Smrithi Mandhana vs GG WPL. (Photo Source: BCCI/WPL)
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru witnessed a one-sided clash on Tuesday, February 27, as Royal Challengers Bangalore made light work of Gujarat Giants in match No. 5 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024.
After Smriti Mandhana won the toss and invited Gujarat to bat first, Renuka Singh and Sophie Molineux were in red-hot form as they took five wickets between them. Gujarat huffed and puffed their way to 107/7 in their 20 overs after Dayalan Hemalatha played a handy knock of 31 not out off 25 balls.
However, this total was way below par. Mandhana led the charge with the bat, scoring 43 off 27 balls. Sabbhineni Meghana and Ellyse Perry saw their team through as Bangalore won by eight wickets with 45 balls to spare.
With this comprehensive performance, Bangalore climbed to the top of the table, while Gujarat slipped below UP Warriorz to occupy the last position.
The next match in WPL 2024 is going to be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz on Wednesday, February 28.
WPL 2024 Points Table:
Team
M
W
L
T
N/R
PTS
Net RR
1
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
2
2
0
0
0
4
+1.665
2
Mumbai Indians Women
2
2
0
0
0
4
+0.488
3
Delhi Capitals Women
2
1
1
0
0
2
+1.222
4
UP Warriorz
2
0
2
0
0
0
-1.266
5
Gujarat Giants Women
2
0
2
0
0
0
-1.968
Most runs in WPL 2024:
Star Indian batter Harmanpreet Kaur continues to top the list of leading run-getters so far in WPL 2024. She has scored 101 runs in two matches at an average of 101 and a strike rate of 134.67. She notched up a half-century against Delhi Capitals in the first match of the season.
Player
Team
R
Mat
BF
Avg
H.S
SR
4s
6s
100s
50s
1
Harmanpreet Kaur
MI-W
101
2
75
101
55
134.67
12
2
—
1
2
Sabbhineni Meghana
RCB-W
89
2
72
89
53
123.61
12
2
—
1
3
Meg Lanning
DC-W
82
2
68
41
51
120.58
9
1
—
1
4
Shweta Sehrwat
UP-W
76
2
67
38
57
113.43
7
2
—
1
5
Alice Capsey
DC-W
75
2
53
75
75
141.50
8
3
—
1
Most Wickets in WPL 2024:
New Zealand’s star all-rounder, Amelia Kerr, is leading the charts for the highest wicket-takers in the tournament. The wrist spinner picked up four wickets against Gujarat Giants, conceding just 17 runs in her four overs.
Bowler
Team
Wkts
Mat
Ovs
BBI
Balls
Avg
Ecn
R
4-Fers
5-Fers
1
Amelia Kerr
MI-W
6
2
8
4/17
48
10
7.5
60
1
—
2
Asha Shobana
RCB-W
5
1
4
5/22
24
4.4
5.5
22
—
1
3
Marizanne Kapp
DC-W
4
2
8
3/5
48
9.25
4.62
37
—
—
4
Radha Yadav
DC-W
4
2
6
4/20
36
9.50
6.33
38
1
—
5
Shabnim Ismail
MI-W
4
2
8
3/18
48
10.50
5.25
42
—
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