RCB had a very aggressive start while chasing the target of 144 runs. Captain Smriti Mandhana and Grace Harris added 108 runs in just 54 balls for the first wicket and made the match one-sided. Grace Harris scored 75 runs in 37 balls, which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. Whereas Smriti Mandhana showed excellent balance and played an unbeaten inning of 54 runs in 27 balls.

With this inning, Smriti Mandhana completed 900 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League. She has become the second RCB batsman after Ellyse Perry to do so. Earlier, Ellyse Perry had scored 972 runs for this franchise. Smriti Mandhana has also become the sixth player to score 900 or more runs overall in WPL.

Highest run scorer in WPL:

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians) – 35 matches, 1346 runs
2. Meg Lanning (UP Warriors) – 34 matches, 1200 runs
3. Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians) – 34 matches, 1111 runs
4. Shafali Verma (Delhi Capitals) – 34 matches, 1044 runs
5. Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 25 matches, 972 runs
6. Smriti Mandhana (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 34 matches, 936 runs

Talking about the match, Royal Challengers Bangalore achieved the target in just 13.1 overs. This was RCB’s sixth win in eight matches, with which the team secured its place in the final in spectacular style. Smriti Mandhana’s captaincy and batting once again proved the strength of RCB.