Royal Challengers Bangalore cruised to a thrilling two-run win against UP Warriors despite Australian all-rounder Grace Harris' trademark onslaught in the Women's Premier League in Bangalore on Sunday morning I got it.
Queensland University took 38 balls, including 26 from 23 balls, to take the Warriors closer to the 158-run target, but fellow Australian Sophie Molyneux defended 11 balls from the final over to deny Bangalore a series opener. brought victory.
Royal Challengers all-rounder Sobhana Asha took five wickets in a player-of-match performance, while Sabbinini Meghana and wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh took 50 wickets each in the first innings.
For Bangalore, superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry could only manage 8 (7), while Warriors captain Alyssa Healy was bowled by Molineux for 5 (4) in the second over of the run chase.
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In the previous innings, rookie all-rounder Sajeevan Sajjana hit a six to give defending champions Mumbai Indians a nail-biting victory on the last ball in the Women's Premier League season opener.
In a rematch of last year's inaugural final, Sajjana beat Mumbai and Delhi Capitals by four points in Bengaluru.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was caught at long-on 55 after trying to cross the boundary with the penultimate ball.
Sajjana then danced down the track to take Mumbai to 6-173 and seal a four-wicket win.
The 29-year-old, captain of state team Kerala, had been picked up by Kaul's team at the bottom of the player auction price range in December.
England all-rounder Alice Capsey was the top scorer in Delhi with 75 points.
The franchise rights were auctioned off for A$873 million in January last year, and the media rights for the first five seasons were sold to Viacom18 for $178 million.
These two deals make the WPL the second most valuable women's sports league in the United States after WNBA women's basketball.
