India’s star cricketer Virat Kohli spoke to the Royal Challengers Women. Bangalore won the league on Sunday, March 17. They beat Delhi by eight wickets in the final. Virat Kohli congratulated them via video call on lifting the 2024 Women’s Premier League trophy. The big win came at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The RCB men’s team star Virat Kohli was seen congratulating winning skipper Smriti Mandhana, who was in a celebratory mood with the rest of the squad.
Here’s a video of Virat Kohli thanking the RCB women’s squad on their outstanding performance:
VIRAT KOHLI ON VIDEO CALL…!!!
– Congratulating all the RCB Players.#WPLFinal #RCBvDC #DCvRCB #ViratKohli???? #SmritiMandhana pic.twitter.com/1as7EYG6UK— King¹⁸ (@KohliXhunter18) March 17, 2024
RCB Secures Maiden Trophy with Victory Over Delhi Capitals
The Smriti Mandhana-led team started the 2024 WPL with great hopes, considering their star-studded lineup and the fact that the first leg matches were set to take place at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The squad exceeded the high expectations by qualifying for the playoffs, where they faced the reigning champion Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator. The Royal Challengers advanced to the grand final and set up a thrilling match against the Delhi Capitals by defeating MI by five runs in a nail-biting finish.
After captain Meg Lanning chose to bat first in the final, the Delhi Capitals scored only 113 runs in 18.3 overs. Chasing 114 runs for their first title (men’s or women’s), RCB won by eight wickets with three balls remaining. Ellyse Perry, an Australian all-rounder, struck 35* from 37 balls, once again leading the side.
Royal Challengers Bangalore also made history by being the first champion team (IPL and WPL combined) to have players earn both Orange and Purple caps. While Ellyse Perry concluded the season with the most runs (347), Shreyanka Patil took the most wickets (13).