In the game of cricket, nothing is permanent. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru proved this phrase remarkable. Being the first probable team to be eliminated from the league to qualifying into the playoffs, they came a long way. On their last group stage match, RCB defeated Chennai Super Kings and qualified for the playoffs. In that high-voltage match, RCB women’s team skipper Smriti Mandhana was there in the gallery and cheering for her team. After the match, she praised the team.
RCB’s Remarkable Comeback and Qualifying into the playoffs:
The IPL 2024 season has been witnessed one of the biggest comebacks by any team. Royal Challengers Bengaluru started the season with a defeat against Chennai Super Kings. In their second match, they met Punjab Kings and registered their first win of the season. After that, they started facing consecutive setbacks. They have to wait exactly one month to register their second victory of this season.
After that, there was no scenario of looking back in the tournament. They won back-to-back six matches. On May 18, they met Chennai Super Kings. As their qualification scenario was depending on this game, they gave their best and defeated CSK by 27 runs. The entire team showcased their domination in the game.
From Faf du Plessis’ excellent knock of 54 runs in 39 balls to Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar’s 47 and 41 runs innings, they dominated the first innings. In the second innings, the RCB bowlers didn’t let the opponent batters to make an impact on the game. With this excellent win, they secured the fourth spot of the points table and qualified for the playoffs.
Smriti Mandana’s Words:
Smriti Mandhana the captain of RCB’s women’s team captain, commended the team for their impressive playoff qualification in the IPL 2024, hailing their determination and resilience. She, along with her RCB teammates and Jemimah Rodrigues, cheered the home team during their remarkable comeback. Mandhana praised their excellent performance, which propelled them beyond the playoffs and into contention for the title.
Smriti said, “I just realised that watching the match is much more stressful than actually playing. But really happy that we got a good score and coming back here reminded me of first playing at the Chinnaswamy. Happy with the way boys have fought back throughout the season.”
Later she added, “We also won the first two to three matches and then had a few matches where you could not perform. No one tries to go out and not perform, so it takes a lot of guts to come back from that position and have a chance to still qualify. That itself shows the character that this team has.”
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