North India Statesman
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News India Live, Digital Desk: It is said in cricket that “the match is not over until the last ball is bowled”, but sometimes some defeats hurt the heart. Last night was like this for the fans of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in this season of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. After consistently good performances, the team has suffered its first defeat.
After this defeat, the team captain and star batsman Smriti Mandhana The reaction that has come is understandable. She certainly looked disappointed, but not at all dejected.
“We had scored okay runs…”
Often when a team loses, the first finger to be pointed is the batsman. But Smriti Mandhana’s belief is a little different. During the presentation after the match, Mandhana said in very clear words that what her team did More than 140 (140 Plus) Score of 100 was scored, which was not a bad score considering that pitch.
Smriti said, “The way the wicket was, I thought this total was something we could defend. It was a match-winning score.” It was clear from his words that he expected his bowlers to save this score.
Then what went wrong?
Instead of blaming any one player, Mandhana took it as a team game. He pointed out that the way the opposition team batted in the middle overs changed the course of the match. Sometimes that small difference of 10-15 runs decides victory or defeat. The captain believes that the bowlers were trying, but perhaps the plan could not be executed with the precision that was required.
What next? Should fans worry?
no way! There was definitely pain of defeat in Smriti Mandhana’s statement, but also tremendous confidence for the upcoming matches. This is their first defeat in WPL 2026, and it keeps happening in the game. He considered it to be a “wake-up call” (warning).
RCB fans know that their team knows how to make a comeback. The captain has also made it clear that they will learn a lesson from this defeat and will come on the field with double the strength in the next match.
