2024-03-13 00:48:05
New Delhi: Alyssa Perry has become the first bowler in the history of the Women’s Premier League to take six wickets. This brilliant all-rounder of Royal Challengers Bangalore blew the test of Mumbai Indians with her sharp fast bowling on Tuesday evening. In his quota of four overs, the 33-year-old Australian player dismissed six batsmen while conceding just 15 runs. Four out of six players could not save their bails and were clean bowled. Alyssa Perry took five of her six wickets through swing bowling, which means she read the pitch very well and bowled the correct length. This was the best performance in the WPL as well as Alyssa Perry’s career.
In the 19th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCBW) won the toss and decided to bowl first against Mumbai Indians (MIW). Mumbai was reduced to just 113 runs in 19 overs. Mumbai Indians have been all out for only the second time in the history of WPL. This was his lowest and overall second lowest total of this season.
Haley Mathews and Sajeevan Sanjana gave a good start to Mumbai. There was a partnership of 43 runs between the two for the opening wicket, when Sophie Devine broke this partnership on the last ball of the sixth over. After this, Alyssa Perry took a flurry of wickets on the field. First of all, Sajeevan Sajna (30 runs in 21 balls) bowled Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur on the very next ball. Kaur could not even open an account. Amelia Kerr was out LBW on the first ball of the 11th over, scoring two runs in five balls. Alyssa Perry bowled Amanjot Kaur on the third ball of the over. Pooja Vastrakar was bowled on the third ball of the 13th over and Natalie Sciver-Brunt was out LBW on the last ball.