[Watch] Ellyse Perry dismisses her RCB captain Smriti Mandhana in The Hundred
Ellyse Perry took the wicket of her Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Smriti Mandhana in The Hundred clash between Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave at Edgbaston on Saturday, August 3. That came after Mandhana slammed a boundary of Phoenix skipper Perry off the first delivery she faced against her.
The dismissal came off the 12th delivery of Southern Brave’s run chase. Perry bowled a full length and Mandhana opened the face of her bat at the last minute. She tried to work it down the empty slip region but was caught behind by wicketkeeper Amy Jones.
The southpaw departed for 15 runs off eight deliveries, comprising three boundaries.
Watch the dismissal below:
Mandhana was playing her first few games for the Brave in The Hundred after missing a few games due to the 2024 Women’s Asia Cup. She and Perry won the Women’s Premier League trophy with RCB earlier this year.
Ellyse Perry leads Birmingham Phoenix to back-to-back victories in The Hundred
Ellyse Perry has turned around the fortunes of Birmingham Phoenix by winning back-to-back matches in The Hundred. She led her side to a 16-run win against Southern Brave on Friday.
This was their second win of the season after they beat Trent Rockets by three runs in the last game. The Birmingham-based franchise lost to Oval Invincibles and London Spirit in their first two matches.
Batting first, Birmingham Phoenix has put up 137/7 in their allotted 100 balls. Amy Jones starred with the bat, scoring 51 runs off 36 balls with the help of eight boundaries. Arlott, Perry and Sterre Kallis also chipped in with 22 (12), 14 (14) and 14 (13), respectively.
Tilly Corteen-Coleman emerged as the pick of the bowlers for Southern Brave, picking up two wickets. Meanwhile, Lauren Cheatle, Lauren Bell, Chloe Tryon, Freyas Kemp and skipper Georgia Adams bagged one wicket apiece.
In response, the Southern Brave were bundled out for 121 in 97 deliveries. Danielle Wyatt top scored with 43 off 33, hitting one six and four boundaries. Freya Kemp (23 off 19), Smriti Mandhana (15 off 8), and Chloe Tryon (run-a-ball 13) got starts but failed to take the team over the line.
Captain Ellyse Perry and Charis Pavely bagged three wickets each for Birmigham Phoenix while Katie Levick, Emily Arlott, and Hannah Baker bagged one wicket apiece.
With the win, Birmingham Phoenix jumped to fifth place in The Hundred points table while Southern Brave stayed rock-bottom after four back-to-back losses.