WPL: Mandhana’s RCB to aim for consolidation as UPW fret over Deepti Sharma’s form

Key Highlights

• But for Mandhana and RCB, it was a moment to cherish, and they will hope that de Klerk — who scored an unbeaten 63 and picked up four wickets — can recreate a similar performance against UP Warriorz.
• Mandhana would also want her top-order batters, including herself, to get among the runs, given that de Klerk was the lone standout in the previous match while the rest endured below-par outings.
• The top five batters — Grace Harris, Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Richa Ghosh and Radha Yadav — will need to step up, while in the bowling department much more will be expected from the likes of Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil and Radha, who conceded the most runs against MI.
• UP Warriorz, too, had their share of disappointments, none more glaring than all-rounder Deepti Sharma, the costliest Indian buy at Rs 3.2 crore in the WPL auction.
• She endured a forgettable outing against Gujarat Giants in a day game on Saturday, as her team went down by 10 runs, with the star cricketer finishing wicketless and scoring just one run in the chase of a daunting 207.