WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians Beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru By 4 Wickets: In a thrilling contest of the Women’s Premier League 2025, Mumbai Indians clinched a close victory over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 4 wickets in the competition held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on February 21, 2025.
WPL 2025 RCB vs MI Match Summary
Royal Challengers’ Innings
The RCB batting first got 167 in their 20 overs for 7 wickets. A large part of this innings was lent stability by Ellyse Perry, who was devastating in scoring an unbeaten 81 runs off 43 balls. Richa Ghosh provided support with 28 off 25 balls. Amanjot Kaur was MI’s best bowler, snaring the wickets of 3 for 22 in her 3 innings.
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Mumbai Indians’ Response
Under chasing 168, MI lost early wickets with Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews perishing quickly. However, the Indian captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, lifted the spirits with a stabilizing 50 off 38 balls. She kept the chase steady through a significant juncture of the innings. Natalie Sciver-Brunt provided a rapid-fire 42 off 21 balls, taking them closer to the target. Despite a slight wobble near the end of the innings, Amanjot Kaur’s timely yet unbeaten 33 sees MI reach 170 for 6, winning by 4 wickets, with a solitary ball to spare.
Key Highlights
Ellyse Perry (RCB): 81 runs from 43 balls
Harmanpreet Kaur (MI): 50 from 38 balls
Amanjot Kaur (MI): 34 runs and 3 wickets for 22 runs
With this win, MI now sits second on the table of WPL 2025. On the other hand, RCB should probably reconsider their ways to bounce back in the coming matches.
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Playing 11 of RCB and MI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (c), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Raghvi Bist, Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Ekta Bisht, VJ Joshitha, Renuka Singh
Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, S Sajana, G Kamalini, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Parunika Sisodia
