“Utilised the powerplay”: RCB’s Meghana opens up on her match-winning knock vs Gujarat Giants

Following Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) eight-wicket win against Gujarat Giants (GGT) in the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Tuesday, Sabbhineni Meghana said that she utilised the powerplay to play her match-winning knock.

While speaking at the post-match presentation, Meghana said that she gained confidence from RCB’s previous match against UP Warriorz, where the batting all-rounder played a 53-run knock.
She revealed that the RCB skipper, Smriti Mandhana, and the team management backed her and asked Meghana to back her strengths.

“I took the confidence from the first game, utilised the powerplay, and it worked well for me. After Smriti got out, I wanted to rotate the strike and give more strikes to Perry. I got a message to calm down, and if there’s a ball to be hit, go for it, otherwise, rotate the strike. I have got a lot of support from Smriti and the team. They have told me to back my strengths. Has allowed me to play my natural game. Definitely yes. I’m a bit more relaxed going at 3. I was looking at Smriti because there’s so much crowd, we can’t hear, I was looking at her for guidance on the field,” Meghana said.