Gujarat Giants experienced their most desired win tonight. The 13th match of the Women’s Premier League became special for the Gujarat Giants. In that match, Gujarat Giants locked horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in Delhi. In this match, Gujarat Giants experienced their most awaited day on the field.
In the beginning, Gujarat Giants won the match and opted to bat first. While batting Gujarat openers Laura Wolvaardt and Beth Mooney gave a magnificent start to their innings. Laura Wolvaardt played an excellent knock of 76 runs in 45 runs with 13 boundaries. Phoebe Litchfield scored 18 runs in the match. Beth Mooney remained unbeaten on 85 runs in 51 balls. In front of the opponent, they set a target of 200 runs.
The target was huge to chase down. Along with that, RCB didn’t have a desired start. Shabbhineni Meghana got out on 4 runs. Skipper Smriti Mandhana scored 24 runs in 16 balls. Ellyse Perry scored 24 runs in 23 balls. Richa Ghosh scored 30 runs. Georgia Wareham missed her half-century. She walked away after scoring 48 runs in 22 balls. Gujarat won the match by 19 runs.
The Orange Cap Scenario:
Batter | Team | Runs | Match | Highest score | Average |
Smriti Mandhana | BAN-W | 219 | 5 | 80 | 43.8 |
Meg Lanning | DEL-W | 201 | 5 | 55 | 40.2 |
Shabbhineni Meghana | BAN-W | 168 | 6 | 53 | 33.6 |
Alice Capsey | DEL-W | 167 | 5 | 75 | 41.75 |
Grace Harris | UP-W | 153 | 5 | 60 | 76.5 |
Ellyse Perry | BAN-W | 157 | 5 | 58 | 52.33 |
Shafali Verma | DEL-W | 156 | 5 | 64 | 39 |
Beth Mooney | GUJ-W | 145 | 5 | 85 | 36.25 |
Richa Ghosh | BAN-W | 139 | 6 | 62 | 34.75 |
Alyssa Healy | UP-W | 139 | 5 | 55 | 27.8 |