WPL: Sophie Devine Fights to Keep RCB Alive in the Tournament
Sophie Devine has been a trump card for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise. The New Zealand all-rounder has been putting up a great performance with the bat as well as the ball. During the last RCB game against UP Warriors, Sophie got an explosive start of 14 runs in 6 balls but she couldn’t make the most out of it. Nonetheless, in another do-or-die game, the team had a below-average day with the ball conceding 189 runs against Gujarat Giants.
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Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine looked in a different mindset as both the players were determined to pick some quick runs. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s opening pair shared an opening stand of 125 runs in merely 9.2 overs. Sophie Devine was batting at a strike rate of 275.00. The opener fell one short of her 100 but her 99 runs from 36 balls were the turning point for the team between the two teams.
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Hopefully, we can still be in the run for the playoffs: Sophie Devine
A huge margin victory was necessary for the Royal Challengers Bangalore to help with their net run rate. They chased down the target with 27 balls to go. With this innings, Sophie Devine became the orange cap holder with 266 runs in 7 games. After the game, she said, “Always nice to beat Meg in something. I was in the zone tonight, milestones don’t get to me so at 99 it wasn’t about a drop and run, it was about getting the team home earlier. Hopefully, we can still be in the run for the playoffs.”
“I think I’ve got used to the conditions now, having watched a few games and I’m learning every day. It perhaps help that I’m a bit older I think I’ve just snuck in and taken the credit with this innings. I think the one that ended up in the top tiers was my favourite shot of today,” she added. In addition to Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana might have gotten her confidence back. The skipper was struggling with getting some runs throughout the tournament. RCB now has only one game left in the tournament against Mumbai Indians. They’ll have to win their last game and will have to keep an eye on the remaining games to see if they can finish in the top 3.
