Royal Challengers Bangalore recorded an eight-wicket win against Delhi Capitals to clinch the Women’s Premier League 2024 title at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.
Indian youngster Shreyanka Patil and Australian spinner Sophie Molineux took a combined seven wickets to bowl out the Meg Lanning-led Capitals on 113. Then RCB’s top order produced crucial knocks to chase down the low target with eight wickets and 3 balls remaining.
A win also ended the franchise’s 16-year-long wait for the silverware having lost three times in the Indian Premier League finals (2009, 2011 and 2016). Captain Smriti Madhana finally broke down RCB fans’ famous ‘Ee Sala Cup Namde’ chant to script history.
Shreyanka, 21, took four wickets for 12 to clinch the Purple Cap and Ellyse Perry smashed an unbeaten 35 to claim the Orange Cap.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Delhi Capitals Playing XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani.
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