 "'Didn't hear anything': Smriti Mandhana on Virat Kohli's video call")
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana received a special video call from Virat Kohli after RCB won their first trophy by beating Delhi Capitals in WPL 2024 final on Sunday, but the captain has now revealed that she wasn’t able to “hear anything” on the call due to the noise at the run Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
“I didn’t hear anything he was saying because it was too loud, he was like just thumbs up and I just did thumbs up, I will be meeting him. He looked happy there was a bright smile. I remember him coming last year and a little pep talk which really helped me personally as well as the whole team. He has been a part of this franchise and I think he has been there for the past 15 years so I could see that happiness on his face but because of the noise I couldn’t hear him, maybe I will chat to him when we go to Bengaluru,” Mandhana said in the post-match press conference.
In the final, DC batted first and made a solid start with openers Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma scoring 64 runs together in just seven overs, however, Delhi lost their 10 wickets for just 49 runs from thereon and were bowled out for 113. For RCB, the star bowlers were Sophie Molineux, who picked three wickets in a single over and triggered the collapse, and Shreyanka Patil, who took four wickets.
RCB completed the chase in 19.3 overs to win by eight wickets.
Mandhana heaped praise on Shreyanka after the title win as the off-spinner won the Purple Cap for taking 13 wickets.
“Shreyanka has been brilliant the first three or four matches didn’t go her way, I remember having a chat with her and she was really low about a few things and I remember telling her on March 17th that we were going to do something special and little did I know it is going to happen and she will get the purple cap but really really happy for her. She has been a really hardworking person because she has really worked hard and I feel she is the most complete player to come in the last two years in the circuit of international cricket as well,” Mandhana said.
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