India, Feb. 7 -- Smriti Mandhana shepherded the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to their second successive Women's Premier League (WPL) title earlier this week. Smriti was the architect of the win in the final over Delhi Capitals, and many noted how the triumph came just months after personal turmoil in her life, including a called-off wedding with singer Palash Muchhal. Naturally, Palash became the butt of all jokes on the internet in the aftermath of the win, and quite unexpectedly, Smriti's mom also joined in.

On Friday, a day after the WPL final, a social media meme page shared a meme about Smriti's performance, joking that the way she slammed around the DC bowlers, it seemed she was seeing her ex Palash's face in all of them. Smit...