Gujarat Giants 199 for five (Mooney 85*, Molineux 1-32) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 180 for 7 (Wareham 48, Gardner 2-23) by 19 runs
It was fifth time fortunate for Gujarat Giants who received their first match of this 12 months’s WPL in Delhi, after 4 defeats in Bengaluru. The change of venue labored a allure for Giants who bucked the Chinnaswamy chasing development by selecting to bat first and racked up the second-highest whole of their WPL historical past due to their first century stand. Laura Wolvaardt and Beth Mooney placed on 140 for the first wicket and although the center order fell away, they requested Royal Challengers Bangalore to tug off the very best profitable WPL chase of 200.
If any workforce was up for the duty, it was them. RCB chased down 189 towards Giants final 12 months, when Sophie Devine scored 99 from the opening berth and he or she appeared within the temper for a repeat. Batting at No.4, Devine was on the crease two balls after the powerplay, with RCB on 42 for two. She took them to midway in a great place in 76 for two however then was bowled by left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar to depart RCB’s center order to complete the job.
Richa Ghosh performed a spirited hand with 30 off 20 balls and shared in a stand of 33 with Georgia Wareham, who scored 48 off 22, however skied an Ash Gardner full toss to Meghna Singh at cowl and all however ended RCB’s hopes. The outcome means Giants have their first factors and can enter the race for the knockouts, with three extra league matches left to play.
