Mumbai Indians bounced back from losing the previous match by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by seven wickets in the Women's Premier League (WPL) fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Chasing a modest 132, it was a cakewalk for the star-studded MI with West Indies cricketer Hayley Mathews and left-handed batter Yastika Bhatia setting a perfect platform for the successful chase.
Stand-in captain Nat Sciver-Brunt took charge and smashed the bowling in a useful (49-run) partnership with Kiwi Amelia Kerr (40*) to put Mumbai Indians in a comfortable position.
Royal Challengers Bangalore used as many as eight bowlers to find breakthroughs to stop MI's onslaught but failed. Nat Sciver-Brunt made 27 (25b) while Kerr remained unbeaten after an impressive 25-ball innings
Put into bat, RCB's modest innings was due to Ellysse Perry's knock (44 off 38 balls). The Australian player had made a return to the eleven in place of Nadine de Klerk.
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Mumbai Indians bowlers kept it tight and none of the other batters could stay at the wicket for a longer time. In a late surge, Georgia Wareham's 20-ball 27 helped RCB reach 131/6.
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