Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana said that their batters got starts but couldn’t make it count after their loss against Delhi Capitals. Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning scored half-centuries, while USA pacer Tara Norris picked up a five-wicket haul to guide DC to a 60-run win over RCB at the Brabourne Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Speaking after the match, Mandhana said it was not the start that they needed, adding that they gave away 20 to 30 runs extra in the first innings.
“Definitely not the start we wanted. We gave 20-30 runs extra. We’ll think about our plans and come back stronger tomorrow. As a pace bowling unit, we didn’t go pace off like Delhi did, so that’s one thing we need to think of and work on,” said Mandhana.
She went on to say that RCB will take positives from their opening match and try to come back stronger in their next game. RCB will face Mumbai Indians in their next match on March 6.
“We are used to playing in other franchises back to back but for us to take positives out of this and things that didn’t go our way, we have a few hours to think about it and come back stronger tomorrow. I don’t think the pitch or wicket changed,” Mandhana added.
