IPL 2024: Smriti Mandhana Says ‘Happy With the Way Boys Fought Back’ as RCB Make Playoffs – News18
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RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana (Instagram)
Smriti Mandhana and Shreyanka Patil revealed that watching a match is ‘more stressful’ than playing it.
Smriti Mandhana, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper, praised her male counterparts after comeback in the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 saw them book their place in the playoffs. RCB had lost seven out of their first eight matches, before winning six games in a row, to set up a clash against Rajasthan Royals the Eliminator at Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
“I just realised that watching the match is much more stressful than actually playing. But really happy that we got a really good score and coming back here reminded me of first playing at the Chinnaswamy. But really happy with the way the boys have fought back throughout the season,” said Smriti in a video posted on RCB’s social media accounts on Monday.
Smriti, who captained RCB to their first Women’s Premier League (WPL) title earlier this year in New Delhi, was in attendance for Saturday’s match against Chennai Super Kings at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium alongside her teammates Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh Thakur, with India teammate Jemimah Rodrigues joining in as well.
“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 really 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,” she added.
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Shreyanka, the leading wicket-taker in WPL 2024, felt playing a high-stakes game was easier than watching the game from the stadium.
“Definitely playing is easier. For every ball, I am giving some reaction while watching. When you are on the field, you know what’s happening. But when you are sitting out, I don’t know how to express as every ball and moment has a reaction.”
(With inputs from Agencies)
