Ellyse Perry was nothing less than '
Precious' for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as they beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by seven wickets with five overs to spare at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday, March 12 to make it to the playoffs of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024.
Perry scored 40 and added an unbeaten 74 with Richa Ghosh (36) after RCB were left gasping at 39/3 in 6.1 overs, chasing a low but tricky target of 114 to win. Richa got a chance as she was dropped on two by Nat-Sciver-Brunt, but Perry needed noen as he fee of her performance with the ball earlier in the game.
Earlier, RCB restricted MI to 113 as they bowled the opposition out in 19 overs. Perry was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 6/15, which are the best in the history of the league. Sajana Sajeevan top-scored for the Mumbai side with 30 runs to her name.
RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bowl first.
It was a must-win game for the RCB and they made no changes to their playing 11 from the match against Delhi Capitals where they fell short by just a single run. Mumbai made a forced change as Yastika Bhatia was injured therefore Priyanka Bala found a place in the playing 11.
Women's Premier League points table
| Women’s Premier League 2024 points table |
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Delhi Capitals Women(Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.918 |
| Mumbai Indians Women(Q) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.024 |
| Royal Challengers (Q) Bangalore Women | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.306 |
| UP Warriorz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.371 |
| Gujarat Giants | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.873
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Women's Premier League 2024: MI vs RCB Playing 11
Mumbai Indians Playing 11 probables: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Shabnim Ismail, Humaira Kazi, Saika Ishaque
Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11 probables: Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Disha Kasat/ S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Simran Bahadur/Shraddha Pokharkar, S Asha, Renuka Thakur
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore head-to-head in WPL
Matched Played - 3
Royal Challengers Bangalore Won - 0
Mumbai Indians Won - 3
Squads
Mumbai Indianss WPL 2024 squad
Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Fatima Jaffer, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur.
Royal Challengers Bangalore WPL 2024 squad
Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Molineux, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh(w), Georgia Wareham, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Sabbhineni Meghana, Nadine de Klerk, Simran Bahadur, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians WPL 2024 match and toss time, live telecast and streaming details
When does the MI vs RCB Women's Premier League 2024 take place?
Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League 2024 on March 12.
What is the venue of the MI vs Gujarat WPL match 2024?
New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium will host MI vs Bangalore match.
At what time will the live toss between MI vs RCB WPL match take place?
The Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Women's live toss will occur at 7:00 PM IST.
At what time will the MI vs RCB WPL 2024 begin?
The live match time of Mumbai vs Bangalore game is 7:30 PM IST.
Which TV Channels will live telecast the MI vs RCB Women's Premier League 2024 match?
The MI Women vs RCB Women cricket match live telecast will be available on Sports 18 HD/SD.
How do you watch the live streaming of MI Women vs RCB Women in WPL 2024 today's match?
Jio Cinemas will provide the live streaming WPL 2024 matches.
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