RCB vs GG preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore will hope to remain afloat within the race to the playoffs after they tackle Gujarat Giants in Match 16 of the inaugural Girls’s Premier League on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
The Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers have been off to a disastrous begin regardless of being a star-studded facet, shedding 5 video games in a row and showing effectively on their technique to b.neting the primary group to get knocked out.
RCB nonetheless, managed to snap their five-match winless run with a five-wicket win over the UP Warriorz on Wednesday, the victory protecting their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Star all-rounder Ellyse Perry’s 3/16 helped RCB bowl UPW out for 135 after they opted to discipline.
Kanika Ahuja then led the best way with the bat, smashing a 30-ball 46 and constructing helpful partnerships with Heather Knight (24) and Richa Ghosh (31 not out) as Bangalore chased the 136-run goal down with two overs to spare.
Gujarat, too, would hold their playoff hopes alive by beating Delhi Capitals by 11 runs the next day, with Laura Wolvaardt (57) and Ashleigh Gardner (51 not out and a pair of/19) enjoying central roles within the victory.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Girls: Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana(c), Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh(w), Shreyanka Patil, Disha Kasat, Megan Schutt, Asha Shobana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Indrani Roy, Sahana Pawar, Poonam Khemnar
Gujarat Giants: Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana(c), Sushma Verma(w), Kim Garth, Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi, Ashwani Kumari, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Sabbhineni Meghana, Monica Patel, Hurley Gala, Shabnam Md Shakil, Parunika Sisodia.
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