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RCB Women vs MI Women, 4th Match at Mumbai, WPL, Mar 06 2023 - Match Result

RESULT
4th Match (N), Brabourne, March 06, 2023, Women's Premier League
(14.2/20 ov, T:156) 159/1

MI Women won by 9 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
77* (38) & 3/28
hayley-matthews
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Scorecard summary
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women 155/10(18.4 overs)
Mumbai Indians Women 159/1(14.2 overs)
1/34 (4)

That's it from us today. Hope you all have enjoyed our coverage. This is Srinidhi signing off on behalf of Thilak Ram, our scorer. Stay hydrated, take care and good night.

Matthews, the player of the match: "There wasn't much difference, probably I was able to bat a bit longer today, but I think the freedom in this Mumbai Indians team has given me plenty of confidence. They're going well at the moment, and the ball is coming on nicely. They [RCB] did put me under pressure in the first over, but yeah, pleased to come back well. We have had so many match-winners in the team and Harman is leading us well."

Harmanpreet, the MI captain: "I think batting was the same, the bowling we did was better in the first game than today. We still did well to keep to small score. We just wanted to back ourselves and chase. Everyone in the team are just happy to do it their way and they're enjoying themselves. "

Sciver-Brunt: "Batting track is very good. It's been fun out there. I was trying to hit a little bit. It comes out in the middle [of the bat], so that's fine. I guess we were working pretty well together [in the chase]. She [Matthews] shouldn't really hold her back, we were just talking about how to go against the bowlers.

"I guess we were lucky tonight to manage taking wickets regularly to keep them under 200. As bowlers, we try not to be predictable. You need to be one step ahead, it's a bit tricky. We are enjoying, [the two wins] everyone's enjoying each others' success."

Mandhana, the RCB captain: "We would have loved to put up a better performance. We were below par. Will come back harder. There were two-three batters getting 20-30 runs, a few batters including me couldn't put up a good score. We will sit and talk and try to come up with a better performance. We had six-seven good bowlers. As batters we need to put up a good total on board. It's a pretty short tournament, we can't dwell on it. In Franchise cricket, even after two losses we can turn it around quickly.

"Lots of positives in Kanika and Shreyanka. Really positive to see the way they performed, happy with the way they batted. "

10.30pm: Mumbai put up an allround performance to seal their second straight win of the WPL. After being put in to bowl, the likes of Matthews, Kerr and Saika spun a web around the RCB batters to keep them at bay. A few valuable contributions from the lower order propelled RCB to 155 but they knew they were easily 20-25 runs short. With the bat, it was an easy-peasy chase for Mumbai as Matthews and Sciver-Brunt unbeaten fifties took them home with 34 balls remaining. There were a lot of misfield for RCB

14.2
4
Perry to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR runs

Mumbai win by 9 wickets! Full on off, drills it to wide of mid-on , in the gap, for four to finish things off for the team

14.1
4
Perry to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR runs

Short and wide of off, whacks it to left of mid-on for four. A 28-ball fifty for Sciver-Brunt

5 runs needed off 36 now. Mumbai have hit 97 runs between over 7 and 15. Absolute dominance

end of over 146 runs
MI-W: 151/1CRR: 10.78 RRR: 0.83 • Need 5 from 36b
Nat Sciver-Brunt47 (27b 7x4 1x6)
Hayley Matthews77 (38b 13x4 1x6)
Preeti Bose 4-0-34-1
Shreyanka Patil 2-0-32-0
13.6
1
Preeti Bose to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run
13.5
1
Preeti Bose to Matthews, 1 run

Fuller on middle and off stump, hits it straight, Bose gets a hand on it and the ball runs it to long-off

13.4
1
Preeti Bose to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run

Fuller on off, another misfield at mid-off from Mandhana this time, Sciver-Brunt takes a single

13.3
1
Preeti Bose to Matthews, 1 run

Fuller on middle, drills it to deep midwicket for one

13.2
1
Preeti Bose to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run

Full on middle, moves across and hits it to long-off

13.1
1
Preeti Bose to Matthews, 1 run

Fuller and flatter on off, swipes it away to deep midwicket

11 needed off... well, that doesn't matter now. Mumbai are cruising toward victory.

end of over 1320 runs
MI-W: 145/1CRR: 11.15 RRR: 1.57 • Need 11 from 42b
Hayley Matthews74 (35b 13x4 1x6)
Nat Sciver-Brunt44 (24b 7x4 1x6)
Shreyanka Patil 2-0-32-0
Megan Schutt 3-0-32-0
12.6
1
Patil to Matthews, 1 run

Full on off, goes back and punches it to long-off for one

12.5
4
Patil to Matthews, FOUR runs

Another misfield? Fuller on fourth stump, cut away to sweeper cover for four

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12.4
4
Patil to Matthews, FOUR runs

Shot! Full on off, driven down the ground to cover for four

12.3
1
Patil to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run

Hit down the ground to deep midwicket

12.2
6
Patil to Nat Sciver-Brunt, SIX runs

Short ball on off and Sciver-Brunt goes back and smashes it over deep midwicket

12.1
4
Patil to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR runs

Misfield at the deep! Length ball on off, goes back and punches toward square leg for four

end of over 1215 runs
MI-W: 125/1CRR: 10.41 RRR: 3.87 • Need 31 from 48b
Hayley Matthews65 (32b 11x4 1x6)
Nat Sciver-Brunt33 (21b 6x4)
Megan Schutt 3-0-32-0
Sophie Devine 1-0-11-0
11.6
4
Schutt to Matthews, FOUR runs

Back-to-back boundaries for Matthews. Full on leg, chips it to fine leg

11.5
4
Schutt to Matthews, FOUR runs

Shot! Full on middle, hit to midwicket leg for a one-bounce four

11.4
1
Schutt to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run

Full on off, driven to long-on for one

11.3
4
Schutt to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR runs

In the gap! Low full-toss on off, swipes it between deep midwicket and long-on for four

11.2
1
Schutt to Matthews, 1 run

Full on middle, pulled away to deep midwicket

11.1
1
Schutt to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run

Length ball on off, goes back and punches it to right of long-on for two

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
HK Matthews
77 runs (38)
13 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
23 runs
4 fours0 six
Control
89%
Nat Sciver-Brunt
55 runs (29)
9 fours1 six
Productive shot
pull
14 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
83%
Best performances - bowlers
HK Matthews
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
3
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
S Ishaque
O
4
M
0
R
26
W
2
ECO
6.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
TossRoyal Challengers Bangalore Women, elected to bat first
Series
Season2022/23
Player Of The Match
Hours of play (local time)19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-20.50
Match days6 March 2023 - night (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsMumbai Indians Women 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore Women 0