Sophie Ecclestone's dramatic last-ball run-out precipitated the first-ever Super Over in Women's Premier League history on Monday (February 24, 2025). Chasing Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 181-run target, the UP Warriorz were all out for 180 in 20 overs in what turned out to be a bonafide thriller. (Match Blog | Full Coverage | More Cricket News)
With a solitary run needed for UP to win it off the last ball, Kranti Goud swung and missed. Sophie Ecclestone sprinted across from the non-striker's end in a bid to run a bye, but Richa Ghosh reprised what MS Dhoni did to Bangladesh at the 2016 T20 World Cup, running up to the stumps and dislodging the bails to find Ecclestone short.
While this is a first in WPL, the Indian Premier League has witnessed 14 Super Overs thus far. The first one took place in 2009 at Cape Town in a clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals. The latest one was in Chennai in 2021, in a Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals encounter.
The 2025 edition of the IPL is slated to begin on March 22 with a game between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens. The final will be played on May 25 at the same venue.
