RCB vs MI Live Score, WPL 2023: Bhatia, Matthews give steady start in 126 chase

Megan Schutt starts the proceedings for Bangalore. Schutt to Matthews, OUT! Dream start for RCB. Schutt targets the middle line and the ball continues to swing in for the right-hander and the umpire instantly signals it as out. Matthews straight away reviews it and wait, missing! The decision has now been overturned to Not Out. The ball tracker shows it was missing the stumps and a big sigh of relief for Matthews. After playing two more dot deliveries, Matthews gets off the mark on the third ball. Bhatia gets off the mark with a boundary to the deep backward point. Six from the first over.

Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews are to open for Mumbai. Megan Schutt will have the new ball.

Issy Wong will bowl the last over of the innings. Wong to Ghosh, OUT! This time no mistakes as Kerr takes a catch to remove Ghosh who put RCB in a respectable position with her 13-ball 29 runs cameo. Wong to Kasat, OUT! Yorker, on the money, to bowled Kasat on the last ball of the innings. This is a brilliant display by Mumbai to restrict Bangalore to just 125 runs after choosing to bowl first.

Richa Ghosh c Amelia Kerr b Wong 29(13)

Amelia Kerr continues. Kerr to Ghosh, FOUR! Richa’s lone fight continues, this time she gets lucky with an outside edge which races away for a boundary. Kerr to Ghosh, in the air and DROPPED by Wong at long-on. A rare drop from Wong who usually has very safe hands however the ball went way too high and Wong could not judge it properly. Kerr to Ghosh, FOUR! She rubs salt on wounds as she slog-sweeps Kerr for another boundary.

Saika Ishaque bowls her fourth over. Ishaque to Schutt and the ball hit on the pad and the umpire gives it out however the DRS overturn the decision as the ball was missing the line of stumps. Ishaque to Ghosh, SIX! Dispatched down the ground for another maximum. Ghosh is displaying her power hitting and clean striking. Ghosh takes a single as Schutt gets back on strike. Ishaque to Schutt, OUT! This time it is the other way around as the umpire signals it as not out but the review from Harman will give Mumbai another wicket. Saika Ishaque finally gets a wicket in three games as she equals Ecclestone and Kerr on 13 wickets each.

Nat-Sciver Brunt to bowl her last over. Brunt to Perry, OUT! Perry shuffles to play the angling ball on the leg side but she gets trapped in front for lbw as half of the batters are now back in the hut for Bangalore. Shreyanka Patil, who came in at number seven hits Brunt for a boundary to get off the mark. Brunt to Patil, OUT! Brunt takes another as she bowled Patil with a cross-seam yorker. Nine runs and two wickets come from this over as Brunt ends her spell with the figures of 4-0-24-2.

Perry lbw b Nat Sciver-Brunt 29(38); Shreyanka Patil b Nat Sciver-Brunt 4(3)

Issy Wong is back in the attack. Wong to Ghosh, FOUR! Wong follows Ghosh to deny her give any room but she plays it way too late to clear the fielder on the backward square leg. Wong to Ghosh, SIX! Back-to-back boundaries for Ghosh as this time she smacks Wong to clear the deep mid wicket for a maximum. 12 off the over.

Amelia Kerr comes back. And strikes again! She tempted Ahuja to step out and go for a big shot but the ball spun away and Yastika did enough to remove Ahuja as she was quickening fast behind the wicket and dislodged the stumps in no time. Richa Ghosh comes in at number six and straight away gets off the mark with a single.

Kanika Ahuja st Yastika b Amelia Kerr 12(13)

Ishaque keeps one flat and beats Kanika’s outside edge. Ishaque slides one in and Kanika steps out to lift the ball through deep mid-wicket for FOUR. Total six off this over.

Nat Sciver Brunt comes to bowl her third over. She gives seven runs from her over.

Hayley Matthews bowls her fourth over. Perry takes a single off the fourth ball after playing three dots. Kanika Ahuja, who came in at number five timed the fifth ball beautifully which beats the mid-on fielder as she takes a couple of runs to get off the mark. Only three off the over as Matthews ends her spell today with the figures of 4-0-18-0.

Amelia Kerr comes back into the attack. Two dots and three singles come in the first five balls. Kerr to Knight, OUT! Knight has to go for it as the pressure of dot balls consumed her. A mistimed shot fails to clear the long-on fence as Wong takes an easy catch to remove Heather on 12.

Saika Ishaque continues from the other end. Ishaque to Perry, FOUR! Inside out, it can’t get better. A shot to watch out the whole day on repeat. She commit herself to the ball and dispatched the ball over extra cover. Ishaque to Perry, FOUR! A bad ball from Ishaque and gets the right treatment from Perry. She sits and sweeps it fine for back-to-back boundaries. A good over for RCB to take 12 runs off it.

Issy Wong is back in the attack. Both Ellyse Perry and Heather Knight try to hit Wong but a brilliant over from Wong denies them from taking any big runs. Only three runs from this over. Strategic time-out!

Another change in the bowling. Saika Ishaque comes into the attack. A tight over from her to give only four singles off her first over.

Amelia Kerr is being introduced in the attack. Perry takes a single after playing a dot ball. Kerr to Mandhana, OUT! Kerr strikes in her first over as Mandhana gives her edge to Yastika behind the wicket and her one shy of run-a-ball-innings end in the seventh over. In comes, Heather Knight at number four. He plays a dot delivery to start. Kerr to Knight, FOUR! Cheeky. A reverse sweep with open her account as seven gone, RCB 37 for two.

Mandhana c Yastika b Amelia Kerr 24(25)

Hayley Matthews to bowl her third over. Matthews to Perry, too full and on middle, Perry takes a single to give the strike back to Mandhana who looks in good touch today. Matthews to Mandhana, FOUR! She goes back in the crease and swivels across to pull the short ball on the square leg for another boundary. Four dots to end the PowerPlay with 35 coming from it.

Brunt comes back after one over-hiatus. She starts with a wide, down-the-leg. Brunt to Mandhana, SIX! She uses the feet to step out and smashes the middle-line ball over deep mid-wicket for the first maximum. Brunt to Mandhana, FOUR! Lucky, very lucky as Mandhana gets an inside edge which goes past very close to the stumps and races away for another boundary of the over. She plays out the full over to take 10 off it.

Matthew continues from the end. Mandhana takes a single off the first ball. FOUR, Perry goes for a big shot this time as she reads the line quickly and comes to the range of the ball to hit it over covers for her first boundary. Two singles follow by two dot balls to end the over.

Issy Wong comes into the attack, and she replaces Nat-Sciver Brunt from the other end. Two dots to start the over. Smriti opens her arms to take full-toll of the outside off, good-length ball as she slams it for a FOUR at a deep backward point. Mandhana takes a single to keep the strike. Five off this over.

Hayley Matthews has been introduced from the other end. She keeps things tight to give only three singles from her over as Bangalore is being kept on backfoot by Mumbai here.

Nat-Sciver Brunt starts the proceedings for Mumbai with the new ball. Brunt starts with a good-length ball and Mandhana pulls it for a single to get off the mark. Brunt follows it with another good-length ball, a slight tint of swing as Devine defends it. Brunt to Devine, OUT! RUN OUT! Oh no, confusion between the batters as Mandhana goes back after coming halfway through the pitch and a quick throw by Kazi to keeper’s end does the remaining as Devine, who scored 99 in the last game departs for a duck. Ellyse Perry comes in at number three. A top-over from Brunt to give only one run from the first over.

Devine run out (Humaira Kazi/Yastika) 0(2)

In-form Sophie Devine, joined by Smriti Mandhana walk out in the middle and face Nat-Sciver Brunt, who has the new ball to operate.

1. DC (Q) – 10 points (+1.978)
2. MI (Q) – 10 points (+1.778)*
3. UPW – (Q) – 8 points (-0.063)
4. RCB – (E) – 4 points (-1.044)*
5. GG – (E) – 4 points (-2.220)

• Won by 5 wickets vs UPW
• lost by 6 wickets vs DC
• Lost by 10 wickets vs UPW
• Lost by 11 runs vs GG
• Lost by 9 wickets vs MI
• Lost by 60 runs vs DC
• Won by 8 wickets

• Won by 143 runs vs GG
• Won by 9 wickets vs RCB
• Won by 8 wickets vs DC
• Won by 8 wickets vs UPW
• Won by 55 runs vs GG
• Lost by 5 wickets vs UPW
• Lost by 9 wickets vs DC

Royal Challengers Bangalore is sitting in the 5th position with 4 points.

• Mumbai Indians is sitting on the 2nd position with 10 points

• Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Shobana Asha, Preeti Bose

• Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita

Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first on a sluggish surface.

Julia Clare Price to the broadcasters: A bit of moisture on the surface due to the rain in the morning. The pitch will get better with time as the sun is shining out there.