The Women’s Premier League (WPL 2025) witnessed an extraordinary moment on Friday (Feb 21) as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) took on Mumbai Indians. While the battle was between the two heavyweights of the WPL as Harmanpreet Kaur’s army took on Smriti Mandhana’s side in this season’s first match in Bengaluru, the former had a moment for the netizens leaving everyone surprised. As Harmanpreet grabbed attention, her side did not disappoint and won by four wickets in the WPL contest. 

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Harmanpreet silences the crowd?

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At the start of the 14th over of the RCB innings, Harmanpreet was fielding at the long-on region when the crowd at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium started making noise. The decibel scale was so high that Harmanpreet put her fingers on the ears as she tried to keep away the roar. However the fans did not hold back.

The moment was met with mixed reactions on social media as netizens saw the funny and ugly side of the incident.

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Harmanpreet shines with the bat

Interestingly, this was not the only time the 35-year-old was in the spotlight as she shined with the bat, scoring 50 off 38 balls. Her effort with the bat was important as Mumbai beat RCB to collect two points and be part of a tight race for the top spot. Nat Sciver-Brunt (42 off 21) and Amanjot Kaur (34 off 27) also played a key role in the side’s win.

Amanjot was also named Player of the Match for her heroics with the ball as she scalped figures of 22/3 in three overs.