Sophie Devine lit up the skies over Mumbai with a 36-ball 99 as Royal Challengers Bangalore had been tasked with a goal of 189 for an eight-wicket win over Gujarat Giants within the Women’s Premier League right here on Saturday.
Sixes rained down from Devine’s huge willow as RCB crossed the goal with 27 balls to spare and stored their slim playoff hopes alive with a second successive win.
Devine, who has represented New Zealand in hockey earlier than making his cricket debut, as a bowler usually bats at quantity 11, performed an innings that has gone down as top-of-the-line within the historical past of the T20 format. Will go
Sophie Devine scored an unbelievable 99 off simply 36 balls in a profitable run-chase @RCBTweets And obtained the participant of the match award 👏👏#rcb Recorded second consecutive win 👌🏻
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During his keep within the center, Devine hit eight sixes and 9 fours.
Earlier, South Africa’s star batswoman Laura Wolvaardt scored an excellent 68 off 42 balls, adopted by a 22 within the last over to bundle out Gujarat Giants for 188 for 4.
Ashleigh Gardner (41 off 26 balls) additionally performed a flamboyant knock earlier than Harleen Deol (12 not out) and Dayalan Hemlata (16 not out) smashed Megan Schutt for 2 sixes and two fours to finish Jiji’s innings.
Chasing a stiff goal, RCB obtained off to a flying begin with the opening pair of skipper Smriti Mandhana (37) and Sophie Devine taking the GG bowlers on board with their breathtaking batting.
While there have been innumerable sixes and fours, the spotlight was Devine’s most towards left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar, who smoked 94 meters over midwicket for the most important six of the match.
Devine hit a 4 and two extra sixes to take RCB to 125 for no loss within the ninth over.
It was an over when New Zealander Devine smashed Harleen Deol for an 86-metre six to deliver up his half-century off 20 balls.
9⃣9⃣ off 3⃣6⃣ supply
9⃣ fours
8⃣sixesPure leisure from Sophie Devine 💥
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100 runs had been accomplished within the eighth over and what seemed like a powerful complete initially of RCB’s innings now seemed inside attain.
While Mandhana, who dealt harshly with Kanwar within the first over hitting a six and two fours in her 18-run knock, was dismissed for 31 off 37 balls, there was no stopping Devine as she smashed Ashwini Kumari for a six and a six. One 4
In the top, it was Kim Garth who introduced an finish to Devine’s knock, however by then, she was nicely on her method to an RCB win.
Earlier, electing to bat first after Sneh Rana gained the toss, each Sophia Dunkley and Laura Wolvaardt confirmed constructive intent early on, hitting two fours every within the first two overs.
However, after a ball pulled Sophie Devine over midwicket for a 4, Dunkley’s leg stump was knocked down because the batsman shuffled an excessive amount of to play a scoop shot to a superb size supply at tremendous leg.
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A particular chase and an emphatic win 👏👏
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Unfazed by the setback, Wolvaardt tried to manage the innings and hit the fence twice extra to take GG to 40 for one in 5 overs.
After becoming a member of the assault, Ellyse Perry obtained off to an honest begin and conceded only one run from her first 5 balls earlier than she hit a boundary off a half-volley on the Brabourne Stadium.
Well completed Perry, although.
Leg-spinner Asha Shobhana additionally bowled cleanly within the first over, conceding solely 5 runs like Perry.
After spending a while within the center, Sabbhineni Meghna broke all shackles within the eighth over with a 4 off Preeti Bose’s first ball. However, Bose made a superb comeback and gave away 4 runs within the subsequent 5 balls.
Bose broke the 63-run partnership between Meghna and Wolvaardt when the bowler had the Indian batsman stumped by Richa Ghosh with what seemed like a lazy dismissal.
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Ashleigh Gardner walked in and meant straight enterprise, hitting Asha over long-on for a six, at the same time as Wolvaardt, on the different finish, continued to build up runs and introduced up her half-century off 35 balls. reached the mark with a six over midwicket towards Perry.
Wolvaardt then hit Megan Schutt for a six and a 4, however Shreyanka Patil ended her innings when the South African hit a full toss straight to Bose over quick midwicket.
Gardner then took it upon himself to finish GG’s innings on a excessive notice, hitting a flurry of fours earlier than dismissing Patil lbw.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
