WPL 2024: Do keep in mind that if you are available, an opportunity of bowling will come, says Ellyse Perry

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Before Tuesday’s game against Mumbai Indians at 2024 WPL, Ellyse Perry had been wicket-less with the ball in the six overs she bowled for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In her first over, Ellyse gave away two runs, but after that, the script changed for an astonishing tale.

In the ninth over, Ellyse got a nip-backer to crash into Sajana Sajeevan’s off-stump and had Harmanpreet Kaur playing on to her stumps on consecutive deliveries. If that wasn’t enough, Ellyse then trapped Amelia Kerr lbw and unleashed the nip-backer again to castle Amanjot Kaur in the 11th over.In her final over, Ellyse used the cross-seamer to send Pooja Vastrakar’s off-stump on a ride and brought out the nip-backer again to trap Nat Sciver-Brunt lbw to pick 6-15, the best-ever figures in the WPL and in her T20 career.Before the WPL, Ellyse didn’t have a bowl in the white-ball games against India, before bowling four overs each in the ODI and T20I games against South Africa. Though her game began by taking an excellent running catch at deep square leg to dismiss Hayley Matthews, it was the bowling (she made 40 not out), where she made a huge impact to pave the way for RCB entering WPL knockouts for the first time.Ellyse put down her superlative bowling performance at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday to being aware of making an impact with the ball whenever needed. “I have played for a long period of time now, so I have got a bit of a handle on how I need to prepare. There is always opportunity before a match to bowl overs out in the middle while warming up.”“I do that keeping in mind that you are available if the opportunity presents itself to bowl in a game. I have been playing solidly for the last 18 months now, I don’t feel like I am short on