“One of my best spells,” Renuka says of her winning spell against GG
Renuka Singh was awarded the Player of the Match for her astonishing spell against Gujarat Giants in Bengaluru.
New Delhi: Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bangalore have jumped to the top spot of the points table after their dominant 8-wicket win against Beth Mooney-led Gujarat Giants in Match 5 of the ongoing Women’s Premier League 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, on February 27. Star bowler Renuka Singh was awarded the Player of the Match for her astonishing bowling performance.
RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first. The decision turned out well as Renuka Singh sent the dangerous Beth Mooney and Pheobe Litchfield back to the pavilion within the first seven overs and shook the Giants early in the match from which they could never recover. Renuka ended her four-over stint with two wickets, giving away just 14 runs. She was very impressed with her spell and called it one of her best spells ever.
“I am very happy, it has been a long time since I have bowled for a good period, especially after the injury. One of my best sayings is this. It feels good because I have worked a lot of hard and I am happy that the results are visible. [on her round the wicket strategy] I’ve been working on this a lot, I’ve been talking to my coach Troy [Cooley] after the India series, who asked me to work on this,” said Renuka after receiving the Player of the Match.
Renuka’s spell, backed by great bowling from Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux, Asha Shobhana and Georgia Wareham, helped RCB restrict Gujarat Giants to 107/7 in 20 overs.
Chasing 108, Royal Challengers were supported by skipper Smriti Mandhana who hit a 27-ball 43. Fellow opener Sophie Devine was bowled out for six, caught by Meghana Singh off Ashleigh Gardner, Mandhana found a willing partner in Sabbhineni Meghana as they took the score to 72 before the skipper Tanuja Kanwar offered a catch to return to the pavilion.
Meghana, who scored an unbeaten 36 (28 balls, 5×4, 1×6), stayed on the wicket and with the help of Ellyse Perry, who blasted to 23 not out off 14 balls, hitting four boundaries, as RCB 110/2 in 12.3 overs to seal a big win.