Renuka Singh provided the necessary breakthrough for RCB by dismissing Gujarat Giants openers during their 126-run chase in the WPL 2025 clash played on February 27, 2025.
Aiming to defend their low total RCB were desperate to pick wickets from the start, but missed few chances due to pressure. However, Renuka dismissed Hemalatha for 11 runs in the last ball of the fifth over.
Excelling with bowling, Gujarat had a slow start in their run chase as they scored only 30 runs in the powerplay.
In the second ball of the 7th over, Renuka Singh went on to bag the wicket of Beth Mooney for 17 runs.
#RCB are putting up a fight, restricting #GG to 30/1 after 6 overs 💪
Purple Cap leader Renuka Singh Thakur adds to her wickets tally 🫡
Can Beth Mooney guide GG’s chase?
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Batting first, RCB suffered a set back losing three wickets in the powerplay for 26 runs. They lost the wickets of Danni Wyatt, Ellyse Perry and Smriti Mandhana for 25 runs within the end of the power play.
Deandra Dottin bagged the wicket of Danni Wyatt on a lbw for four runs while Ashleigh Gardner dismissed Ellyse Perry on a duck. Meanwhile, Smriti Mandhana was sent out by Tanuja Kanwar for 10 runs.
However, they managed to get back with a partnership from Raghavi Bist and Kanika Ahuja for the fourth wicket.
Raghvi scored 22 runs off 19 deliveries before being dismissed on a run out. In the next over, Tanuja Kanwar bagged the wicket of Kanika Ahuja for 33 runs.
Georgia Wareham and Kim Garth’s contribution in the last overs has helped their side to cross 100+ runs.
Wareham scored 20* while Kim Garth scored 14 runs in their innings. Deandra Dottin and Tanuja Kanwar bagged two wickets each while Ash Gardner and Kashvee Gautam scalped a wicket each.
