That was some sight to watch – Smriti Mandhana heaps praises on Ellyse Perry’s record-breaking performance

RCB-W secured their WPL 2024 play-off berth in style as they breezed past the Mumbai Indians in their last group stage fixture, picking up a massive 7-wicket win with five overs to spare while chasing a modest target of 114. 

Skipper Smriti Mandhana opened up on the clash against Mumbai Indians and how she was highly impressed by the girls, apart from heaping praises on Ellyse Perry for an incredible display ahead of the playoffs.

Talking in the post-match interview, Mandhana said, “The last match losing by one run is not ideal, the whole conversation was that 1 run doesn't make us a bad team. We had actually played some good cricket this season and just needed to keep our head high. They did have a good start, but there was little calmness with the group today from the time we had our meeting and it was a brilliant spell (from Perry) to watch.”

Smriti concluded by saying, “Today's match was very important for us to get going, we wanted to come out and play good cricket and for Perry to come back and take those 6 wickets, wow that was some sight to watch. We didn't focus on other teams and other equations, we just wanted to win and glad everyone stepped up in the crucial match.”