Harmanpreet Kaur’s Heroics Lead MI to Victory Against RCB in WPL 2025
RCB-W vs MI-W: Result
20th Match (N), Brabourne, 11 March 2025, Women’s Premier League
🏏 RCB-W: 199/3
🏏 MI-W: 188/9 (20 overs, target: 200)
RCB Women win by 11 runs
Mandhana, Wareham, Rana perform brilliantly to deny MI the top spot
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ended the season on a high note as they defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 11 runs and knocked them out of the top spot. However, MI made it straight to the final.
Sneh Rana’s impressive performance
Sneh Rana picked up two crucial wickets in her first two overs to turn MI’s start into a shaky one.
Match Brief:
RCB batted first and scored 199 for 3. Smriti Mandhana (53), Alyssa Perry (49*), Richa Ghosh (36) played brilliant knocks while Hayley Matthews took 2 wickets (2-37) for MI. In reply, despite a brilliant innings from Nat Sciver-Brunt (69), MI could only manage 188 for 9. Sneh Rana registered excellent figures of 3-26.
MI’s race for top spot ends, RCB makes a strong comeback
First season champions Mumbai Indians (MI) needed a win to top the table and enter the final directly, but poor fielding and RCB’s aggressive play defeated them. Nat Sciver-Brunt fought alone, but it became difficult for MI to achieve the target as she was dismissed for 69 in the 15th over.
RCB’s aggressive batting set the stage for victory
In this match, RCB put pressure on MI bowlers with their aggressive attitude. S Meghna and Mandhana gave a great start, while Perry, Ghosh and Wareham batted fast to take the team to a strong score.
Mandhana scored 53 runs off 37 balls, including 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Meghna gave a quick start by scoring 26 runs off 13 balls.
Alyssa Perry (49*) and Georgia Wareham (31* off 10 balls) scored runs quickly in the end.
MI’s weak fielding became the reason for the defeat
MI dropped several catches during the match, giving RCB a chance to reach a big score. RCB batsmen attacked the bowling of Kerr and Ismail, which weakened MI’s strategy.
Rana’s sharp bowling wiped out MI
MI got off to a bad start, and Kerr failed once again. Matthews played some good shots, but Rana pushed the team back by dismissing both MI openers in her first two overs.
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