Sophie Ecclestone produced an excellent all-round present at hand UP Warriorz a sensational win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the first-ever Super Over of the Women’s Premier League on Monday. Sent into bat, Ellyse Perry and Danni Wyatt-Hodge sparkled with the bat to information RCB 180 for six. Perry smashed an unbeaten 90 off 56 balls whereas opener Wyatt-Hodge made 57. But Ecclestone, who registered economical figures of 4-0-29-0, confirmed her prowess with the bat, scoring 33 off 19 balls to assist UP Warriorz made a exceptional comeback to tie the match and take it to the Super Over, the place they got here out on prime. UP Warriorz managed simply eight runs within the tremendous over bowled by Kim Garth.
The onus was then on RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh to chase down the goal of 9 runs in opposition to Ecclestone however the English cricketer got here out on prime, conceding simply 4 runs.
Earlier, RCB misplaced Mandhana early, bowled by Deepti Sharma within the fourth over.
Perry joined palms with Wyatt-Hodge and the duo shared 94 runs in 65 balls for the second wicket to take RCB ahead.
Richa Ghosh (8), Kanika Ahuja (5) and Georgia Wareham (8) all didn’t contribute, however Perry held the fort for RCB.
Tahlia McGrath (1/30), Chinelle Henry (1/34) and Deepti (1/42) picked up a wicket every for UP Warriorz.
Chasing the whole, UP Warriorz by no means bought the momentum, dropping wickets at common intervals.
Openers Kiran Navgire (24) and Dinesh Vrinda (14) began on a promising observe, sharing 30 runs in 2.5 overs earlier than each departed in fast succession.
Navgire was the primary to depart, bowled by Renuka Singh. Renuka got here again an over later to dismiss Vrinda, who was caught at mid-off by Mandhana as she tried to hit a fullish supply over the circle.
Off-spinner Sneh Rana picked up two wickets — that of Tahila McGrath and UP Warriorz skipper Depti Sharma (25 off 13) — in consecutive overs to derail the chase.
While McGrath was stumped by Richa Ghosh, Deepti was brilliantly caught by Ghosh behind the stumps after RCB went for a evaluation.
Shewata Sehrawat tried her finest to maintain UP Warriorz within the hunt with a advantageous 25-ball 31, which had 4 boundaries however was dismissed by Perry, caught by Ghosh because the batter tried to fish a large leg stump supply.
Rana was the choose of the bowlers for RCB with figures of three/27, whereas Renuka Singh (2/36) and Kim Garth (2/40) picked up two wickets apiece.
After her exploits with the bat, Perry contributed with the ball too.
Needing 18 off the final over, Ecclestone hit Renuka for 2 consecutive sixes and a boundary to deliver down the equation to 2 off 2.
Ecclestone then took a single and left it on younger Kranti Goud to complete off the chase. But Ghosh ran out Ecclestone as UP Warriorz completed at 180 all out to take the match to the Super Over for the primary time in WPL.
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