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An all-round Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by yet another solid knock by Ellyse Perry<\/a> and brilliant bowling spells from spinners Shreyanka Patil<\/a> and Sophie Molineux<\/a> captured their first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) title after defeating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the title clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. This is RCB’s first-ever T20 title across both WPL and the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 114, RCB started off cautiously, getting just 18 runs in their first four overs. Openers Smriti Mandhana<\/a> and Sophie Devine<\/a> did not take much risks, except for two boundaries by the New Zealand batter.<\/p>\n Ee Sala Cup N\u0336a\u0336m\u0336d\u0336e\u0336 Namdu!#PlayBold<\/a> #\u0ca8\u0cae\u0ccd\u0caeRCB<\/a> #SheIsBold<\/a> #WPL2024<\/a> #WPLFinal<\/a> #DCvRCB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jkubj1MRy6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Red and Gold side had a decent powerplay. At the end of six overs, RCB was 25\/0, with Smriti (12*) and Sophie (13*) unbeaten.<\/p>\n Finally Ee Sala Cup Namde<\/p>\n RCB Won 2024 WPL \u2014 (@Shebas_10dulkar) March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Devine let her arms loose in the seventh over, smashing Radha Yadav<\/a> for three fours and a six. She got 18 runs from that over and that took RCB to 43\/0 in seven overs.<\/p>\n Finally, the Ee Sala Cup Namdepic.twitter.com\/gOzKIefZIX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mannu (@mannu_meha) March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n With a couple by Devine, RCB reached the 50-run mark in eight overs.<\/p>\n Finally RCB won<\/p>\n RCB RCB<\/p>\n Ee Sala Cup Namde #WPLFinal<\/a> #RCBvsDC<\/a> #RCBWvsDCW<\/a> \u2014 VK FC (@ViratKohli__VK) March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Shikha Pandey<\/a> ended the threatening stand between Mandhana and Sophie, trapping the latter leg-before-wicket for 32 in 27 balls, with five fours and a six. RCB was 49\/1 in 8.1 overs.<\/p>\n RCB!!!!! Finally get to say… “Ee sala cup namde”#WPL2024<\/a> #RCB<\/a> #RCBvDC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eQJIGs9CkE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Swathi Shetty (@swathishetty215) March 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n RCB’s superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry was next up on the crease and brought up RCB’s 50-run mark in 8.2 overs.<\/p>\n Halfway through the innings, RCB was 56\/1, with Perry (3*) and Smriti (21*) unbeaten.<\/p>\n For next few overs, DC managed to keep the RCB batters shut and the run rate low. A boundary each by Mandhana and Perry in the 13th over by Arundhati Yadav eased off some pressure, taking the score to 72\/1 in 13 overs.<\/p>\n The budding partnership was finally broken by Minnu Mani<\/a>, who got the wicket of skipper Smriti for 31 in 39 balls, with three fours. The left-handed batter’s mistimed shot got into the hands of Arundhati Reddy<\/a> at mid-on. RCB was 82\/2 in 15 overs, needing 31 in the final five overs.<\/p>\n An economical 16th over by Alice Capsey<\/a> brought down the equation to 27 in final four overs. The next over by Jonassen also produced a boundary by Perry, leaving RCB with 11 to get in two overs.<\/p>\n RCB’s equation came down to five runs in the final over. Richa hit the winning shot, finishing RCB’s innings at 115\/2 in 19.3 overs, with Richa (17*) and Perry (35*) unbeaten.<\/p>\n Minnu and Shikha took a wicket each.<\/p>\n Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) spinners, particularly Sophie Molineux and Shreyanka Patil helped the side overcome a solid start by Delhi Capitals openers Meg Lanning<\/a> and Shefali Verma and bundled out the hosts for 113.<\/p>\n After winning the toss, DC batters Lanning and Shefali came out to the crease. Both batters started their innings with an aggressive approach as they put on a 50-run partnership inside five overs.<\/p>\n Shefali was sent back to the pavilion in the eighth over after playing a blistering knock of 44 runs in 27 balls which was laced with two fours and three sixes.<\/p>\n In the same over Sophie Molineux dismissed the two in-form batters Jemimah Rodrigues and Alice Capsey were sent back to the dressing room without opening their account. DC were 64\/3 after eight overs despite getting an outstanding start from the opening batters.<\/p>\n Lanning got dismissed when the team score was 74 after scoring 23 runs with the help of three boundaries.<\/p>\n Inside seven runs, the DC franchise lost two more wickets as first Marizanne Kapp<\/a> got dismissed after scoring just eight runs when the team score was 80 and then at 81 DC lost the wicket of Jess Jonassen<\/a> who was able to score just three runs.<\/p>\n Right-hand batters Radha Yadav (12) and Arundhati Reddy (10) played small knocks but that were not enough for the side. DC managed to cross the 100-run mark in 15.5 overs.<\/p>\n But the hosts could not play their full quota of 20 overs and were bundled out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs.<\/p>\n The highest wicket-taker for RCB was Shreyanka who snapped four wickets in her spell of 3.3 overs where she conceded just 12 runs.<\/p>\n Three wickets were grabbed by Molineux in her spell of four overs where she conceded 20 runs. Two wickets were grabbed by young leg-spinner Asha Sobhana in her spell of three overs where she conceded 14 runs.<\/p>\n Topics mentioned in this article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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In the next over by Mini, RCB gathered nine runs, including a four by Richa Ghosh<\/a>, leaving the team with 18 runs to get in three overs.<\/p>\n\n