Royal Challengers Bangalore participant Sophie Molineux bowls a supply through the Women’s Premier League (WPL) match in opposition to Gujarat Giants, ain Bengaluru on February 27, 2024.
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An absorbing opening spell from Renuka Thakur (4-0-14-2) and a disciplined bowling present from Sophie Molineux (4-0-25-3) helped Royal Challengers Bangalore restrict Gujarat Giants on 107 for seven within the Women’s Premier League match right here on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.
Renuka gave the Challengers their first breakthrough, cleansing up skipper Beth Mooney on eight with an in-swinger within the third over as Giants struggled after being put in to bat first.
Renuka was scientific in her straight four-over spell, and together with Sophie Devine and Shreyanka Patil, accounted for 27 dots within the first six overs, proscribing Giants to 29 within the PowerPlay.
The Smriti Mandhana aspect utilized strain on each ends, denying Harleen Deol — Mooney’s new opening pair — and Phoebe Litchfield any straightforward singles.
In the seventh over, Phoebe was stumped off Renuka’s supply courtesy of fast glovework by Richa Ghosh.
Molineux delivered a double blow within the eleventh over that despatched Veda Krishnamurthy and Harleen packing, leaving Giants at 50 for 4.
While Veda holed out to Georgia Wareham, Harleen’s 31-ball 22-run innings ended with an unlucky run out.
Wareham picked Ashleigh Gardner within the sixteenth over to open her wicket-tally. Molineux caught quickly after, dismissing Kathryn Bryce for 3.
The wickets fell at common intervals, forbidding any Giants batter to settle.
Eventually, it was D. Hemalatha’s (31, 25b, 2×4, 1×6) cameo and her 25-run affiliation with Sneh Rana which helped Giants cross the 100-run mark after scoring 44 for 2 at midway stage.
Scoreboard
GUJARAT GIANTS: Harleen Deol run out 22 (31b, 3×4), Beth Mooney b Renuka 8 (7b, 2×4), Phoebe Litchfield st. Richa b Renuka 5 (12b, 1×4), Veda Krishnamurthy c Wareham b Molineux 9 (15b, 1×6), Ashleigh Gardner c Smriti b Wareham 7 (12b), D. Hemalatha (not out) 31 (25b, 2×4, 1×6), Kathryn Bryce b Molineux 3 (6b), Sneh Rana st. Richa b Molineux 12 (10b, 2×4), Tanuja Kanwar (not out) 4 (2b); Extras (b-1, lb-1, w-4): 6; Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 107.
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-11 (Mooney, 2.3 overs), 2-30 (Litchfield, 6.2), 3-45 (Veda, 10.2), 4-50 (Harleen, 10.6), 5-70 (Gardner, 15.1), 6-73 (Bryce, 16.1), 7-98 (Sneh, 18.6)
RCB BOWLING: Renuka 4-0-14-2, Devine 4-0-12-0, Shreyanka 1-0-13-0, Perry 1-0-8-0, Molineux 4-0-25-3, Asha 3-0-13-0, Wareham 3-0-20-1.
Toss: Royal Challengers.
