In the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced off against Gujarat Giants (GG) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Winning the toss, RCB opted to bowl first, seeking to restrict the opposition’s batting lineup.
Gujarat Giants Innings:
Gujarat Giants started their innings with a target of setting a competitive score. However, they managed to put up a total of 107/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Despite contributions from several batters, including Dayalan Hemalatha‘s notable 31 runs off 25 balls, the team struggled to build substantial partnerships.
RCB’s bowling attack was led by left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux, who claimed three wickets, supported by Renuka Thakur and Georgia Wareham, who picked up two and one wicket respectively. Their disciplined bowling restricted Gujarat’s scoring opportunities.
RCB Innings
Chasing a modest target, RCB showcased a dominant batting display. Smriti Mandhana led the charge with a fiery knock of 43 runs off 27 balls, supported by Sabbhineni Meghana‘s unbeaten contribution of 36 runs off 28 balls. Ellyse Perry’s quickfire 23 not out off 14 balls ensured the team reached the target comfortably.
The Giants’ bowling unit struggled to contain the opposition’s batting onslaught, with only Ashleigh Gardner and Tanuja Kanwar managing to pick up the wickets.
In the end, RCB cruised to victory, reaching the target of 110 runs with ease in just 12.3 overs, securing an emphatic eight-wicket win over GG.
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With this convincing victory, RCB continue their winning streak in the WPL 2024, while GG will look to regroup and bounce back in their upcoming matches.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
RCB in the whole WPL 2023 – 2 wins.
RCB in the first 2 games in WPL 2024 – 2 wins.
Smriti Mandhana & her team will be looking for the title. 🏆⭐ pic.twitter.com/8bo6Fsl5An
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 27, 2024
Appreciation tweet for Smriti Mandhana.
Chin up Captain. You were outstanding both with the bat and with the captaincy ❤️ pic.twitter.com/tTKznZvCEO— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) February 27, 2024
RCB beat GG by 8 wickets in Match 5 of WPL 2024: https://t.co/GJw1q0ENM5#cricket #RCBvGG #WPL2024 #T20 #WPL #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/ypPM3dkQOB
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) February 27, 2024
Smriti Mandhana leading from the front and wins back to back game for RCB.
Royal challenger Bangalore at the Top of the table.RCB will be the team to beat this year.pic.twitter.com/lXW1oikjWv
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991) February 27, 2024
Smriti Mandhana said – “Really happy with the way the Bengaluru crowds turned out, big shout out them as well”. pic.twitter.com/zYafoqDQY9
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) February 27, 2024
Sophie Molineux’s precision bowling pays off! 💪 #RCBvGG #TATAWPLonJioCinema #TATAWPLonSports18 #HarZubaanParNaamTera #JioCinemaSports #CheerTheW pic.twitter.com/eq7xfh71jA
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 27, 2024
RCB seamer Renuka Singh finished with brilliant figures #RCBvGG #T20 #WPL #WPL2024 #CricketTwitter #WomenCricket pic.twitter.com/HoMIDw7k5e
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) February 27, 2024
RCB chase down the target with more than 7 overs to spare 💪
Well played smriti, maghana and Perry ..#WPL2024 #RCB #RCBvGG #TATAWPL #SmritiMandhana
pic.twitter.com/t76PO0rwz5— Shahid wani (@shayu9682) February 27, 2024
Renuka Singh Thakur on fire. 🔥pic.twitter.com/Rvbv0iDBTl
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 27, 2024
Renuka Singh Thakur the best Indian bowler rn. #RCBWvsGGW #IPL2024 pic.twitter.com/Fn5H9u0NK7
— Lokesh Saini🚩 (@LokeshVirat18K) February 27, 2024
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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
