Finally, the most awaited day has arrived in the Gujarat Giant squad. After facing consecutive defeats, they finally registered a win in the tournament. On the 13th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024, Gujarat Giants faced Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The Delhi crowd witnessed the first win of the Gujarat Titans.
After winning the toss, Gujarat Giants won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first innings, they gave a great start. On the other hand, RCB bowlers struggled. Laura Wolvaardt and Beth Mooney made a great partnership. RCB bowlers struggled hard to break the partnership.
On the 13th over, Wolvaardt was dismissed on a run out. Ekta Bisht did this for her team. Georgia Wareham dismissed Ashleigh Gardner on a duck. Hemalatha was dismissed on 1 run in an exceptional delivery by Sophie Molineux. They set a target of 200 in front of RCB.
RCB batters struggled in front of the Gujarat Giants bowlers. Ashleigh Gardner dismissed Smriti Mandhana and got the first success for the team. Laura Wolvaardt was in an amazing form. She has done three runouts. Kathryn Bryce dismissed Ellyse Perry on 24 runs. Tanuja Kanwer dismissed Sophie Devine on 23 runs. Gujarat defeated RCB by 19 runs.
The Purple Cap Race:
Bowler | Team | Wickets | Matches | BBI | Average | Economy Rate |
Jess Jonassen | DEL-W | 8 | 3 | 3/21 | 7.25 | 5.27 |
Radha Yadav | DEL-W | 8 | 5 | 4/20 | 12.5 | 6.67 |
Marizanne Kap | DEL-W | 8 | 4 | 3/5 | 13.63 | 6.81 |
Sophie Ecclestone | UP-W | 7 | 5 | 3/20 | 17.71 | 6.36 |
Sophie Molineux | BAN-W | 7 | 6 | 3/25 | 24.43 | 7.77 |
Asha Shobana | BAN-W | 7 | 5 | 5/22 | 15.14 | 7.57 |
TP Kanwer | GUJ-W | 7 | 5 | 2/21 | 19.71 | 8.12 |
Amelia Kerr | MUM-W | 7 | 3 | 4/17 | 13.43 | 7.83 |
Arundhati Reddy | DEL-W | 6 | 4 | 2/27 | 18 | 7.71 |
Georgia Wareham | BAN-W | 6 | 6 | 2/38 | 24.67 | 8.62 |