BENGALURU, India, CMC – Hayley Matthews obtained a begin however failed to hold on as her Mumbai Indians comfortably chased down a modest goal to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets and go prime of the Girls’s Premier League right here Saturday.
In pursuit of 132 on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Mumbai overhauled their goal with 29 balls to spare, with the West Indies captain chipping in with 26 from 21 balls.
She struck three fours and a six, serving to lay the inspiration for the run chase in a 45-run opening standoff of 23 balls with Yastika Bhatia, who lashed a 15-ball 31.
Matthews added an extra 24 for the second wicket with captain Nat Sciver-Brunt (27) earlier than holing out to cowl on the sting of the circle, making an attempt to assault off-spinner Shreyanka Patil.
New Zealander Amelia Kerr calmed any nerves, nevertheless, top-scoring with 40 off 24 deliveries with seven fours to gas a necessary 49-run third-wicket partnership with Sciver-Brunt.
Earlier, RCB stumbled to 131 for six off their 20 overs after being despatched in, Australian Ellyse Perry holding the innings with an unbeaten 44 off 38 balls.
With the innings in dire straits at 42 for 4 within the ninth over, Perry placed on 29 for the fifth wicket with fellow countrywoman Sophie Molineux (12) earlier than including an extra 51 for the seventh wicket with one other worldwide teammate Georgia Wareham, who made 27 from 20 deliveries.
The win was Mumbai’s third in 4 video games, placing them prime of the standings on six factors.
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