Richa Ghosh’s Dhoni-esque run-out forces WPL’s first Super Over, but UP prevails

Sophie Ecclestone produced a superb allround show to hand UP Warriorz a sensational win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the firstever Super Over of the Womens Premier League 2025 WPL 2025 on MondaySent into bat Ellyse Perry and Danni WyattHodge sparkled with the bat to guide RCB 180 for six Perry smashed an unbeaten 90 off 56 balls while opener WyattHodge made 57But Ecclestone who registered economical figures of 40290 showed her prowess with the bat scoring 33 off 19 balls to help UP Warriorz made a remarkable comeback to tie the match and take it to the Super Over where they came out on topUPW clinch a historic TATAWPL game They win the firstever Super Over to make it to victories Scorecard httpstco6637diSP2IRCBvUPW pictwittercomnNqg42oQqqmdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 February 24 2025For her heroics With bat and ball In the field In the final over In the Super Over Sophie Ecclestone is the Player of the Match in RCBvUPW TATAWPL UPWarriorz Sophecc19 pictwittercomva8bx5csBTmdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 February 24 2025UP Warriorz managed just eight runs in the super over bowled by Kim GarthThe onus was then on RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh to chase down the target of nine runs against Ecclestone but the English cricketer came out on top conceding just four runsThe duo struggled against disciplined UP bowling and managed to scrape together just four runs handing UP a comprehensive victoryRCB notorious for their history of setting unwanted records added another to the list Despite having a manageable target to chase they faltered under pressure becoming the first team to take a WPL game into a Super Over and still lose despite a relatively easy run chaseEarlier RCB lost Mandhana early bowled by Deepti Sharma in the fourth overPerry joined hands with WyattHodge and the duo shared 94 runs in 65 balls for the second wicket to take RCB forwardRicha Ghosh 8 Kanika Ahuja 5 and Georgia Wareham 8 all failed to contribute but Perry held the fort for RCBTahlia McGrath 130 Chinelle Henry 134 and Deepti 142 picked up a wicket each for UP WarriorzChasing the total UP Warriorz never got the momentum losing wickets at regular intervalsHow did WPLs firstever Super Over unfoldWith 18 runs needed off the final over Ecclestone 33 off 19 displayed remarkable composure under pressure launching backtoback sixes off Renuka Singh followed by a blistering boundary bringing the equation down to just 2 runs from 2 balls Taking a single on the penultimate delivery she then left Kranti Goud with the task of sealing the chaseRicha Ghosh recreated Dhoni epic run out WPL2025 CricketTwitter pictwittercomLj5PArhFwamdash Adarsh Raj Verma Adarsh180745 February 24 2025However in a moment of sheer brilliance behind the stumps Ghosh orchestrated Ecclestonersquos runout an uncanny parallel to MS Dhonirsquos iconic dismissal of Bangladeshrsquos Mustafizur Rahman in the final ball of the 2016 T20 World Cup at the same venue While Dhonirsquos heroics had secured a famous victory for India Ghoshrsquos effort though spectacular could only push the game into a Super Over the firstever in WPL history