Another heartbreak for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting collapse hampered them again. On March 2, Royal Challengers Bangalore met Mumbai Indians at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. In Harmanpreet Kaur’s absence, Natalie Sciver-Brunt led the Mumbai Indians.
After winning the toss, Mumbai Indians decided to bat first. The Royal Challengers Bangalore started struggling since the beginning. Mumbai Indians bowler strikes early. Issy Wong dismissed RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana on 9 runs in 11 balls. After that, Sophie Devine walked away After scoring 9 runs. The MI bowlers were on a roll.
Natalie Sciver-Brunt got 2 crucial wickets. She ended up taking 2 wickets in 27 runs. Pooja Vastrakar took another 2 crucial wickets in 14 runs. Issy Wong took 1 wicket in 20 runs and Saika Ishaque took 1 wicket in 9 runs. They stopped RCB in 131 runs.
The target was easy for the opponent. They gave a decent start. RCB failed to dominate them. Sophie Devine dismissed Yastika Bhatia in 31 runs in 15 balls. Shreyanka Patil took 1 wicket in 15 runs. Georgia Wareham took 1 wicket in 18 runs. They won the match by 7 wickets.
The Purple Cap Race:
| Bowler | Team | Wickets | Matches | BBI | Average | Economy Rate |
| Amelia Kerr | MUM-W | 7 | 3 | 4/17 | 13.43 | 7.83 |
| Marizanne Kapp | DEL-W | 6 | 3 | 3/5 | 12 | 6 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | UP-W | 6 | 4 | 3/20 | 17 | 6.58 |
| TP Kanwer | GUJ-W | 5 | 3 | 2/21 | 12.8 | 7.11 |
| Arundhati Reddy | DEL-W | 5 | 3 | 2/27 | 16.2 | 7.36 |
| Asha Sobhana | BAN-W | 5 | 3 | 5/22 | 13 | 7.22 |
| Natalie Sciver-Brunt | MUM-W | 5 | 4 | 2/27 | 20.8 | 8.00 |
| Shabnim Ismail | MUM-W | 4 | 2 | 3/18 | 10.5 | 5.25 |
| Radha Yadav | DEL-W | 4 | 3 | 4/20 | 14.25 | 7.13 |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | UP-W | 4 | 4 | 2/24 | 28.75 | 7.67 |
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