MI vs RCB: Amelia Kerr’s 3/22 help Mumbai Indians keep RCB to 125/9 in WPL

Amelia Kerr snapped three wickets as Mumbai Indians produced a disciplined effort to restrict Royal Challengers Bangalore to 125 for nine in ir final league match of inaugural Women’s Premier League here on Tuesday.

Kerr (3/22) validated MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s decision to bowl first, taking full vantage of a spin-friendly track here at DY Patil Stium, while Hayley Matws (4-0-18-0) and Saika Ishaque (1/30) were also on money.

Both Kerr and Ishaque joined Sophie Ecclestone of UP Warriorz for most wickets (13) in WPL.

RCB h fallen behind in race to make it to final three teams who would play two-game knockout round to decide winner of WPL, by losing five matches on trot.

On or hand, Mumbai Indians have also been under pump coming off two consecutive defeats and would need to do better with bat in chase against RCB to regain lost form.

task of chasing a moderate 126 would still be tricky given pitch remained challenging for batting and aided spinners, with Mumbai Indians’ bowlers doing a fine job.

Mumbai me an early breakthrough when a horrible mixup between Sophie Devine (0) and Smriti Mandhana culminated in former being run out on fourth ball of contest.

Mandhana continued to drive herself back into form, hitting a few exciting shots to make 24 from 25 balls with three fours and a six, before her innings was ended by Kerr off a mistimed stroke.

Ellyse Perry (29 from 28 balls, 3x4s) took her time to settle down and opened up only in 10th over, hitting Saika Ishaque for consecutive fours. At halfway stage, RCB were 56 for 2.

Hear Knight perished for 12 in 11th over with Kerr bagging her second wicket, getting English batter caught at long-on. Knight ded 26 runs with Perry during her brief stay in middle.

slide continued for RCB with Kerr getting Kanika Ahuja (12) stumped by Yastika Bhatia and soon Nat Sciver-Brunt returned for her final over to claim a couple of wickets to finish at 4-0-24-2, dismissing Perry and Shreyanka Patil (4) to mark yet anor poor show for RCB with bat.

Richa Ghosh cracked three fours and two sixes to make 29 off 13 balls, with her innings helping RCB move past 100-run mark.

Isabelle Wong (2/26) claimed two late wickets.