Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will kick off the mad rush to reach the playoffs in Women’s Premier League 2025 season. The two sides had met in the first match of the tournament with defending champions RCB winning the game with ease. Smriti Mandhana and her side are currently in the middle of a slide that has seen them lose their previous two games.
For Ashleigh Gardener and her team it is a make or break game. Win over RCB will keep their tournament hopes intact. If Gujarat happen to lose the game then their road to potential playoffs takes a huge hit. Despite possessing some huge names in their side the Giants side haven’t been able to come good so far this campaign.
Here are the top 3 batters to watch out from RCB-W vs GG-W in WPL 2025:
3. Ashleigh Gardner
Australian star and Gujarat Giants skipper Ashleigh Gardener has been the best batter for her side so far. The 27-year-old has scored 144 runs so far from the first four matches with an average of 48. Gardener began the season with her knock of 79 not out against RCB and followed it up with match-winning 52 versus UP. The last two games have seen Gardener score just 13 runs and will be hoping to turn the season around with the bat.
2. Smriti Mandhana
Star Indian batter and RCB’s captain Smriti Mandhana will be keen to prove her critics wrong in the second phase of matches in WPL 2025. The 28-year-old has scored 122 runs from four games with an average of 30.5 with just one fifty. Mandhana scored 81 against Delhi Capitals to help RCB win their second match of the season. The rest of three matches have produced just 41 runs and RCB fans will hope their skipper can lead the way with the bat and end their losing run.
1. Elyse Perry
The best player of WPL 2025 has been none other than Australian star Elsye Perry. The 34-year-old has scored three fifties from four games and is the leading batter of the season so far. Perry began with her knock of 57 against Gujarat before scoring seven not out against Delhi. In the next two matches, Perry scored 81 vs Mumbai Indians and 90 not out versus UP to take her season tally to 235 runs with an average of 117.5. Many fans were surprised when Perry didn’t bat in the super-over in the previous match. If RCB have to successfully defend their title then they must hope that Perry can keep up her form with the bat shown so far.
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