'Doesn't deserve this': Cricket fans react after shattering Ellyse Perry development
Cricket fans are condemning the lack of support that Ellyse Perry got from her teammates after Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated from the Women's Premier League in India on Saturday night. Perry made 28 off just 15 balls against UP Warriorz, becoming the competition's top-scorer with 323 runs.
But a 12-run loss for RCB eliminated the powerhouse team from finals contention, meaning Perry's dream of winning the title has been shattered. Considering Perry has the most runs of anyone in the T20 comp, you'd expect her team to be winning.
But she's received little support from her teammates and was sensationally snubbed in a controversial finish to another loss against the Warriorz last month. The match on February 24 went to a super-over, and despite making 90 not out off just 56 balls, Perry wasn't picked by her team for the bat-off.
They instead sent out Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh, who only managed four runs off their six balls to consign RCB to a crushing defeat. Saturday night's loss sent them to a 2-5 record on the season, meaning they're currently in last place and can't make the semis.
Perry has made scores of 90 not out, 81 and 60 not out over the last month, but hasn't been able to lift her team. Cricket fans have been highly critical of her RCB teammates, saying they "don't deserve" the Aussie star on their team.
AB de Villiers in IPL 🤝 Ellyse Perry in WPL.They both give their best and always get let down by their teammates. pic.twitter.com/GJcJpD8tdx
— Krishna. (@KrishVK_18) March 1, 2025
RCB are the franchise with the most disrespect to all their players.They didn't deserve Ab D and Gayle , they don't deserve Kohli.The RCB women for sure don't deserve Ellyse Perry. #rcb
— Tom Clisham (@TomClisham) March 1, 2025
Ellyse Perry doesn't deserve this after all she has done. 💔 pic.twitter.com/bJPwegwujJ
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) March 2, 2025
You Guys don't deserve Ellyse Perry she did everything for the team still you guys let her down
— Rahemat_18_7🇮🇳 (@iam_Rahemat) March 3, 2025
Ellyse Perry is the Virat Kohli of RCB-W. They both deserve 100X better teams coz they don't deserve to rot in that clown franchise.
— Crickified (@I_am_Shray) March 8, 2025
On Saturday night, George Voll became the latest Aussie to fall agonisingly close to becoming the first player in WPL history to make a century. Voll was left stranded on 99 not out for UP Warriorz, becoming the fourth Aussie in 12 days to end up in the 90s.
Voll only recently flew over from Brisbane, making a jet-lagged, three-ball duck on Monday, before smacking a dazzling half-century on Thursday and then winning player-of-the-match on Saturday with an excellent all-round display. She smashed 17 fours and a six off 56 deliveries to equal the record for the competition's highest individual score - held by New Zealander Sophie Devine.
No amount of praise is enough for Georgia Voll, she scored 99 runs on 56 balls, missed a century by one run. Sometimes luck doesn't favour you even after hard work.It will be remembered pic.twitter.com/20Bb89229Y
— Rajneesh Yadav 🧢 (@rajneeshy165) March 8, 2025
MISSED A CENTURY BY JUST 1 RUN!! GEORGIA VOLL!!! Take a bow, you champ!!! #CricketTwitter #WPL2025 pic.twitter.com/Jggbaj3EsG
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) March 8, 2025
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The Queenslander then took two key catches and bowled the final over, whipping off the bails after just three balls to complete a last-wicket run-out and ensure RCB's chase ended on 213. Asked if she felt she had missed out on a golden chance of a historic ton, she admitted: "I think I did."
On 98 and facing the spin of England's Charlie Dean for the final ball, Voll mused afterwards: "I should have known she would bowl that [yorker]." She only managed to shovel it to mid-on, with partner Deepti Sharma being run-out while thinking about coming back for an impossible second run.
There have now been eight scores in the 90s in the WPL - six from Australians - but none have reached triple figures. Four have occurred in the last fortnight - Voll, Beth Mooney (96 not out), Meg Lanning (92) and Perry's 90 not out.
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