RCBW vs GGTW: The Women’s Premier League’s third season started yesterday. In the very first match, the Royal Challengers Bangalore team set a flurry of records. Under the captaincy of Smriti Mandhana, RCB accomplished a feat that had not happened in the WPL to date.
Batting first, Gujarat Giants scored 201 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For the team, Ashley Gardner made a blast with the bat and played a quick innings of 79 runs in 37 balls, while Beth Mooney’s bat also thundered and she scored 56 runs. However, RCB chased the target of 202 runs, which looked like a mountain, in just 18.3 overs.
RCBW vs GGTW: RCB created history in the first match of WPL 2025
RCB did not have a good start while chasing the target of 202 runs. Captain Smriti Mandhana became Gardner’s victim after scoring 9 runs in 7 balls. Danielle Hodge also got out after scoring just 4 runs. With this, Alyssa Perry, who came to the crease, took charge and along with Raghavi Bisht, made a partnership of 86 runs for the third wicket. Perry batted in a fast style and scored 57 runs in 34 balls at a strike rate of 167. Perry hit 6 fours and 2 sixes in her innings. After Perry returned to the pavilion, Richa Ghosh rocked the bat and stole the show with her fiery innings. Richa played a stormy innings of 64 runs facing just 27 balls. Richa hit 7 fours and four sixes in her innings.
Based on Perry and Richa’s innings, RCB became the first team in Women’s Premier League history to successfully achieve a target of more than 200 runs. The record of chasing the biggest runs in the history of WPL has also been registered in the name of Royal Challengers Bangalore. They shattered the record of Mumbai Indians. Mumbai had chased the target of 191 runs against Gujarat in 2024.
Most runs scored in a match
A total of 403 runs were scored in the match played between RCB and Gujarat, which is the highest number of runs scored in any match in this league. Earlier in the year 2023, 391 runs were scored in the match played between Gujarat and RCB. This was only the second time in WPL that four batsmen scored more than fifty runs.
In this match played in Baroda, there was a heavy rain of sixes and a total of 16 sixes were hit by both teams. In the history of WPL, more sixes were hit in a match only in the match played between RCB and Delhi, where the batsmen of both teams hit 19 sixes.
Frequently Asked Questions:
who is the captain of the Women’s Rcb team in WPL 2025?
A. Smruti Mandhana is leading the Women Rcb team in WPL 2025.
When did the WPL start?
The first Season of the Women’s Premier League was started in 2023. and the Mumbai Indians Team won the first title of the WPL T-20 League.
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