Everyone really executed their plans well – Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana dished out a stunning knock of 96 as RCB powered past Delhi Capitals in a lopsided encounter. Mandhana was on the cusp of completing what would have been the maiden century in WPL history but fell agonizingly short after Lucy Hamilton pouched a stunning grab at point.

Securing the Player of the Match award for her phenomenal performance, Mandhana opened up at length in the post-match presentation about the overall performance from RCB while also highlighting how RCB’s bowling unit has been a force to reckon with.

Shedding light on the overall game, Mandhana said, “It was amazing to see the way everyone bowled, especially in the first three overs to get them four down. Sayali coming in as a debut and getting those two crucial wickets and then Bell doing what Bell does the best. But again, I mean, the way Shafali was going, she was looking really good and then we changed our plans and tried to bowl, give her a single. And I feel everyone really executed their plans well.”

Underlining how good the bowling was, Mandhana added, “I mean, we had definitely... Anya Shrubsole has been on it. She's an experienced player and has played so much. So, of course, those planning and all of those things are coming together. And then in the strategic timeout we knew that Shafali is the only batter who could do that damage and get them to 180 plus. So it was clear that we have to bowl our best balls to her and try and get her off the strike. And it's easy to just say that, but everyone just went ahead. Prema bowled well, Radha bowled well and everyone whoever came in in that phase bowled extremely well today.”