death of innocent citizens at Pahalgam in the terrorist attack on 22.04.2025
LIC of India is committed to supporting those affected and will expedite claim settlements to provide financial relief.
Siddharta Mohanty, CEO & MD , LIC announced many concessions to mitigate the hardships of the claimants of LIC Policies.In lieu of death certificates, any evidence in Government Records of death of the policyholder due to the terrorist attack or any compensation paid by Central/State Government will be accepted as proof of death.
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Dated at Mumbai on April 24th, 2025
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