WPL | Twitter reacts as Devine’s prolific destruction culminates in eight-wicket win for RCB

03/18/2023

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Royal Challengers Bangalore had a poor start to their WPL campaign losing the first five matches but they displayed that it was just the calm before the storm. The team showcased it against Gujarat Giants beating them with eight wickets thanks to Sophie Devine's knock of 99 runs from 36 balls.

When Royal Challengers Bangalore met Gujarat Giants in a do-or-die clash, no one would have expected the team to write the kind of fairytale they wrote. Gujarat chose to bat first after winning the toss and they posted a total of 188/4 courtesy of Laura Wolvaardt’s 68-run inning. Shreyanka Patil picked a couple of wickets for RCB while Sophie Devine and Preeti Bose chipped in with one wicket each.

189 was a decent target for the chasing side and considering their performance in the tournament so far, the challenge was going to be tough. However, the spectators were yet to witness the ‘Sophie Devine Show’ which included brilliant power-hitting to send them into awe. Devine was on fire right from the start and so she went on to score 99 runs which included eight astonishing maximums. Her carnage made the chase a walk in the park for the team as they chased the target with five wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare.

What an innings she has played!

pic.twitter.com/xsK7gmSgHe
— MAHARAJ JI (@MAHARAJ96620593) March 18, 2023

Superrr

Devine power at play ⚡ #GGvRCB #CheerTheW | @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/LesvQYvETB
— Sports18 (@Sports18) March 18, 2023

Brilliant

Why you can't put price on Talent. #SophieDevine who was sold for 50 lacs INR is now the orange cap holder and picked wickets. She bowls opening spell and opens the bat and Smacks 99 of 36 balls. ❤️❤️❤️#WPL2023 #RCBvsGG @RCBTweets
— Jay🧑‍💻 (@iambalabharathi) March 18, 2023

Jokes

#WPL #WPL2023 #TATAWPL #RCBvsGG Sophie Devine to Gujarat Giants bowlers : pic.twitter.com/e6WOJq2W9r
— Cricket With Laresh (@Lareshhere) March 18, 2023

Beauty

Sophie devine u beauty 🫶

This inning will be written in golden letters in the history of #WPLT20.

Insane innings by Devil of bowlers one and only #sophiedevine pic.twitter.com/J2eheE5k54
— Harsh mehta (@iamharsh_k) March 18, 2023

Goat

Sophie devine is the goat of WPL

That's it, That's the tweet pic.twitter.com/aEGfM9gb1l
— leishaa ✨ (@katyxkohli17) March 18, 2023

Just brilliant

𝟗𝟗 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟔 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 😮😮

Missed a well deserved century by just 1 Run 💔💔

Sophie Devine, take a bow 🙌🙌#WPL2023 #RCBvsGG pic.twitter.com/B2jmonrxIB
— sʜᴜʙʜᴀᴍ ᴋᴜᴍᴀʀ | ɪɴᴅɪᴀ🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@_Mr_Shubham__) March 18, 2023

This will never be forgotten