Now it's Ee Sala Cup Namdu – Smriti Mandhana

The Royal Challengers Bangalore breezed past Delhi Capitals in the grand finale of WPL 2024, chronicling a historic triumph in Delhi. Captain Smriti Mandhana led the charge with the bat as RCB successfully shot down a target of 114 with three balls and eight wickets to spare.

Talking at the post-match conference, Smriti highlighted why this journey will always be special and how the entire team came together to show what they are capable of as they ran roughshod over the Delhi Capitals in the grand finale.

Mandhana said, “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 further added, “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).”

Smriti continued, “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.”

The captain concluded with a very special message for the fans, stating, “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.”ay it for the fans.”