RCB Captain Smriti Mandhana Apologizes to Perry After Super Over Defeat | RCB-W vs UPW-W

RCB Captain Smriti Mandhana Apologizes to Perry After Super Over Defeat | Match Summary (RCB -W vs UPW)

In an interesting turn of events, Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana publicly apologised to the RCB’s key match winner, Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry. Smriti apologised to Perry after the defeat against UP Warriorz in a match that went into super over after it got tied. This article will give you the complete information about the matter.

Smriti said, “As a team, we really have to tell [Perry] we are sorry. It was brilliant to watch her batting. How could we not win that game for her?"

In the post-match presentation, Smriti apologized for not winning the match despite Perry's stellar batting and one-of-a-kind knock.

RCB vs UPW: Super Over

 The match number nine in the Women's Premier League between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz got tied. RCB, while batting first, scored 180 runs for six wickets; in the second innings, UP Warriorz, chasing the target, scored exactly 180 runs in the 20 overs, due to which the match got tied and as per the rules, the match went into the Super Over. UP Warriorz, while batting first, scored eight runs in the super over, losing a wicket, and RCB, while chasing the 9-run target, could only score four runs.

Ellyse Perry's Stellar Performance in the RCB vs UPW Match

RCB while batting first could only score 120 runs in the first 15 overs. After the dismissal of Danni Wyatt-Hodge in the same over, the chances of setting a big target looked dim. Then, team star all-rounder Ellyse Perry single-handedly took the team’s total to 180 runs, team scored almost 60 runs in the last five overs. In her innings of 90 runs off 56 balls, Perry hit nine boundaries and three sixes with a strike rate of 160.71.

RCB vs UPW: RCB Innings

In the match, RCB scored 180 runs while batting first, losing six wickets, with the major contribution from Ellyse Perry’s 90 off 55 and Danni Wyatt-Hodge's 57 off 41. Other batters couldn't even surpass the single-digit score. From UP Warriorz, Chinelle Henry, Deepti Sharma, and Tahlia McGrath took 1-1 wickets each.

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RCB & UPW Next Matches

RCB will play its next match against Gujarat Giants on February 27, and UP Warriorz will compete in its next game against Mumbai Indians on February 26.