Smriti Mandhana Gets Teary-Eyed, Consoles Richa Ghosh After Heartbreaking Loss vs DC-W in WPL 2024 Game | WATCH

Delhi: It was high-voltage drama at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi on Sunday when the Royal Challengers Bangalore eves took on their Delhi Capitals counterparts. The game went right down to the wire before the Capitals held onto their nerves to clinch a win from the jaws of defeat, miraculously. The Capitals won the game by a run and that broke the hearts of the Royal Challengers. Richa Ghosh’s brilliant 51 off 29 balls went in vain as she was gutted. Following the loss, Richa looked distraught and heartbroken and that is when captain Smriti Mandhana was seen consoling her teammate.

Here is the clip that is now going viral:

Feeling sad for #ShreyankaPatil and Richa Ghosh but look at Captain #SmritiMandhana. The way she consoles #RichaGhosh despite the fact that she is equally hurt by the loss.#RCBForever #RCBvsDC #WPL2024 #WPL pic.twitter.com/QGEVavCTOj

— Ashish  (@OfficialAsheesh) March 10, 2024

Needing 17 off last over to reach a target of 182, Richa hit left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen for a 78 metre straight six and another maximum off the penultimate delivery to bring the equation down to two runs off the final delivery.

However Richa, not exactly known for being the fittest among Indian cricketers despite brute power in her strokes, wasn’t fast enough to beat Jonassen, who whipped the bails off in a flash to restrict RCB to 180/7. Delhi Capitals, with their fifth win, are now on 10 points and lead the table due to superior net run-rate (+0.918) compared to Mumbai Indians (+.343).

Needing 28 off final two overs, Shikha Pandey conceded couple of boundaries but removed Georgia Wareham, leaving left-arm spinner Jonassen to defend 17 in the final over. Earlier, Jemimah Rodrigues displayed her complete mastery over slow bowlers with a 26-ball half-century that propelled Delhi Capitals to a competitive 181 for 5 in 20 overs.