RCB-W vs UP-W Highlights: Alyssa Healy MASTERCLASS extends RCB's misery, UP Warriorz cruise to 10-wicket win, Watch WPL 2023 Highlights

RCB-W vs UP-W Highlights: WPL 2023 Highlights – UP Warriorz win by 10 wickets – UP Warriorz have poured in more misery on Royal Challengers Bangalore. Alyssa Healy & Devika Vaidya brought up an unbeaten 139-run stand to hammer RCB by 10 wickets. Healy remained unbeaten on 96 while Devika Vaidya remained not out for 31 as UPW chased down the target in just 13 overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore choked once again despite a brilliant start. From 85/2, RCB have been bowled out for 138 with Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma bagging 7 wickets combined. Ellyse Perry smashed 52 while Sophie Devine scored a fine 36. But none of the other RCB batters could put up a good score. Follow Women’s Premier League LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN

During her unbeaten knock, Healy smashed 18 fours and a six en route to leading the UP franchise to its second win of the tournament. Healy’s 96 not out is the highest individual score in the WPL thus far, bettering teammate Tahlia McGrath’s 90 not out. UPW completed the task with as many as 42 balls remaining.

RCB-W vs UP-W Highlights: Alyssa Healy MASTERCLASS extends RCB’s misery, UP Warriorz cruise to 10-wicket win, Watch WPL 2023 Highlights

WPL Points Table/ Delhi Capitals-W/ Royal Challengers Bangalore-W/ UP Warriorz/ Mumbai Indians-W/ Gujarat Giants

Up Warriorz Innings Summary: Chasing a modest target of 139, UP Warriorz were off to a brisk start. The new opening duo of Healy and Devika Vaidya (36 not out off 31 balls) found boundaries at will.

Such was the onslaught by Healy that the Warriorz raced to 55 in six overs, before a strategic timeout was taken. Healy was dealing in boundaries. Initially, she was particularly severe on off-spinner Shreyanka Patil, who leaked 24 runs in her first two overs.

Medium pacer Komal Zanzad gave away 22 runs in her first two overs as the two UP batters meant business. Devika promoted to opening in place of Shweta Sehrawat, also played perfect second fiddle to the aggressive Healy while also maintaining a strike rate of over run a ball.

Having conceded just two runs in her opening over, medium pacer Renuka Singh faced Healy’s onslaught when she came on to bowl again, giving away 18 runs as the Australian picked four boundaries on the trot to inch closer to the target. In the end, UPW needed just 13 overs to reach their target.

RCB-W vs UP-W Highlights: Alyssa Healy MASTERCLASS extends RCB’s misery, UP Warriorz cruise to 10-wicket win, Watch WPL 2023 Highlights

RCB Innings summary: Earlier, Sophie Devine (36 off 24 balls) started the RCB innings by hitting Grace Harris for a four and a six off the match’s second and third deliveries, collecting 13 runs in the opening over at the Brabourne Stadium.

The maximum was a super shot as Devine, seeing the ball in the slot, positioned herself perfectly and smoked it over the deep mid wicket boundary.

With RCB going very well at 29 for no loss after three overs, Rajeshwari Gayakwad broke the momentum, sending back RCB captain Smriti Mandhana (4) with her first ball.

Given the situation, it was an excellent first over from Rajeshwari as she conceded just one run while taking the big wicket of Mandhana. Australian star Ellyse Perry wasted little time in finding her groove. Despite losing Mandhana, RCB racked up 54 runs in the six powerplay overs.

Ecclestone bowled an economical seventh over before Perry struck two successive fours off experienced off-spinning all-rounder Deepti Sharma. Ecclestone was rewarded for her fine bowling as she bowled Devine, who struck five fours and a six.

Perry continued with her attacking ways before Deepti took her out, much to the UP team’s relief. RCB lost the plot after that, as the duo of Deepti and Ecclestone kept taking wickets regularly.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh(w), Erin Burns, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Sahana Pawar, Komal Zanzad, Renuka Thakur Singh

UP Warriorz (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w/c), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad