Ellyse Perry’s All-round Heroics Sends Royal Challengers Bangalore To Playoffs

Ellyse Perry put on an astonishing all-round performance against Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians in match 19 of the ongoing edition of the Women Premier League at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, on March 12. She picked up a record six-wicket haul and also played an unbeaten 40-run knock and helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to register a dominating seven-wicket win over MI and seal their WPL 2024 playoff spot.

The star Australian allrounder, who had gone wicketless so far in the tournament, had a night to remember as she registered the best-ever bowling figures in the history of Women’s Premier League, snapping six for 15 runs as RCB dismissed MI for 113, their second lowest score in WPL, after opting to bowl first.

Chasing 114 to win, RCB were 39 for 3 in the seventh over. It could have been worse had Nat Sciver-Brunt held on to two catches off Shabnim Ismail. However, the 33-year-old Perry slammed a 38-ball 40, sharing an unbroken 76-run stand with Richa Ghosh (36 off 28) to take RCB across the finish line in 15 overs. With the win, RCB finished their league engagements in third position with eight points, while MI (10) stayed at the second spot behind Delhi Capitals (10) in the table.