Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana was ecstatic following her facet’s maiden Women’s Premier League (WPL) title win on Sunday. RCB defeated Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to say the WPL 2024 title and this was the primary time {that a} RCB facet (males’s or girls’s) gained a trophy. Following the victory, presenter and former Indian girls’s cricket workforce skipper Anjum Chopra informed Mandhana that she has lastly gained the trophy for RCB however the left-hander batter’s response gained hearts. Mandhana shortly replied that that it was the workforce and never solely her who has gained the all vital trophy.

“Feeling hasn’t still sunk in. Hard for me to come out with expressions. One thing I’ll say is I’m proud of the bunch. Our Bangalore leg was really good. We came to Delhi and had two tough losses,” she stated.

“That’s what we spoke about that we need to step up at the right time. These tournaments are about peaking at the right time. Last year taught us a lot of things. What went wrong, what went right. Management just said this is your team, build it (your way). Thumbs up to them.”

“For RCB, it’s a lot more. I’m not the only one who won the trophy, the team has won the trophy. I’m not the person to talk about what I feel. This is in top five maybe. Obviously a World Cup would top it. Have a message for the fans – the most loyal fanbase.”

“One statement that always comes up is Ee Sala Cup Namde. Now it’s Ee Sala Cup Namdu. Kannada is not my first language but it was important to say it for the fans,” she concluded.

RCB’s spin assault weaved magic within the first innings to nullify DC’s explosive begin. Sophie Molineux spearheaded the assault however the 21-year-old off-spinner Shreyanka Patil turned out to be the game-changer for RCB.

She picked up a four-wicket haul and eliminated the tail finish inside a blink of a watch to limit DC to a sub-par complete of 113. In reply, RCB comfortably chased down the goal with three balls to spare and with eight wickets in hand.

(With ANI inputs)