Asha Shobhana’s record performance in Women’s Premier League; Malayalikarut who defeated UP Warriors – Asha Sobhana | WPL 2024 | Cricket News | Sports News | Manorama News Asha Shobhana’s record performance in Women’s Premier League; Malayalam Karut who defeated UP Warriors
Published: February 25 , 2024 12:49 PM IST
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Asha Shobhana is congratulated by her teammates after taking a wicket against UP Warriors (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)
As the second edition of the Women’s Premier League progresses, it is the Malayalees who lead the success of the teams. Sajjana Sajevan’s last-ball six against Delhi in the opening match set Mumbai up for victory, while Smriti Manthana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore’s first win came courtesy of Thiruvananthapuram’s Asha Shobhana. UP Warriors, who were expecting an easy victory, had to taste defeat when Sobhana, who wrote history by winning five wickets, played full field.
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157 runs is a small target for any team other than UP Warriors at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium. There is a pitch that the batters can play on. But in the second half of the innings, Shobhana was in the driving seat for Smriti and Bangalore, who saw only victory in front of them. This is how the right-arm leg-spinner became the trump card in Bangalore’s victory.
Vrinda Dinesh, who was at the crease, could not find runs in the first three balls of Shobhana, who came to bowl the seventh over of the match. On the fourth ball, Tahlia Magro came on strike with a single and drove Shobhana over the boundary, but Tahlia could not score any runs in the last ball. After the experiment was successful, captain Smriti handed over the ninth over to Shobhana. Sobhana also had the responsibility of taking wickets this time. It was a time when it was imperative to break the Tahlia-Vrinda partnership that had established itself at the crease.
On the first ball of her second over, Vrinda was bowled by Shobhana Kudaram with the help of Richa Ghosh. Stepped out for the drive, Vrinda failed to connect the ball. Tahlia also fell in front of Shobhana after one ball. Shobhana bowled the Australian player with a nutmug. In the ninth over, Shobhana took two wickets conceding just two runs and brought Bangalore back to the winning ways. He failed to take any wickets in his third over but conceded only 11 runs.
But with the rest of Bangalore’s bowlers failing to support Shobhana, the UP Warriors started finding runs. At the point where Shweta and Grace Harris would lead UP to victory, Smriti once again put her faith in Shobhana. In the 17th over filled with all the excitement of T20 cricket, Shobhana took three wickets to bring the match back to Bangalore. In the first ball, Shweta was caught by Smriti Manthana at extra cover, and in the fourth ball, Grace was clean bowled. Shobhana made history with her last ball of the over and the match. Taking Kiran out of the crease and stumping with the help of Richa.
Shobhana became the first Indian player to take a five-wicket haul in the Women’s Premier League. At the end of the match, Shobhana reached five wickets by conceding only 22 runs. The 33-year-old who has played domestic cricket for Kerala, Puducherry and Railways has also been featured in the India A team. Shobhana is also a right-handed batsman who plays in the all-rounder position. It is likely that Shobhana will play a major role in Bangalore’s strategy in the coming matches as well.
English Summary:
Asha Sobhana’s record performance handed thrilling win for RCB in WPL
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