‘You are a star’ - Suryakumar Yadav posts motivating message in support of Royal Challengers Bangalore's Richa Ghosh

Star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav took to Instagram to show his support for India women’s batter Richa Ghosh after her side Royal Challengers Bangalore women, lost a crucial game to Delhi Capitals women at the ongoing WPL (Women’s Premier League) 2024.

Richa Ghosh performed exceptionally well against Delhi Capitals, scoring 51 runs in 29 deliveries, but she was unable to propel her side to a win in the end, missing out barely. Her performance impressed Suryakumar Yadav, who took to his Instagram story in a bid to motivate the rising Indian batter.

“You are a star,” Suryakumar captioned his story in support of Richa Ghosh on his Instagram handle.

Meanwhile, the clash saw Delhi Capitals women taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore and posted a total of 181 runs in the first innings of the game, aiming to chase down the target, Bangalore put forth a resilient showing. The run chase began with Smriti Mandhana departing for five runs, with Sophie Molineux scoring 33 runs. Furthermore, Ellyse Perry scored 49 runs in 32 deliveries, and Richa Ghosh added 51 runs on the board but failed to propel her side to a win, as Delhi Capitals won the game by one run.

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We have seen a lot of Richa in WPL and international cricket: Smriti Mandhana

After the game, Bangalore skipper Smriti Mandhana came forward to talk of the clash and opined that the game could have gone anywhere but Capitals performed well under pressure. Besides, Mandhana did admitted that the game could have gone either way in what turned out to be a see-saw battle.

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“We have seen a lot of Richa in WPL and international cricket, Perry was going well, unfortunately, she got run out. The game could have gone anywhere in the last ball and good on Delhi as well to keep their nerve and win. One run does not make us a bad team. Good effort with the shorter boundary to restrict them to 180. We really believed that we could chase this down. Would tell the girls to keep their heads high and come back stronger the day after,” Mandhana said.