Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) owner Vijay Mallya congratulated the club on their Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) title triumph.
Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets, chasing down a 114-run mark in the WPL 2024 final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, March 17. Vijay Mallya celebrated the team’s victory with a message on the microblogging site X (previously Twitter).
Aside from applauding the Bangalore female cricketers, Vijay Mallya eagerly desired the men’s squad to capture their inaugural Indian Premier League championship this season. His words conveyed:
“Heartiest congratulations to the RCB Women’s Team for winning the WPL. It would be a fantastic double if the RCB Men’s Team won the IPL which is long overdue. Good Luck.”
Vijay Mallya
Last year, Bangalore had a dismal effort in the WPL’s debut season. However, the Smriti Mandhana-led team pulled off a surprising comeback this season to win the championship.
Shreyanka Patil and Sophie Molineux shined with the ball in the WPL 2024 final, taking four and three wickets each. Bangalore easily knocked down the score, courtesy to significant contributions from their top-order batsmen.
Smriti Mandhana Credits Past Lessons for RCB’s WPL 2024 Triumph
Skipper Smriti Mandhana praised her Bangalore teammates after the team’s thrilling eight-wicket victory against DC in the just concluded WPL 2024 final.
She discussed how the squad learnt from their failures and underlined the significance of peaking at the appropriate moment in key competitions. Speaking during the post-match presentation, Mandhana stated:
“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. 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). 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.”
Smriti Mandhana
Shreyanka Patil was the Purple Cap winner of the WPL 2024, finishing with 13 wickets. Ellyse Perry won the Orange Cap, scoring 347 runs.
