WPL 2024: Ellyse Perry dazzles as Bangalore qualify for playoffs after win over Mumbai

Perry finished with figures of 6/15 – the best-ever bowling figures in the WPL – and became the first bowler to pick up six wickets in an innings at the event.

Mar 12, 2024 - 23:00

WPL 2024: Ellyse Perry dazzles as Bangalore qualify for playoffs after win over Mumbai

Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry starred with the bat and ball as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday to qualify for the 2024 Women’s Premier League playoffs.

Perry picked up figures of 6/15 in her four overs – the best-ever bowling figures in the WPL – and became the first bowler to pick up six wickets in a single innings. Her efforts were crucial in the Bangalore team dismissing the Mumbai side for 113 in 19 overs after being put in to bat first.

She then took charge of the chase, putting on an unbeaten 76-run partnership with Richa Ghosh to seal the victory in 15 overs.

It was a sedate start for the run chase by openers Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Molineux, but Shabnim Ismail was finding similar assistance from the pitch like Perry did.

But what was uncharacteristic from the defending champions was their fielding. Having to defend a low total, Mumbai were not really up to the mark with Natalie Sciver-Brunt dropping a couple of catches – Sophie Molineux and Richa Ghosh, both off Ismail.

Hayley Matthews got the first wicket when she got Molineux stumped for nine with some smart keeping from Priyanka...