WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Ellyse Perry Secures Orange Cap for Most Runs in Second Season
An all-round Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by yet another solid knock by Ellyse Perry and brilliant bowling spells from spinners Shreyanka Patil and Sophie Molineux 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.
Australian and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry secured the Orange Cap for the most runs in the second season of the Women's Premier League (WPL). An all-round Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by yet another solid knock by Ellyse Perry and brilliant bowling spells from spinners Shreyanka Patil and Sophie Molineux 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. Following the title win, Perry said that the win is "bonkers" for RCB and that the support for all the teams has been phenomenal. UP Warriorz’s Deepti Sharma Secures WPL 2024 ‘Most Valuable Player’ Award.
"Pretty bonkers to be honest. It is another level for us - the support for all the teams has been phenomenal and it's been unbelievable. [on Richa Ghosh] She is unbelievable, for such a young player, she has got so many shots, we were cool and we felt we had to stay in the game and it took longer than it should have been. [on Sophie Molineux] She turned the match on its head. The rest of the spinners backed her up. Shreyanka (Patil) is such a young player and she has got the world at her feet, that was a special performance. That was awesome," said Perry after the win.
WPL 2024 Final Stat Highlights
DC won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Shafali Varma (44 in 27 balls, with two fours and three sixes) and skipper Meg Lanning (23 in 23 balls, with three fours) started off really well for the team with a quickfire 64-run opening stand. However, Shreyanka Patil (4/12), Sophie Molineux (3/20) and Asha Sobhana (2/14) helped RCB bounce back just after the powerplay and removed Delhi batters one-by-one, triggering an unfathomable batting collapse. DC was all out for 113 in 18.3 overs.
In the chase of 114, RCB put on a 49-run opening stand, powered by Sophie Devine (32 in 27 balls, with five fours and a six). However, RCB was tested by Delhi bowlers in middle overs and skipper Smriti Mandhana (31 in 39 balls, with three fours) departed at a crucial juncture to leave RCB at 82/2 in 15 overs. ‘It Would Be a Fantastic Double…’, Vijay Mallya Congratulates RCB for Winning WPL 2024, Urges Men’s Team To Win IPL 2024.
However, Ellyse Perry (35* in 37 balls, with four boundaries) and Richa Ghosh (17* in 14 balls, with two fours) finished the chase with three balls left.
Minnu Mani and Shikha Pandey took a wicket each for DC. Sophie Molineux took home the 'Player of the Match' award.
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