Half-centurion Smriti Mandhana hammers her career-best WPL score: Key stats
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Half-centurion Smriti Mandhana hammered her career-best score in the Women's Premier League.
Mandhana hit 81 runs from 47 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased down a 142-run target versus Delhi Capitals in Vadodara on Monday.
Notably, Mandhana and Danielle Wyatt-Hodge added 107 runs for the opening wicket.
Earlier, DC posted 141/10 in 19.3 overs. Here are further details.
Knock
Mandhana was in her element
Mandhana took on the DC bowlers from the start. The star opener got going in the first over with a couple of fours and never looked back.
Alongside her opening partner, Mandhana added 57 runs in the powerplay.
Wyatt-Hodge impressed with her 42. The century stand for the first wicket killed off the chase.
Mandhana was dismissed in the 16th over.
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Shikha Pandey dismisses Mandhana
Shikha Pandey dismissed Mandhana. A fuller delivery well outside off saw the batter walk across as she looked to scoop it and didn't time the same. The ball went high and was taken easily by the fielder running in from short fine leg.
Stats
2nd-best score for a RCB batter in WPL
Mandhana slammed 10 fours and three sixes. She struck at 172.34.
Mandhana's 81 saw her race to 531 WPL runs at 26.95. This was her 3rd fifty and a career-best score.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Mandhana's 81 is now the 2nd-best score for RCB in WPL after Sophie Devine's 99 against GG in 2023.
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RCB's 2nd century-plus stand in the WPL
This was RCB's 2nd century-plus stand in the WPL and Mandhana has been involved in both. Before this, Mandhana and Devine had added 125 runs for the 1st wicket against GG in March 2023.