Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCB-W) won their first-ever championship by a commanding eight wickets over the Delhi Capitals. Fans celebrated the team’s victory widely, flooding social media with happy sentiments and congrats on the team’s first-ever WPL or IPL championship.
In terms of fan involvement on social media, the franchise has been the front-runner. With a whopping one million likes in only nine minutes, RCB’s winning Instagram post set a new record for social media engagement. This is the fastest an Indian account has ever achieved on the Meta-owned network.
RCB achieved 1M likes in just 9 minutes on Instagram on their winning post.
– The fastest ever to reach 1M likes by an Indian account on Instagram. 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/h6aNcKFAUM
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 18, 2024
Virat Kohli, an IPL veteran and RCB superstar, joined the chorus of adulation by congratulating the Smriti Mandhana-led RCB women on Instagram. In appreciation of their outstanding achievement, Kohli referred to the team as “Superwomen.” The emphasis is on the men’s team to equal the success of their female counterparts as they prepare for the upcoming IPL 2024 season, with the team currently in the limelight.
On March 22, the Faf du Plessis-captained IPL team will compete against the reigning champion Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The pressure is now on the men’s team to emulate Mandhana’s winning squad, as former cricketer Ravi Shastri rightly pointed out.
It’s difficult for me to express: Mandhana
As she thought back on their run to the championship, RCB Women’s skipper Smriti Mandhana was proud of her team’s effort, praising in particular how resilient they were in the face of adversity during the league stage. Mandhana gave her teammates credit for their excellent work, emphasizing the significance of peaking at the appropriate time in competitions like these.
feeling hasn’t yet really set in. I find it difficult to express myself. I must admit that I’m proud of the group. We had an excellent Bangalore (Bengaluru) leg. We played two hard games in Delhi. We discussed the need for us to intervene when the time is appropriate. Peeking at the appropriate moment is the goal of these competitions. Following the game, Smriti Mandhana stated
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