Chasing 155 on the opening night of the WPL 2026, RCB found themselves under immense pressure deep into the chase.
Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, looked firmly in control with wickets falling regularly. However, Nadine de Klerk had other ideas and delivered a performance for the ages. It was one of the thrilling matches against RCB. In the second half, Harris trashed Nat Sciver Burnt for four runs. Move through the square leg into the boundary rope. While on the fifth ball of the second half, first over, Mandhana Nat Sciver Burnt trashed for another boundary; the ball traveled through mid-wicket.
However, in the second over, 3rd ball, the ball travelled through mid off for a boundary hit by Harris. It was a thriller at the 2.1 over the first ball hit by Harris, who trashed Carey’s ball into the stands over the baller’s head for six. The third ball trashed by Mandhana trashed four to Carey. It was much down the leg and past the keeper into the boundary rope. It was one of the best matches, and the Mumbai Indians were leading by runs.
On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians were firing on all cylinders. Ismail took the wicket of Mandhana. It was back of length, just outside off. Mandhana tried to hack across the line, and Khemnar was under the ball for a catch in mid on.
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Nadine de Klerk Chaos WPL 2026
Nat Sciver-Brunt to Nadine de Klerk — and chaos unfolds. It was a slower ball on a back-of-a-length targeting leg stump, but de Klerk backs away and absolutely launches it over deep mid-wicket. Massive SIX! Cometh the hour, cometh Nadine de Klerk. Now 8 needed off 2. Suddenly, the impossible feels possible. Sciver-Brunt responds with an off-pace delivery on a hard length. It climbs awkwardly, cramps de Klerk for room, and she mistimes it towards extra cover. Dot ball — pressure spike.
That was the moment when De Clerk brought her Protea soul out and move away to give herself the space to pump the opponent captain inside the rope for a boundary and celebrated her fifty. The next delivery was a slower, and the batter was full aware of the situation. She backed away and managed to power it over the cow corner. Despite the five-minute conference between Scriver-Brunt and Harmanpreet, the former went with the wide plan as De Clerk made room and drilled it down the ground to complete a jaw-dropping chase, which became the most runs (90) being chased at the fall of the fifth wicket in the history of WPL 2026.
