Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) title-winning team member Shreyanka Patil expressed her delight after meeting stylish batter Virat Kohli at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) unbox event that took place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Shreyanka was part of the RCB women’s team that won their first WPL title after beating Delhi Capital (DC) in the final by eight wickets. Shreyanka finished with a figure of 3.3-0-12-4 claiming key wickets of Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Arundhati Reddy and Taniya Bhatia
Shreyanka shared a picture of her with Virat Kohli on social media X (previously Twitter) calling it the “moment of her life.”
“Started watching cricket cos of him. Grew up dreaming of being like him. And last night, had the moment of my life. Virat said, “Hi Shreyanka, well bowled, he actually knows my name,” Shreyanka wrote on Instagram.
Shreyanka also won the Purple Cap for her exceptional performance throughout the season. In 8 matches, the off-break bowler picked up 13 wickets at an economy rate of 7.30 with 2 four-wicket hauls to her name. Shreyanka also picked up the Emerging Player of the WPL award.
