WPL 2023: Gujarat Giants' first win in Women's Premier League, beat RCB by 11 runs
Womens Premier League 2023 Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: This is RCB's third consecutive defeat. 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.
The sixth match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Giants (GG). In this match played at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium, Gujarat Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 11 runs.
This is RCB's third consecutive defeat. 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 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 Giants opener Sophia Dunkley hit the fastest half-century in the Women's Premier League while batting in a stormy manner. The powerplay of Gujarat's innings is over. 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.
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. 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.
Gujarat Giants beat RCB by nine runs. He had to score 24 runs in the last over to win. Heather Knight made efforts, but she could not win the team. She remained unbeaten after scoring 30 runs off 11 balls. Batting first, Gujarat Giants 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.