A delighted skipper, Smriti Mandhana, heaped praise on Gautami Naik’s brilliant knock of 73 off 55 deliveries under pressure, which helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Gujarat Giants by 61 runs in the Women’s Premier League on Monday.

“From where we started in our batting innings, and then to get 180-plus was excellent. [I’m] very, very happy for Gautami. Coming from domestic cricket, but performing at such a big stage and coming in to bat at 10-2, and the way she batted was outstanding,” said Mandhana.