In the 7th match of WPL 2025, Mumbai Indians Women defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets in a thrilling match.
In this match played at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Mumbai won in the last over. Amanjot Kaur was the Player of the Match, who scored 34 runs and took 3 wickets.
After winning the toss, Mumbai chose to bowl first. RCB scored 167 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs, including 81 runs from Alice Perry. In reply, Mumbai won the match by scoring 170 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 19.5 overs.
RCB innings: Alice Perry’s brilliant half-century
RCB started well with Smriti Mandhana (26), but Wyatt (9) and Raghavi (1) were dismissed early. Alice Perry batted brilliantly and scored 81 runs in 43 balls, which included 11 fours and 2 sixes.
Richa Ghosh contributed 28 runs. In the last overs, Amanjot Kaur took 3 wickets to restrict RCB to 167/7. Amanjot Kaur (3/22) was the most successful bowler for Mumbai.
Mumbai innings: Harmanpreet and Amanjot led the way to victory
Mumbai suffered an early setback when Yastika (8) was dismissed early. Hayley Matthews (15) also did not last long. Natalie Sciver played a quick innings of 42 runs in 21 balls, which included 9 fours.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 50 runs in 38 balls which included 8 fours and 1 six. Despite the fall of wickets in the middle order, Amanjot Kaur played an unbeaten innings of 34 runs in 27 balls and G. Kamalini (11*) along with Mumbai Indians won the match.
For RCB, Georgia Wareham took 3 wickets for just 21 runs in 4 overs, while Kim Garth took 2 wickets.
WPL 2025 7th Match Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs Mumbai Indians Women Scorecard
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Result: Mumbai Indians Women won by 4 wickets
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women – 167/7 (20 Overs)
- Ellyse Perry – 81 (43), 11 fours, 2 sixes
- Smriti Mandhana – 26 (13), 4 fours, 1 six
- Richa Ghosh – 28 (25), 3 fours, 1 six
Best Bowlers (Mumbai Indians Women):
- Amanjot Kaur – 3/22
- Sanskriti Gupta – 1/3
- Shabnim Ismail – 1/36
Mumbai Indians Women – 170/6 (19.5 Overs)
- Harmanpreet Kaur – 50 (38), 8 fours, 1 six
- Natalie Sciver – 42 (21), 9 fours
- Amanjot Kaur – 34* (27), 2 fours, 2 sixes (Player of the Match)
Best Bowlers (RCB Women):
- Georgia Wareham – 3/21
- Kim Garth – 2/30
- Ekta Bisht – 1/37
Mumbai Indians Women chased down the target in a thrilling finish, securing a 4-wicket win with just one ball to spare!
WPL 2025 RCB vs MI After Match Statment
Harmanpreet Kaur (MI-W Captain)
Yeah, relieved. Well we just wanted to play good crucket. We knew crowd is going to play a big role and we stuck together and played well. We wanted to chase because of the dew and knew the wicket would play well later.
They all know their roles well. We discussed it beforehand about the matchups and who will come to bowl when. We knew someone inexperienced will bowl the 19th over and credits to Amanjot for the way she bowled and batted.
Charlotte Edwards (head coach, Mumbai Indians):
Happy, very delighted to get over the line against a very good RCB unit at their home venue. Success in this tournament is how the Indian players play and the way Amanjot and Harmanpreet played was very special. We talked about that game (vs Delhi Capitals) and were disappointed.
We played against Gujarat and it was about getting the order right. Kamalini is going to be a star, she is a cheeky little thing. The conditions will come and we knew bowling first was going to be better. Chuffed to get another win
Smriti Mandhana (captain, Royal Challengers Bengaluru):
Can’t say one turning point, but the girls fought well. Pez played well and we have two days to think. The first time we batted first in the tournament, we chased in our first two games and it will be important to think how we do in the next game. The ball was coming on well, the Vadodara outfield was a bit quicker than Bengaluru.
Both started well in the powerplay and we knew once Hayley got out we had a chance. We had a good period of 7-8 overs and once we got 2-3 wickets we knew we were in the game.
