New Zealand's Devine to step down as T20 captain after World Cup
New Zealand's Sophie Devine will step down as Twenty20 captain after the Women's T20 World Cup in October, governing body New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday.
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"Glad To Win It Before The Boys": RCB Star's Tongue-In-Cheek Remark After WPL Triumph
As the Royal Challengers Bangalore men's team remains trophy-less in 16 years of the Indian Premier League, the franchise's women's team tasted success in only the second season of the Women's Premier League. The Smriti Mandhana-led side defeated Delhi Capitals in the final on Sunday to clinch the elusive title. Fans understandably were ecstatic to see the franchise getting their hands on a piece of silverware. RCB's New Zealand star Sophie Devine, however, was additionally happy as the girls managed to get the title before the boys.
Ellyse Perry Helped Me, She Is A Legend: RCB's Richa Ghosh After WPL 2024 Win
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh, who played a key role in team's Women's Premier League triumph, lauded her teammate Ellyse Perry, saying the Australian legend helped her a lot and contributed to the team's victory through her batting and bowling. Richa and Perry formed the winning partnership that took RCB through while chasing a target of 114 in a keenly contested final against Delhi Capitals here on Sunday. RCB spinners, particularly Shreyanka Patil, and Sophie Devine, skipper Smriti Mandhana and Perry took also chipped in with valuable knocks in RCB's maiden WPL title victory. Richa told ANI said that she enjoyed batting with Australian all-rounder and learnt a lot from her. "It felt really nice batting with Ellyse Perry. She helped me out a lot. It was really fun batting with her. She won us matches with her batting and bowling, she is a legend," said Richa.
"Everyone Questioned Whether...": RCB's Shreyanka Patil After WPL Title Win
Following Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Women's Premier League (WPL) title win, their bowling all-rounder Shreyanka Patil said that competition has opened a new platform for women's domestic players and given them a chance to build a great career out of cricket. RCB spinners, particularly Shreyanka and calm knocks from Sophie Devine, skipper Smriti Mandhana and Perry took the Red and Gold side to their maiden WPL title after beating Delhi Capitals in the title clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. Speaking to ANI after the RCB's win, Shreyanka said that WPL has provided an all new platform to women domestic players.
"It's Ee Sala Cup Namdu": RCB Skipper Smriti Mandhana's Emotional Remark After WPL 2024 Title Win
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana said she got solid backing from the management after their failure to win the Women's Premier League last year, which went a long way in them lifting the title on Sunday. She said the 2023 campaign "taught us a lot of things" as her team beat Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to land the title here. With this, RCB's spirited bunch has managed to achieve what their men's team could not do over 16 years, and Mandhana thanked their loyal fanbase for always supporting the side. "Last year taught us a lot of things, as a player, as a captain and as a team. The management, the way they backed me during the review after the season…they have been through a lot and a big thumbs up (to them)," Mandhana said at the presentation.
Bangalore win maiden WPL title after Delhi batting collapse in final
NEW DELHI :Royal Challengers Bangalore won their maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) title after their spinners restricted Delhi Captials to 113, setting the stage for an eight-wicket victory with just three balls to spare in New Delhi on Sunday.
RCB Beat Delhi Capitals By 8 Wickets To Lift WPL 2024 Title
A clinical Royal Challengers Bangalore won the Women's Premier League 2024 title with an eight-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in the final on Sunday. Batting first, DC were bowled out for 113 in 18.3 overs. RCB chased down the target of 114 with three balls to spare, much to the disappointment of the weekend crowd that turned out to support the home team. With Shafali Verma (44 off 27 balls) going great guns, DC were cruising at 64 for no loss in 43 balls before they committed harakiri, losing 10 wickets for just 49 runs.
"Ee Sala Cup Namde": Social Media In Frenzy As RCB Clinch WPL 2024 Title
An all-round Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) led by yet another solid knock by Ellyse Perry and brilliant bowling spells from spinners Shreyanka Patil and Sophie Molineux captured their first-ever Women's Premier League (WPL) title after defeating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the title clash at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. This is RCB's first-ever T20 title across both WPL and the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 114, RCB started off cautiously, getting just 18 runs in their first four overs. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine did not take much risks, except for two boundaries by the New Zealand batter.