Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Smriti Mandhana on Monday (March 6) acknowledged that they were “below par” in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) match against Mumbai Indians (MI) but vowed to make a strong comeback.

Opting to bat first, RCB were bundled out for 155 and then MI overhauled the target with nine wickets in hand and 34 deliveries to spare.

It was RCB’s second successive defeat in the tournament, after their 60-run thrashing at the hands of Delhi Capitals at Brabourne Stadium on March 5.

“We would have loved to put up a better performance. We were below par. Will come back harder. There were two-three batters getting 20-30 runs, a few batters including me couldn’t put up a good score,” Mandhana said at the post-match presentation.

“We will sit and talk and try to come up with a better performance. We had six-seven good bowlers. As batters we need to put up a good total on board.

“It’s a pretty short tournament, we can’t dwell on it. In franchise cricket, even after two losses we can turn it around quickly.”

However, Mandhana praised Kanika Ahuja (22) and Shriyanka Patil’s (23) performance with the bat lower down the order.

“Lots of positives in the form of Kanika and Shriyanka’s batting after the top order collapse, really happy with the way they batted,” she said.

Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Gujarat Giants in their next WPL match on Wednesday (March 8).

(With PTI Inputs)