WPL 2024: Shreyanka Patil gets marriage proposal, RCB teammates break into laughter

Shreyanka Patil got a marriage proposal from a fan during Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 match against Beth Mooney’s Gujarat Giants on Tuesday, February 28 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

One of the fans in the crowd carried a banner that read, “Will you marry me?” The fan was shown on camera during RCB’s run-chase when Smriti Mandhana and Sabbhineni Meghana were batting.

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Seeing the banner, Shreyanka’s teammates in the dugout broke into laughter.

Shreyanka has a big fanbase and that was also evident from a message sent to her by a young fan. A young girl was seen with a banner that read, “Shreyanka, you make RCB and Bengaluru proud. We have come to see you.”

Shreyanka was the leading wicket-taker for RCB last season, but this year, she went wicketless in both of her team’s matches. She has not got enough chances to bat as well.

As far as RCB are concerned, they are sitting on top of the table with 4 points and a net run rate of +1.665 thanks to wins in both their matches. On Tuesday, they beat the Giants by 8 wickets.

Special for me

Before the match, Shreyanka talked about her journey from chanting for RCB to playing for the Bengaluru-based franchise.

“I just love this energy. Since I was a kid, I used to be in the crowd, chanting “RCB, RCB”. Now that they are chanting my name, it is special for me. This year we have got experience and the communication going around is amazing,” she said.

Shreyanka also spoke about how her life has changed since she made her debut for the Indian team last year in the T20I series against England.

“It has changed drastically for me. Post the WPL, I made my India debut, and it was special for me. Doing decently well for the Indian side and now coming back here in front of my home crowd, it feels amazing,” she added.