Royal Challengers Bengaluru Ladies emerged as emphatic victors in Match 4 of the Ladies’s Premier League 2025 towards Delhi Capitals Ladies by a commanding margin of eight wickets and 22 deliveries to spare on the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
Renuka Singh began off issues with a bang, dismissing Shafali Verma for a golden duck. All of the Indian top-order batter might do was chip the complete inswinging supply to mid-off. Kim Garth’s over to comply with additionally went for under a pair.
Nonetheless, from then onwards until the completion of the powerplay, the complete part belonged to the Capitals and Jemimah Rodrigues particularly. She raced to 30 on the finish of the primary six overs, already having registered three fours and two maximums. She smashed one previous the bowler on the fourth supply of the seventh over to deliver up her fourth boundary.
Nonetheless, Georgia Wareham had the final snicker. A reverse-sweep try failed miserably as Rodrigues was caught out of the crease. From that time onwards, there was a continuing fall of wickets at common intervals. After being dispatched for twenty-four runs off her first couple of overs, Ekta Bisht got here again strongly to dismiss Jess Jonassen and Marizanne Kapp in successive overs.
Delhi Capitals Ladies ended up getting bowled out for 141 in 19.3 overs. Their innings was start-stop, which by no means really received operating. Solely two batters managed to register scores northwards of the 20-run mark.
Smriti Mandhana received the run-chase off to an explosive begin, taking the primary over for 13 runs. Her constructive strokeplay inside the primary six overs was the rationale why Bengaluru ended with 57. Danni Wyatt-Hodge, then again, was taking part in a gentle knock.
In actual fact, the carnage didn’t cease even after the powerplay was executed. The 4 overs subsequent to the powerplay have been taken for 45. Arundhati Reddy received the primary dismissal of the night for the Capitals, however solely after the opening pair had cast 107. It was a bit too late for the Capitals, with Bengaluru requiring simply 35 off 54.
Shikha Pandey, essentially the most economical from the Capitals, introduced an finish to Mandhana’s enterprising 81-run knock which comprised 10 fours and three maximums. Richa Ghosh ended the sport in type with a six over the deep backward square-leg fence.
Take a look at how X reacted to Match 4 of WPL 2025
Watched @mandhana_smriti bat tonight for @RCBTweets. There cannot be a extra nice sight within the girls’s recreation.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 17, 2025
Domination of RCB continues beneath Smriti Mandhana, who’s main from the entrance 👏🏻 with spectacular 81 Runs in simply 47 Balls towards DC Ladies’s 😮#RCBvDC #WPL2025 pic.twitter.com/yDZnXr3qqx
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) February 17, 2025
Smriti Mandhana nonetheless reminds us of Sourav Ganguly! God of offside!!#RCBvsGG #SmritiMandhana pic.twitter.com/6taP2oRCa7
— Raj🕶️🕺 (@AndeDursu) February 14, 2025
The place are those that have been questioning Smriti Mandhana’s contribution for RCB? pic.twitter.com/YCQHEVOZ87
— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) February 17, 2025
Smriti Mandhana racks up 500 runs in WPL,
A feat that may be a burning ode to her brilliance. 🔥 ⚡️#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #SheIsBold #WPL2025 #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/MFjAoDYhqf
— Vivek Vikash (@imvivekvikash) February 17, 2025
Smriti Mandhana has performed an excellent innings.
Smriti Mandhana
84 runs =10 4+3 six#WPLT20 pic.twitter.com/hhXgviDTbf— Geeta Meena (@GeetaMeena70527) February 17, 2025
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