Bengaluru. Sophie Eklestone bowled brilliantly in the super over after playing a stormy innings with the bat in odd circumstances, returning to the Women’s Premier League on Monday, defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Batting first in the super over, the UP Warriors team scored eight runs for one wicket in Kim Garth’s over, losing the wicket of Cinle Henry (04). RCB captains Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh could only score four runs in Eklestone over in response to their team defeated.
Chasing RCB’s target of 181 runs, UP Warriors, despite losing five wickets for 93 runs in the 11th over thanks to Sophie Eklestone (33 runs, 19 balls, four sixes, one four) and Shweta Sehrawat (31) innings, 20 overs. After scoring 180 runs, he tied the match and pulled it in the super over. Eklestone was run out on the final ball of the innings. Captain Deepti Sharma (25) and Kiran Navgire (24) also played useful innings. From RCB, Sneh Rana (three wickets for 27 runs) took three while Renuka Singh (two wickets for 36) and Kim Garth (two wickets for 40) took two wickets each.
RCB earlier Ellice Parry’s 56 ball off 90 runs from nine fours and three sixes and Danny Wyt Hodge (57 runs) scored a big score of 180 runs for six wickets with a 94 -run partnership for her second wicket for her second wicket. Did. Apart from these two, however, no other RCB batsman could reach even in double digits. Chasing the target, the UP Warriors team lost wickets at regular intervals. Operation batsman Kiran Navgire made a faster start by scoring 24 runs in 12 balls but Renuka bowled her in the third over and gave RCB first success. Renuka also caught the second opener Dinesh Vrinda (14) by captain Smriti Mandhana.
While Sneh sent captain Deepti Sharma (25) and Tahalia McGrag (00) to the pavilion to score 72 for four wickets. Parry then gave Shweta a big blow to UP Warriors by catching Shweta by wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh. Eklestone then changed the attitude of the match. He hit two sixes on Georgia Wareham in the 18th over, while in the next over, Saima Thakor (14) hit a six on Ekta Bisht. UP Warriors needed 18 runs in the final over. Eklestone hit two sixes and a four off Renuka’s consecutive balls, but when one run was needed on the final ball, she was run out. Earlier, Deeti won the toss and decided to bowl first. RCB started poorly and the team lost the wicket of Mandhana (06) in the fourth over which was bowled by Deepti.
Operate batting Danny and Parry followed the innings. Both took the team’s score to 42 runs in one wicket in power play. Danny, meanwhile Grace Harris while Parry hit a six on Syima Thakor. Parry completed a half -century off 36 balls with one run off Kranti Gaur, while Danny scored the team’s score 100 runs in the 13th over with three consecutive fours in the same over. Danny also completed a half -century off 36 balls with a six on Sophie Eclastone but caught Shweta Sehrawat off Tahlia Macgra (one wicket for 30 runs) in the next over. He hit four fours and three sixes in his 41 -ball innings. Chiinale Henry (one wicket for 34) then won Richa Ghosh (08) on her own ball while Kanika Ahuja was run out after scoring five runs. Parry took the team to a big score with two fours and a six off the consecutive balls of Deepti (one wicket for 42 runs) in the next over after Parry hit a six in the 18th over.