"Needed Just One Boundary": Mumbai Indians Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur After WPL 2024 Elimination

16.03.2024 - 06:47 sports.ndtv.com

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur feels that a boundary in the final two overs could have shifted the momentum on their side following their loss in the eliminator clash against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Women's Premier League on Friday.

In the final three overs, the defending champions failed to hit a single boundary and lost three wickets even with the likes of Harmanpreet, Sajana and Amelia Kerr on the crease.

After the game, Harmanpreet hailed their performance with the ball as they managed to restrict RCB to a sub-par score of 135/6.

She went on to admit that their batters failed to hold their nerves in the final two overs during which they needed just 16 runs to win. "We bowled well, we restricted them to under 140.

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