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The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 has started on a great note. This is the third edition of this tournament. In the first match, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) performed brilliantly and defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 3 wickets. Batting first in the match, MI scored 154/6. In reply, RCB team achieved the target on the last ball after losing 7 wickets. Let’s take a look at the records made in the match.
Statement of account
match account
RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision proved correct and MI suffered initial setbacks. Nicola Carey (40 runs) and Sajeevan Sajna (45 runs) took the team to a good score. Nadine de Klerk took 4 wickets. In reply, Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana gave a good start to RCB. However, after this Clerk (63) single-handedly led the team to victory. Kerry and Amelia Kerr took 2 wickets each.
De Klerk gave a brilliant all-round performance
De Klerk bowled 4 overs and took 4 wickets for 26 runs. His economy rate was 6.50. This was his first 4 wicket haul in WPL. So far this player has played 2 matches and taken 6 wickets at an average of 10.16. While batting, this player faced 44 balls and scored 63 runs. His strike rate was 143.18. 7 fours and 2 sixes came from this player’s bat.
Lauren Bell bowled lethally
Lauren Bell bowled 4 overs and took 1 wicket while conceding just 14 runs with 1 maiden. He bowled 19 dot balls. This is the record for the joint second highest number of dot balls bowled in an innings in the history of WPL. The first place in this matter is Shabnam Ismail, who bowled 20 dot balls for MI in the match against Gujarat Giants (GG) at Vadodara ground in 2025.
A look at the innings of Sajna and Kerry
Carey faced 29 balls and scored 40 runs. Four fours came off his bat and his strike rate was 137.93. Whereas, Sajna faced 25 balls and scored 45 runs. 7 fours and 1 six came from his bat. His strike rate was 180. There was a partnership of 82 runs between the two. At one time 4 MI batsmen were in the pavilion on 67 runs. Both took MI to a respectable score.
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