Premier Australia batter Ellyse Perry played an exciting knock of 58 runs off 37 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore against UP Warriors in a Women”s Premier League 2024 match on Monday. Her innings was laced with four boundaries and as many hit over the fence. However, her six in the penultimate over grabbed the headlines as it broke the TATA Punch EV”s window.
The incident took place in the penultimate delivery of the penultimate over when Perry hit a tossed-up delivery from Deepti Sharma over the deep mid-wicket and shattered the car”s window. For, those unversed, the Tata Punch EV is the official car of the WPL 2024.
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Ellyse Perry's powerful shot shattered the window of display car 😅#TATAWPL #UPWvRCB #TATAWPLonJioCinema #TATAWPLonSports18 #HarZubaanParNaamTera#JioCinemaSports #CheerTheW pic.twitter.com/RrQChEzQCo
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Perry herself looked surprised at the hit as her expression said it all. The Australia who collected the Player of The Match award after the match said that she was a tad worried about the damage caused. “I was a bit worried, not sure I have insurance to cover me. So, in a bit of strife there,” she said before later telling teammate Smriti Mandhana, “I hope no one is charging me for that”.
Incidentally her knock along with captain Smriti Mandhana”s half-century guided RCB to a 23 runs victory over the UP Warriorz. Their combined efforts helped RCB reach a challenging total of 198/3. In response, the UP Warriorz fell short, managing, only 175 runs.
It was the third win for RCB in their fifth match. The victory helped the Bangalore franchise take the third spot in the points table with six points and a net run rate of +0.242. RCB will next take on the Gujarat Giants on Wednesday. Incidentally, their next opponents are still to register a win in this edition”s WPL.
