Bengaluru, March 6: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Australian all-rounder Georgia Wareham has said the team need to be consistent ahead of their Delhi leg in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024.
RCB has won three and lost two so far in the ongoing season. The Bangalore-based side secured wins overs Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz in their home leg, but lost to Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Looking forward to the Delhi leg, Wareham said that consistency would be an important factor for RCB, who will hope to reach the WPL playoffs this season.
“More than anything, consistency. I think we’ve been a little bit up and down over the past five games. Travelling to Delhi, I think we’ve just got to be ready for anything when we get there and adapt and try and get there as fresh as we can,” Wareham said at the post-match press conference.
“So it’ll probably be not doing much tomorrow after we get there and just make sure that we get everything right before we step out on the field in Delhi.”
A packed Chinnaswamy Stadium gave Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) a rousing send off in their last home game, and Smriti Mandhana’s team acknowledged the loving cheers of their 12th Man Army with a victory lap after their win against UP Warriorz.
The unwavering support had lifted the team during tense moments in their matches, said the leg-spinner Wareham.
“The crowds are a massive win for us. I think it’s a little bit intimidating at first, but it’s nice knowing that they’re all cheering for us, which as an Australian being over here is a little bit different.
“But, yeah, it’s like having a 12th man. They call it a 12th Man Army. So, yeah, it’s really special and I think having that noise is really cool for us and I think it brings us through big moments and, yeah, it sort of lifts the team when we need lifting,” Wareham said.
Wareham, recapping the night’s performance, said that the batting exploits of skipper Smriti and Ellyse Perry were the highlights of the win. Wareham also praised Perry’s fielding efforts, talking about how that set the example for the rest of the side.
“Pez [Perry] also leads us in the fielding. I think the way that she’s sprinting across the ground the whole game is, yeah, I think easy for everyone else to follow on. I think when you’ve got fielders like that in the team to sort of just copy what they do is pretty easy for everyone else,” said Wareham.