In the sixth match of the Women’s Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced Gujraj Giants. Both the teams were face to face at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Read Full GG vs RCB WPL Highlights.
RCB and Gujarat were looking for their first win in the tournament. Both had to face defeat in their opening two matches. Gujarat won the toss and decided to bat first in this match.
In the sixth match of the Women’s Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced Gujarat Giants. Gujarat won the match by 11 runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, securing their first win in the tournament.
His account is open after two consecutive defeats. On the other hand, the RCB team lost for the third consecutive match. Gujarat won the toss and decided to bat first in this match. He scored 201 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. In response, RCB’s team could only manage 190 runs for six wickets in 20 overs.
Gujarat starts batting
Gujarat Giants’ batting begins. Sophia Dunkley comes to the crease to open with Sabineni Meghana. At the same time, Megan Schutt started the bowling for RCB.
First blow to Gujarat
Gujarat Giants got their first blow in the third over. Sabineni Meghana was dismissed by Megan Schutt on the last ball of the over. Meghna scored eight runs off 11 balls. Gujarat had scored 22 runs for one wicket in three overs. Sophia Dunkley was unbeaten on 14 runs. Harleen Deol comes to the crease.
Sophia Dunkley’s half century
Gujarat Giants opener Sophia Dunkley was batting in a stormy manner. He hit a half-century off 18 balls. This was the fastest fifty ever in the Women’s Premier League. The powerplay of Gujarat’s innings was over. He scored 64 runs for one wicket in six overs. Sophia Dunkley 54 off 22 balls and Harleen Deol unbeaten after scoring two runs off three balls. See GG vs RCB WPL Highlights.
RCB got second wicket
Shreyanka Patil got the second success for RCB on the last ball of the eighth over. She got dangerous batsman Sophia Dunkley caught by Heather Knight. Dunkley scored 65 off 28 balls. During this, he hit 11 fours and three sixes. Gujarat scored 97 runs for two wickets in 10 overs. Harleen Deol was unbeaten on 18 and Ashley Gardner scored five runs.
Third blow to Gujarat
Heather Knight gave the third blow to Gujarat Giants. He got Ashley Gardner caught behind the stumps by Richa Ghosh. Gardner scored 19 runs off 15 balls. He hit two fours in his innings. Gujarat has scored 136 runs for three wickets in 14 overs. Dayalan Hemlata was at the crease along with Harleen Deon.
RCB got the fourth wicket
Heather Knight gave RCB the fourth success. He sent Dayalan Hemlata to the pavilion on the third ball of the 16th over. Hemlata was caught by Renuka Singh after scoring 16 runs in seven balls.
RCB got a difficult target See GG vs RCB WPL Highlights
Batting first after winning the toss, Gujarat Giants set Royal Challengers Bangalore a target of 202 runs. He scored 201 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. Sophia Dunkley batted explosively in the initial overs for Gujarat. Whereas, Harleen Deol took over this responsibility after 10 overs. Both the batsmen scored half-centuries. Sophia Dunkley scored 65 off 28 balls. At the same time, Harleen played an inning of 67 runs off 45 balls.
RCB scored 33 runs in three overs
In response to Gujarat’s 202 runs, RCB got off to a great start. He scored 33 runs in three overs without loss. Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine were batting in stormy style.
RCB scored 59 runs for one wicket in Powerplay
The powerplay of RCB’s innings was over. He scored 59 runs for one wicket in six overs. Sophie Devine was unbeaten on 31 off 19 balls and Ellyse Perry was unbeaten on five off three balls. Captain Smriti Mandhana was dismissed after scoring 18 runs off 14 balls. He was caught by Manasi Joshi off Ashley Gardner.
Half overs of RCB’s innings ended
Half of the overs of RCB’s innings were over. He has scored 82 runs for one wicket in 10 overs. He had to score 120 runs in the last 10 overs to win. Sophie Devine was playing 36 off 28 balls and Alice Parry was playing 22 off 18 balls.
Gujarat got second success
Mansi Joshi gave the second success to Gujarat Giants. He got Parry caught by Hemlata. Parry scored 32 runs off 25 balls.
RCB got the third blow
RCB got the third blow on the first ball of the 16th over. Ashley Gardner clean bowled Richa Ghosh. Richa could only score 10 runs in 10 balls. RCB had scored 125 runs for three wickets. He had to score 77 runs off 29 balls to win.
RCB got a big blow GG vs RCB WPL Highlights
RCB got a big blow on the second ball of the 17th over. Sophie Devine was done after scoring 66 runs. Ashley Gardner took a brilliant catch off Annabel Sutherland. Devine hit eight fours and two sixes in his 45-ball innings. After Devine, Kanika Ahuja was dismissed on the first ball of the 19th over. Kanika was stumped by Ashley Gardner at the hands of Sushma Verma. Kanika scored 10 runs in seven balls.
Playing-11 of both the teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Poonam Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Renuka Thakur Singh, Preeti Bose.
Gujarat Giants: Sabineni Meghna, Sophia Dunkley, Harleen Deol, Annabel Sutherland, Dayalan Hemlata, Sneh Rana (c), Kim Garth, Sushma Verma (wk), Ashley Gardner, Manasi Joshi, Tanuja Kanwar.