India’s top batter As the first player to be sold at the Women’s Premier League auction in February 2023, Smriti Mandhana made history. She ended up being the most expensive player in the competition after being sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for an astounding INR 3.4 crore.
Smriti Mandhana, the tournament’s “most expensive player,” was unable to live up to that label, though, as she went through eight matches without recording even a single half-century.
The RCB captain only managed to score 149 runs in eight innings, averaging 18.62, with a 111.19 strike rate and one duck.
She was dismissed for 24 off 25 balls in her final WPL 2023 innings against the Mumbai Indians on March 21 after once again succumbing to a spinner. Seven of her eight dismissals in the competition have come against spinners because she was detected attempting to move quickly inside the circle.
In the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which was played in February, Smriti Mandhana finished as India’s top run scorer, amassing 151 runs in four innings at an average of 37.75, including two half-centuries. Her team’s winless streak in the first five games and her poor batting average, though, made things worse for her.
Following UP’s victory over Gujarat in Match 17, RCB was eliminated
After losing their first five consecutive games, RCB finally turned things around and de
feated UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants in back-to-back victories. Their chances of moving on to the knockout round depended on UP losing their final two games. All of their aspirations, however, were dashed on March 20, when the team coached by Alyssa Healy defeated the Gujarat Giants and earned a position in the tournament’s elimination game.
In their final match, which will be held at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, RCB will want to finish their tournament on a high note by defeating the Mumbai Indians. They were given the opportunity to bat first, but they could only muster 125/9 in the allowed 20 overs.
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