On February 24, Smriti Mandhana was dismissed for the third time by UP Warriorz captain Deepti Sharma, continuing her battle against off-spin. A forceful arm-ball delivery from Deepti undid the RCB captain, who then got an inside edge and crashed against the stumps, falling for a nine-ball six.
For the eleventh time in the WPL, the left-handed opener was out, which is the most for any batter.
Furthermore, Smriti Mandhana only managed to score seven runs against Deepti.
Marking the third time in the WPL that she had dismissed the left-hander.
Most wickets against off-spin in WPL history
Smriti Mandhana – 11*
Meg Lanning – 6
Hayley Matthews – 6
Harmanpreet Kaur – 5
Richa Ghosh – 5
Smriti’s struggle doesn’t end there, with the RCB skipper having the lowest average against off-spin (min 6 overs), with an average of 11.45 and a strike rate of 96.2.