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WPL 2023: Free entry for all fans during RCB vs GG match on Women's Day

WPL 2023: Free entry for all fans during RCB vs GG match on Women's Day

BCCI announces free entry to all fans on Women's Day in WPL match. (Source: @wplt20)

To commemorateWomen's Day on Wednesday, March 8, all fans will be given free entry for the match between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, tweeted Women's Premier League (WPL)

"𝐀 π’π©πžπœπ’πšπ₯ π–πšπ² 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐀 𝐚 𝐀 π’π©πžπœπ’πšπ₯ πƒπšπ²! #TATAWPL celebrates Women's Day with 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙔 π™π™Šπ™ π˜Όπ™‡π™‡ for the #GGvRCB match on March 8, 2023!" read the tweet.

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The decision comes on the back of BCCI's announcement to give free entry to women and girls in all WPL matches to promote women's cricket in India.

Coming toMonday's match, MI-W beat RCB-W by nine-wickets, picking up their second consecutive win and handing Smriti Mandhana-led RCB their second straight loss.

Also Read:MI-W vs RCB-W - Hayley Matthews stars in Mumbai Indians' successive win

MI's all-rounder Hayley Matthews starred with both bat and all as she score 77 unbeaten off 38 balls after picking up three wickets in the first innings of the match. She was awarded Player-of-the-Match for her performance.

Matthews, along with Nat Sciver-Brunt - who also scored unbeaten 55 off 29 balls, put up a 100-run partnership for the second wicket while chasing 156. Thanks to these two, Mumbai chased down the target in just 14.2 overs.

Earlier, Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat first. RCB were off to a flyer as Mandhana and Sophie Devine added 39 runs in 4.1 overs for the first wicket. The proceedings for RCB soon hit the break as the lost four wickets in eight balls to be left four down inside the powerplay.

Small cameos from Richa Ghosh, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil and Megan Schutt though, helped RCB post a competitive total of 155. The Challengers, however, could not play their quota of overs as they folded in 18.4 overs with Hayley Matthews being pick of the bowlers.

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