GG-W Won The Match By 11 Runs Against RCB-W In Match 6 At Brabourne Stadium

Mumbai: The Gujarat Giants beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 11 runs on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai to register their maiden win within the inaugural editon of the Girls’s Premier League on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Whereas Sophia Dunkley’s quickest WPL half-century off 18 balls (65 off 28) coupled with one other half-century from Harleen Deol (67 off 45) helped the Gujarat Giants publish a goal of 202 runs for Bangalore, in response though Sophie Devine scored a half-century (66 from 45) and Heather Knight (30*) performed a little bit of a cameo in direction of the top, Bangalore ultimately ended their 20 overs at 190/6.

For Bangalore, Shreyanka Patil picked up 2 wickets and eliminated each the batters who had crossed the 50-run mark. Heather Knight additionally scalped 2 wickets in her 2 overs. Heather Knight and Megan Schutt had been additionally among the many wicket-takers, ending with a wicket every. Patil, who conceded 32 runs in her 4 overs, was additionally essentially the most ecomonical Bangalore bowler.

.@GujaratGiants have held their nerve & how! 👍 👍

They beat #RCB by 11 runs to seal their first win of the #TATAWPL! 👏 👏

Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/QeECVTM7rl #GGvRCB pic.twitter.com/rukQmQAzu9

— Girls’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 8, 2023

Gujarat bowlers too didn’t have one of the best of days in what was a high-scoring recreation however did sufficient to defend their rating. Ashleigh Gardner scalped 3 wickets for 31 runs and was the stand-out performer. Annabel Sutherland went for 56 runs in her 4 overs however returned with 2 wickets.

After the match, Bangalore captain Smirti Mandhana stated that they might have bowlerd higher within the powerplay the place they conceded 64 runs, having taken simply 1 wicket. She lauded the workforce’s batting effort as they got here near the mammoth complete however simply could not recover from the end line.

The outcome means RCB stay the one workforce but to style a win within the Girls’s Premier League with 3 out of three losses. They’ll play their subsequent match towards the UP Warriorz who’re but to be overwhelmed within the competitors however will tackle one other unbeaten aspect in WPL 2023 Mumbai Indians earlier than their encounter towards Bangalore on Friday.