Cricket Highlights, Feb 27: Women’s Premier League 2025 (12th Match) – RCB-W vs GG-W

RCB-W vs GG-W (12th Match) – Highlights

The Women’s Premier League 2025 continued with an exciting clash in Bengaluru, where GG Women secured a comfortable six-wicket victory over RCB Women with 21 balls to spare. The night belonged to Ashleigh Gardner, whose all-round brilliance powered her team to a crucial win.

RCB Women, led by Smriti Mandhana, struggled to build momentum after being put into bat. The innings got off to a shaky start as Danni Wyatt-Hodge fell for just 4 in the first over, trapped leg-before by Deandra Dottin. Ellyse Perry followed soon after, managing a four-ball duck as Gardner sent her back cheaply. Mandhana, who was expected to anchor the innings, failed to get going and was dismissed for 10, leaving RCB in trouble at 25 for 3 inside the powerplay.

A brief recovery came from Raghvi Bist and Kanika Ahuja. Bist played a steady hand, scoring 22 off 19 before a mix-up saw her run out. Ahuja provided some much-needed aggression, smashing 33 off 28, including two sixes, but her departure further stalled RCB’s innings. Richa Ghosh (9) and Kim Garth (14) contributed in the lower order, but the innings never truly gathered pace. Georgia Wareham remained unbeaten on 20 as RCB Women crawled to 125 for 7 in 20 overs.

Gujarat Giants’ bowling attack delivered a disciplined performance, keeping RCB’s batters in check. Tanuja Kanwar stood out with figures of 2 for 16, while Gardner, Dottin, and Kashvee Gautam chipped in with a wicket each. The Giants’ fielding was sharp, with a crucial run-out and well-taken catches preventing any late flourish from RCB.

Chasing 126 for victory, Gujarat Giants got off to a cautious start. Beth Mooney and Dayalan Hemalatha put together 25 runs for the opening stand before Renuka Singh provided RCB with their first breakthrough. Hemalatha departed for 11, and Mooney followed soon after for 17, giving the home team a glimmer of hope. When Harleen Deol fell for just 5, RCB seemed to have a slight opening, but that was quickly shut down by the brilliance of Ashleigh Gardner.

The Gujarat Giants captain played a match-winning knock, taking the attack to RCB’s bowlers. Gardner smashed a blistering 58 off just 31 balls, featuring six boundaries and three sixes. She took full advantage of the powerplay and then dismantled the spinners in the middle overs, ensuring her side never fell behind the required rate. Georgia Wareham dismissed her in the 16th over, but by then, the result was a mere formality.

Phoebe Litchfield provided the finishing touch with an unbeaten 30 off 21 balls, including three fours and a six. Deandra Dottin remained not out on 0 as Gujarat Giants reached the target in 16.3 overs with six wickets in hand.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs Gujarat Giants Women Scoreboard 

RCB Women – 125/7 (20)

GG Women – 126/4 (16.3/20)

Result – GG Women won by 6 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)

Player of the match – Ashleigh Gardner

RCB-W vs GG-W Playing XIs 

RCB Women

Smriti Mandhana (C), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ellyse Perry, Raghvi Bist, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh (WK), Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Sneh Rana, Prema Rawat, Renuka Singh

GG Women

Beth Mooney (WK), Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner (C), Phoebe Litchfield, Deandra Dottin, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra

Disclaimer: These match highlights reflect the author’s insights and analysis. Readers are encouraged to consider the points discussed and form their own conclusions.

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