Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz Match Highlights & Results

Right then, that is all we have from this game. UP have notched up their second win and will surely take a lot of confidence from this game. On Saturday, the 11th of March, we have Gujarat taking on Delhi and that game will start at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). Do join us early for the build-up. Cheers!

Alyssa Healy, the skipper of UP is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for her breathtaking knock!  She says she is really pleased by the bowling effort as they managed to restrict Bangalore to a total well underneath 200 as every team is going big in the tournament and to restrict such a side to below 140 is amazing. She also adds that she is really proud of the team and feels that Anjali Sarvani bowled really well in this game. She says that promoting Devika Vaidya in the order was a tactical move and her being at the top removed pressure from her. She also says that she was surprised to see her bat at 7-8 at times when the Aussies last arrived in India but her promotion helped the team really well in this game. She closes by saying that the push in the second half was purely for the NRR and it worked for them, sometimes it doesn't but this time it did and they benefitted massively from that.

Sophie Ecclestone is up for a quick chat. She says that Healy showed how good she is in this game. Tells that Healy was due for a big score and showed her class in this game and credits Devika Vaidya for the way she played. Mentions that she is pleased to get a few wickets on the board. Tells that her change of pace was better in this game.  Tells that they have a great overseas group and jokingly adds that she was also on the verge of getting dropped at one point in time. Mentions that Shabnim Ismail has been great around the group.

Smriti Mandhana, the skipper of Bangalore says that they have started well in all the games but they lost wickets in a cluster and as a top-order batter, it is her duty to put some good runs on the board for the bowlers to defend. She adds that they were looking to go with a bit of a cautious approach at the top but it did not work and they were left with no total at the end. She adds that the changes were made to find a balance in the team but it did not work out well. She closes by saying that she is talking with the team on a regular basis and it is really important for all to look into the mirror and see what they have been doing wrong and rectify it in no time as they have no room for further mistakes now.

Time for some interviews now...

Bangalore, well, they need to start clicking as a unit. They have all the superstars in the world but it is about execution on the field and that is lacking at the moment. Perry was the only one who stood tall with the bat while the rest of the batting unit failed to deliver again and the bowling unit too was clueless again as Healy hammered the ball all around the park.

This win was set up by the UP bowlers who bowled brilliantly on this flat deck at the Brabourne Stadium and restricted Bangalore to a below-par total. Healy was brilliant with her bowling changes and used her spinners brilliantly as Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma picked 7 wickets between them. Healy then decided to show all her might with the bat and smashed a brilliant 96 off just 47 balls as Devika Vaidya played a perfect supporting role in this massive UP win by 10 wickets!

UP have absolutely demolished Bangalore here! They were not chasing a big total but they have made an absolute mockery of this run-chase. This will boost their net run rate massively and for Bangalore, things are getting tougher and tougher. They have lost four in a row now and need to do something special in the tournament from hereon to stand a chance of making it to the top 3!

Victory for UP as Healy has smashed this tossed-up delivery around middle away towards the deep mid-wicket region for a single. UP win by 10 wickets and 42 balls to spare!

FOUR! Healy is dealing in boundaries as the victory and her century looks one big hit away. Full toss around leg, Alyssa Healy reverses this wide of cover-point for a boundary.

Off-break outside off, Devika Vaidya pushes this to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Devika Vaidya uses the pace generated by the bowler to her aid and just guides this through the point region for a boundary.

Tossed up around off, Alyssa Healy chips this over the bowler's head to long off for a single.

Tossed up outside off, Devika Vaidya jumps to the pitch of this and lofts this over to long off for a single.

Fuller and on pads, Devika Vaidya flicks this to deep mid wicket for a comfortable rotation of strike.

Back of a length around waist, Alyssa Healy pulls this to deep mid wicket for a single.

FOUR! This is getting out of control here. Alyssa Healy picks this up beautifully and deposits this for a boundary. Fuller around middle, Alyssa Healy lofts this over the bowlers head for a boundary.

Perry bends her back as she bowls a short-pitched delivery towards the head of Healy, she pulls this to the deep mid-wicket region for a couple.

Full and wide outside off, Alyssa Healy looks to slice again but fails to connect this time.

FOUR! Healy is toying with the field here. On a length outside off, Alyssa Healy opens the face of her bat late and slices this fine for a boundary towards third man.

Flighted delivery around pads, Devika Vaidya looks for a sweep but fails to connect as this hits her back pad. Loud appeal but Bangalore and the umpire turns this down. Skipper Smriti Mandhana takes the review on offer but the Ball Tracking shows that it was pitching outside leg.

Drifting in on pads, Devika Vaidya looks to flick but misses out.

Tossed up on off, Alyssa Healy plays the reverse sweep to short third man for a single.

SIX! This is hitting of supreme quality. Tossed up around off, Alyssa Healy lofts this over the bowler's head for a maximum.

FOUR! Alyssa Healy is doing her best to grab a massive push in NRR. Fuller outside off, Alyssa Healy jumps out of her crease and drives this for a boundary toward backward point.

Tossed up around off, Devika Vaidya drives this to cover and takes a single.

Short and outside off. A harmless delivery really and Healy is happy to just let it go. Just 36 needed now from 60 balls!

Serves it on a length, on middle. Vaidya works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shortish and on off. Healy pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

On a length, on middle. Vaidya works it to mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! On a length and down the leg side. Vaidya tries to clip it but misses.

Shortish and on off. Healy pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

BYE! On a length and outside off. Vaidya tries to punch it away but misses. The ball goes off the bounce to the keeper and she fumbles a bit as the batters steal a bye.

Skipper Smriti Mandhana has turned to Ellyse Perry now.

FOUR! Makes it four in a row and this time gets a bit lucky. On a length, around off. Healy tries to defend it but gets an inside edge that goes past stumps towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Alyssa Healy is in a real hurry to end this. Short-pitched delivery body bound and Healy hops back and pulls this for yet another boundary towards deep square leg.

FOUR! Towards the leg side now! A fullish one on middle. Healy flicks it towards the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

FOUR! This is not looking good for Bangalore! A fullish delivery and outside off. Healy plays a lofted drive over the cover fielder for a boundary.

On middle and fuller. Vaidya works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FIFTY for Alyssa Healy! She is back in form and once she gets going, they are few players that can match her quality. A full delivery on off. Healy drives it to long off for a single.

Renuka Singh (1-0-2-0) will replace Sahana Pawar.

FOUR! Another boundary to end the over and just 60 needed now! Tossed up delivery, outside off. Vaidya dances down the track and drives it over the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Fires it quicker on off. Vaidya drives it to the cover fielder.

Nice loopy delivery, around off. Vaidya drives it to the backward point fielder.

FOUR! Now, Vaidya joins the act! A fuller one on off. Vaidya gets under it and lifts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle. Healy works it to long on for a single.

FOUR LEG BYES! Knight drifts down the leg side. Healy tries to sweep it but misses. The ball goes off her pads towards the fine leg fence. Just 69 needed now!

Heather Knight comes into the attack to replace Shreyanka Patil.

A fullish delivery, outside off. Bit quicker and Healy pushes it to the cover region to retain the strike with a single.

FOUR! This is just poor bowling, you can't restrict the player of the quality of Healy with this bowling. A full one on leg. Healy just helps it on its way towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Nice loopy delivery, outside off. Healy decides to let it go.

FOUR! Healy is doing it way too easily now! Tossed up and outside off. Healy skips down the track and slaps it over the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

On the shorter side again on off. Vaidya pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Shortish and around off. Healy cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

End of the Powerplay and it is time for a strategic break. It has been a fruitful Powerplay for UP as they have maximized the fielding restrictions and have scored in abundance as they are sitting comfortably on 55 without any loss of wicket. Alyssa Healy has started off well and has scored freely, the move to open with Devika Vaidya has worked well so far as she has managed to thread the field to perfection and has played the perfect fiddle for Healy. Bangalore are well behind in this game and would be looking to break this partnership as soon as they can if they want to stand any chance of winning this.

Misfield allows a single! UP are 55/0 at the end of the Powerplay! Tossed up, around off. Healy shimmies down the track and tries to heave it away but the ball goes off the inside half of his blade to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Third boundary in a row now! Patil with a flatter one on off. Healy reverse-sweeps it over point for another boundary.

FOUR! She is just unstoppable when she gets going! Tossed up and outside off. Healy runs forward and opens her bat face a bit to guide it past the backward point fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! This time she hits it over that square leg fielder! Fuller one on off. Healy sweeps it over the square leg fielder for a boundary.

Bowls it quicker on middle. Healy sweeps it to the square leg fielder.

Nicely tossed up on off. Vaidya fends it towards the cover-point region and takes a quick single.

Shreyanka Patil (1-0-10-0) is back into the attack.

Yes, she does! Bowls a full delivery on leg. Vaidya tries to flick it but misses. The ball goes off her pads towards short fine leg and a leg bye is taken.

Just a single! Angles a fullish delivery on middle. Healy tucks it to square leg for a single. Can Renuka Singh finish this over well now?

On a good length, on off. Healy fends it towards the point fielder.

Bowls it full and straight again, on middle. Vaidya tries to clip it towards the leg side but gets an inside edge onto her pads. The ball rolls towards the off side and a single is taken.

Nice delivery, fullish on off and Vaidya knocks it to the mid on fielder.

Starts off with a very full delivery on off. Vaidya drives it to covers.

Renuka Singh comes into the attack now.

Bowls it quicker and on middle. Healy drives it right of the bowler and Burns dives to save a single for her side. Bangalore need a wicket here quickly.

FOUR! In the air...for a moment but it runs away towards the fence! Shortish and outside off. Healy steers it wide of the backward point fielder for a boundary.

Touch shorter and around off. Vaidya punches it to cover-point for a single.

Fires it quicker and on leg. Vaidya tries to clip it but misses and gets hit on the pads.

A full toss on off. Healy skips down the track and knocks it to long on for a single.

Burns starts off with a tossed up delivery on off. Healy plays it back to the bowler.

It would be Erin Burns replacing Shreyanka Patil.

Shortish and outside off. Healy cuts it to deep cover for a single and retains the strike as well.

FOUR! Boundaries are flowing now! Bowls it full and on off. Too easy for Healy as she shows the full face of her blade and lifts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

On a length and around off. Healy dabs it towards the backward point fielder.

FOUR! In the gap and it races away towards the fence! A fullish delivery on off. Healy powers it off the inside half of her blade wide of mid on and the ball runs away towards the fence through this fast outfield.

Touch short and outside off. Vaidya mistimes her cut shot to the cover fielder for a single.

FOUR! Beautiful timing again from Vaidya! Overpitched delivery and outside off. Vaidya leans forward and creams it through covers for a boundary.

A flatter one on off. Healy blocks it out.

FOUR! Nicely played! A fullish delivery, around off. Healy waits for it and opens her bat face at the last moment to guide it through the gully region for a boundary.

FOUR! Short and punished! A half-tracker on off. Healy rocks back and pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

On off and a bit quicker. Vaidya punches it to the backward point fielder. However, the fielder comes up with a wayward throw at the batter's end and a single is taken.

Turning into leg this time. Healy works it to backward square leg for a single.

Starts off with a flatter delivery on middle from 'round the wicket. Healy works it towards the square leg fielder.

Shreyanka Patil will bowl from the other end.

On a length, on middle. Vaidya works it to deep mid-wicket and takes two to end the over!

FOUR! Lovely timing there! A fullish delivery, outside off. Vaidya drives and drives it crisply through covers for a boundary.

On a length and outside off. Again that shape away from the left-hander and Vaidya punches it to the backward point fielder.

Serves it on a length and outside off. Vaidya fends it towards the backward point fielder.

Nice shape into Healy now. Lands it on a good length, on middle and Healy works it to deep square leg for a single.

Komal Zanzad starts off with a fullish delivery, outside off. It shapes away a bit and Vaidya drives it to sweeper cover for a single. UP are underway!

Welcome back to the run-chase! The Bangalore players are in the huddle and they disperse now to take their respective positions. Alyssa Healy and Devika Vaidya are the openers for UP. Komal Zanzad to start the proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE …

Right then, Bangalore have managed to post a total of 138 runs on the board and they will be hoping for their bowlers to defend this. For UP, the onus is on their batters to put up a good stand and chase this down. Which side will get over the line? Let's find out together. Chase coming up shortly...

Ellyse Perry is in for a quick chat. She says it was nice to get runs on the board. She feels that they missed the mark in the final overs and adds that it was her job to accelerate and she could not do that. Says that she tries to be proactive while batting and takes opportunities whenever it is possible. Mentions that it was her fault in Heather Knight’s run out and she would completely take the blame for it. Says that the score they have got presents them an opportunity to show their bowling skills and hopes to do well in the second half.

A fine, fine display of bowling from the UP side and they will be the happier side going into the break. They kept on picking up wickets at regular intervals and never let the Bangalore batters settle. All of the bowlers were economical. Sophie Ecclestone picked up four wickets and was certainly the pick of the bowlers. Deepti Sharma chipped in with three while Rajeshwari Gayakwad had one in her kitty.