RCB vs GG: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s third consecutive defeat, Gujarat Giants crushed by 11 runs
RCB vs GG: Royal Challengers Bangalore have suffered their third consecutive defeat in the Women’s Premier League. They were defeated by Gujarat Giants by 11 runs in their third match.
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RCB vs GG: The sixth match of the Women’s Premier League was played between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore had to face defeat by 11 runs. This is their third consecutive defeat in the league. They are still looking for their first win. At the same time, due to not winning a single match in the league, he is in the fifth position on the points table. In this match, Gujarat scored 201 runs while batting first. In response, the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore could only manage 190 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs and they had to face defeat in this match.
.@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
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 8, 2023
How was the match
In the sixth match of the Women’s Premier League, Gujarat Giants won the toss and decided to bat. The opening batsmen of Gujarat started very fast for the team but they lost their first wicket at the score of 22 in the third over of the match. After this, the team’s opener Sophia Dunkley started scoring very fast and scored 65 runs in just 28 balls with the help of 11 fours and 3 sixes. He also lost his wicket on the score of 82. But the team’s run rate did not decrease and Harleen Deol kept the innings in check from one end. Harleen scored 67 runs in 45 balls in this match. Due to the brilliant innings of both of these batsmen, the team scored 201 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In the second innings of the match, RCB openers Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine started the match very fast. Both the batsmen got the team off to a good start. Smriti Mandhana lost her wicket on 54 in the sixth over. After this, Sophie Devine handled the innings from one end. Australia’s Ellyse Perry also supported her. The team lost its second wicket in the form of Ellyse Perry on 97. By this point, the match could have gone in favour of either team. But RCB started losing wickets continuously from one end. Also, Sophie Devine slowed down her innings. Heather Knight made some shots at the end but the team could not reach the target. Heather Knight’s long shot narrowed the margin of defeat.
