Last Updated: March 08, 2023, 23:03 IST
Gujarat Giants have lifted themselves up from the underside of the desk. (Pic Credit: WPL)
While Gujarat Giants ended their winless begin, it was a 3rd straight defeat for Royal Challengers Bangalore
Harleen Deol, Sophia Dunkley and Ashleigh Gardner starred for Gujarat Giants who defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 11 runs to finish their winless begin to the inaugural season of Women’s Premier League on Wednesday night time. GGT efficiently defended a mammoth whole of 202 on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai which condemned RCB to their third straight loss they usually now stay the one crew to haven’t gained a single recreation within the five-team competitors.
RCB began their chase on a strong notice with the opening pair of Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine including 54 runs earlier than being separated. Mandhana made 18 off 14 whereas Devine fell late within the chase after an outstanding 45-ball 66, an innings that featured eight fours and two sixes.
With the asking charge climbing up, GT continued to land telling blows with Gardner accounting for Mandhana, Richa Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja.
However, in the course of the partnership between Devine and Elly Perry (32), RCB seemed in management of the chase however the latter’s dismissal within the twelfth over allowed GT to edge forward. Heather Knight saved RCB’s hopes alive with an unbeaten 30 off 11 however they got here so shut solely to complete at 190/6 in 20 overs.
Earlier, Fantastic fifties from Harleen Deol and Sophia Dunkley propelled GGT to a commanding 201/7. Sophia set the tone for Gujarat’s large whole by way of a breath-taking 65 off 28 balls, together with slamming quickest fifty of the event in 18 balls. In her blazing knock, she slammed 11 fours and three sixes at a strike charge of 232.14.
Once she fell, Harleen shined to make sure Gujarat didn’t lose momentum. From being 18 off 17 at one level, she impressed everybody along with her timing and placement to attain 67 off 45 balls, hitting 9 fours and a six at a strike-rate of 148.89.
For the third consecutive time within the competitors, Bangalore’s bowling was taken aside, barring Shreyanka Patil and Heather Knight taking 4 wickets whereas conceding 49 runs off six overs between them. Their fielding and catching wasn’t up to speed too.
After taking part in eight consecutive dot balls, together with a maiden within the opening over, Sophia acquired Gujarat off the mark with good scoop over nice leg off Ellyse Perry. She then went after Megan Schutt within the subsequent over, hitting two boundaries over level and backward level.
Despite Megan taking out Sabbhineni Meghana within the third over, there was no stopping Sophia. She chipped and clipped off Renuka Singh Thakur for 2 boundaries, however the choose of the photographs was a well-timed inside-out lofted six over additional cowl.
Sophia went on to make full use of something coming within the slot from Preeti Bose, smashing three fours and 6, to achieve her fifty in 18 balls and take 23 runs off the fifth over. The carnage continued as Sophia pulled off Ellyse for 4, earlier than slog-sweeping and whipping off Shreyanka Patil for six and 4 respectively.
Her knock got here to an finish when Shreyanka, coming from over the wicket, acquired the right-handed batter to mistime a loft to long-off. Harleen took over by getting some beautiful timing on her punch, sweep, pull and pick-up photographs.
Bangalore continued to take wickets as Knight foxed Gardner with a straighter supply and was stumped simply from behind by Richa Ghosh. Dayalan Hemalatha timed her two fours and 6 very nicely, earlier than slicing to brief third man to turn into Heather’s second scalp of the match.
But there was no stopping for Harleen as she introduced up her fifty in 35 balls with a pull over brief nice leg off Ellyse. She feasted on brief balls from Ellyse, pulling and slapping nicely to gather back-to-back boundaries.
She even acquired a life when Preeti Bose dropped her catch within the seventeenth over. But ran out of help from the opposite finish as Annabel Sutherland holed out to long-off whereas Sneh Rana was run-out within the nineteenth over.
Harleen was lastly out within the remaining over when a full and quick ball from Shreyanka crashed into the stumps. A boundary down the bottom from Sushma Verma on her first ball took Gujarat over 200.
With IANS Inputs
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