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 Women’s Premier League on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
While 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 put up 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 the direction of the top, Bangalore finally 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 have 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 (*6*)! ? ?
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/QeECVTM7rl #GGvRCB pic.twitter.com/rukQmQAzu9
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 8, 2023
Gujarat bowlers too didn’t have the most effective of days in what was a high-scoring sport 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 may have bowlerd higher within the powerplay the place they conceded 64 runs, having taken simply 1 wicket. She lauded the group’s batting effort as they got here near the mammoth complete however simply could not recover from the end line.
The consequence means RCB stay the one group but to style a win within the Women’s Premier League with 3 out of three losses. They will play their subsequent match in opposition to 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 in opposition to Bangalore on Friday.