It was simply over every week in the past that Georgia Voll joined UP Warriorz as a alternative for Chamari Athapaththu. The brief window hasn’t stopped Voll from leaving her imprint on the third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). On Saturday, in simply her third recreation, the 21-year-old Australian walloped an unbeaten 99 off 56 deliveries towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The whirlwind knock within the last recreation of the Lucknow leg helped UP Warriorz rack up 225 for 5 – the highest-ever total in WPL — and finish its disappointing marketing campaign with a comfort 12-run win.
The recreation contained umpteen twists and turns as Richa Ghosh’s 33-ball 69 and Sneh Rana’s 6-ball 26 saved RCB within the contest proper until the shut. Even after Ghosh’s dismissal within the seventeenth over, Rana appeared to have her say when she helped RCB take 28 runs off the penultimate over by Deepti Sharma. But the host nearly held its nerve.
Warriorz’s show, although too late within the season because it was already out of competition to make the Eliminator, dealt a decisive blow to RCB. The defending champion may also be heading for the exit door after its last league recreation in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Voll and Grace Harris took turns to go after the brand new ball, serving to their facet waltz to 67 for no loss in six overs. Ultimately, it wanted a run-out for RCB to separate the 2 Aussies and finish a gap stand of 77. Emboldened by the blistering starting, Kiran Navgire relished the liberty and belted a 16-ball 46, together with 22 runs off the twelfth over by Renuka Singh.
Against an assault responsible of providing freebies on either side of the wicket, Voll confirmed her wide-ranging repertoire, unfurling every thing from cuts and drives to sweeps of the standard and reverse selection.
The scores: UP Warriorz 225/5 in 20 overs (Voll 99 n.o., Kiran Navgire 46, Grace Harris 39, Georgia Wareham 2/43) bt Royal Challengers Bengaluru 213 in 19.3 overs (Richa Ghosh 69, Ecclestone 3/25, Deepti Sharma 3/50, Chinelle Henry 2/39). Toss: RCB.
Monday’s match: Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, 7.30 p.m.
Published – March 08, 2025 11:17 pm IST
