

The WPL is going on successfully, and in the 16th match, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants faced each other. However, it was very important for the Royal Challengers to win this match. The Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat first. Moreover, with the bat, they scored good runs but failed with the ball. The bowling attack of the Gujarat Giants was not good today. Despite projecting a good score, they lost the match. Royal Challengers easily chased the target in 16 overs. Below you will find a ball-by-ball summary of the match. To be in the series, Bangalore has to win more such matches.
Gujarat Giants Women’s Innings
Sophia Dunkley and Laura Wolvaardt opened the inning for the Gujarat Giants. Sophia scored 16 runs in 10 balls. She tried to give the team a good start, but SFM Devine bowled her in the third over. Laura played an excellent inning for the team. She scored 68 runs in 42 balls. Moreover, her inning includes nine fours and two sixes. Preeti Bose caught Shreyanka Patil on the ball. Sabbineni Meghana came to bat at number three. She scored 31 runs in 32 balls. She was bowled over by Preeti Bose. Ashleigh Gardner came to bat at number four. She scored 41 runs in 26 balls. She was bowled by Shreyanka Patil. Dayalan Hemalatha and Harleen Deol scored 16 and 12 runs, respectively. Moreover, collectively, the Gujarat Giants scored 188 runs in 20 overs with a loss of four wickets.
However, in the T-20 format, this target is good and difficult to chase if your bowling attack is strong. The Gujarat Giants failed to defend this target. Moreover, the Royal Challengers easily chased this target. In the 20-over format, it is very important to have a good batting and bowling attack. If a team loses in any one of these, it is hard for that team to win the match.
Gujarat Giants Women Bowling Scorecard
Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
Kim Garth | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Ashleigh Gardner | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Sneh Rana | 3.3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
Tanuja Kanwar | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Harleen Deol | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Ashwani Kumari | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Innings
Royal Challengers were continuously losing the matches. However, to keep the playoff hopes alive, winning this match was very important for the Royal Challengers. Moreover, players came to the field with the mindset to win. Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine opened the innings for the team. Smriti scored 37 runs in 31 balls. It was a good start for the team. She was bowled over by Sneh Rana. Sophie Devine played a match-winning inning for the team. However, she just missed her century by one run. She scored 99 runs in 36 balls. Her inning includes nine fours and eight sixes. Her strike rate was 275.
Ashwani Kumari caught her on the ball from KJ Garth in the 12th over. Ellyse Perry and Heather Knight came to bat at numbers three and four. Moreover, Ellyse Perry scored 19 runs in 12 balls. Heather Knight scored 22 runs in 15 balls. In the 16th, the Royal Challengers easily chased the target. At this point, the Royal Challengers cannot afford to lose any matches. It is very important for the team to win continuously to reach the playoffs. In the initial series, the Royal Challengers faced a lot of challenges, and winning a match was getting very difficult for the team.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Bowling Scorecard
Bowlers | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wickets |
Sophie Devine | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Megan Schutt | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
Ellyse Perry | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Sobhana Asha | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Preeti Bose | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Heather Knight | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Shreyanka Patil | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Playing XI
- Sophie Devine
- Smriti Mandhana(C)
- Ellyse Perry
- Heather Knight
- Richa Ghosh(WK)
- Kanika Ahuja
- Shreyanka Patil
- Disha Kasat
- Megan Schutt
- Sobhana Asha
- Preeti Bose
Gujarat Giants Women Playing XI
- Sophia Dunkley
- Laura Wolvaardt
- Harleen Deol
- Ashleigh Gardner
- Dayalan Hemalatha
- Sabbhineni Meghana
- Sushma Verma(WK)
- Kim Garth
- Sneh Rana(C)
- Tanuja Kanwar
- Ashwani Kumari