This is the mantra behind RCB's first win in WPL, know the trick to go to the playoffs

WPL 2023: The 13th match of Women's Premier League 2023 was played between UP Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, Smriti Mandhana-led RCB defeated the UP team by 5 wickets with 12 balls to spare. This is RCB's first win in this tournament. Earlier, he had to face defeat in five consecutive matches. Let me tell you that behind the victory of RCB, a big Guru Mantra is hidden.

Actually, after the defeat in five consecutive matches, the RCB team was looking completely disappointed and tired. The team management called former RCB captain and Team India star batsman Virat Kohli to motivate their players. Virat Kohli motivated the players before the match and showed them the way forward. He also got the benefit of this and the team got its first win in the tournament.

How was the match

In this match played between UP Warriors and Royal Challengers Bangalore, RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bowl. Electing to bat first, the UP Warriors team got all out for 135 in 19.3 overs. Chasing the target of 136, the RCB team won the match by 5 wickets, scoring 136 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 18 overs itself. RCB's Kanika Ahuja played an important role in the team's victory by scoring 46 runs in this match. He was also named player of the match for his performance.

Playoff hopes still alive

The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore still remains in the playoff race. But they will have to rely on both luck and hard work to make it to the playoffs. Let us tell you that they will have to win all their remaining matches to go to the next round. On the other hand, UP Warriors will have to lose all their remaining matches. This task will not be easy for RCB. They have to face Mumbai Indians in the upcoming matches. The Mumbai team has not lost a single match in this tournament so far. In such a situation, the challenge of Mumbai will not be easy for him. Apart from the win, the RCB team will also have to pay attention to their net run rate as Gujarat Giants will win even one or two of their remaining three matches, then the qualification will be done on the basis of net run rate.