GG vs RCB Highlights, WPL 2023: Devine intervention gets RCB to victory

Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, WPL 2023 Live Updates: It was nothing less than a divine intervention as Sophie Devine scored 99 off just 36 balls to guide her team to victory

GG vs RCB Highlights, WPL 2023

Sophie Devine has come to the party in the Women's Premiere League and how. She scored a brilliant 99 off just 36 balls, missing out on a 100 while trying to get there with a boundary itself, instead of looking for an easy single. However, more than the hundred, she would be delighted with the fact that Bangalore got the much-needed victory with eight wickets in hand and 27 balls to remain while chasing down a big target like 189. 

Apart from Devine, Mandhana scored 37 off 31 while Ellyse Perry and Heather Knight remained unbeaten on 19 and 22 respectovley to see the Challengers home. 

Earlier in the evening, Giants won the toss and decided to bat first. Thanks to a brilliant 68 off 42 balls by Laura Wolvaardt and some late order hittong from Dayalan Hemalatha and Harleen Deol, the Gujarat side scored 188 in thier 20 overs.

GG vs RCB, WPL 2023 Toss

The toss between the Gujarat Giants skipper Sneh Rana and RCB captain Smriti Mandhana, was won by the former who chose to bat first 

Gujarat Giants Playing 11

Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana (c), Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Disha Kasat, Megan Schutt, Asha Shobana, Preeti Bose

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11

Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sabbhineni Meghana, Sushma Verma (wk), Kim Garth, Sneh Rana (c), Tanuja Kanwar, Ashwani Kumari

Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, WPL 2023 Highlights: Catch all the updates from the Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore from the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. 

10:45 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Match Summary

 

Sophie Devine has come to the party in the Women's Premiere League and how. She scored a brilliant 99 off just 36 balls, missing out on a 100 while trying to get there with a boundary itself, instead of looking for an easy single. However, more than the hundred, she would be delighted with the fact that Bangalore got the much-needed victory with eight wickets in hand and 27 balls to remain while chasing down a big target like 189. 

 

Apart from Devine, Mandhana scored 37 off 31 while Ellyse Perry and Heather Knight remained unbeaten on 19 and 22 respectovley to see the Challengers home. 

 

Earlier in the evening, Giants won the toss and decided to bat first. Thanks to a brilliant 68 off 42 balls by Laura Wolvaardt and some late order hittong from Dayalan Hemalatha and Harleen Deol, the Gujarat side scored 188 in thier 20 overs. 

 

10:34 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Bangalore register back to back wins

 

This has been a great win by the Royal Challengers Bangalore as they have won back to back games. They beat the Gujarat Giants by 8 wickets with 27 balls to remain while chasing a target of 189.

 

10:27 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: 13 more needed by Bangalore to win

 

The Royal Challengers Banglore would soon be getting to their second victory as they are just 13 runs away from a win and have got eight wickets and 36 balls to score them

 

10:19 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Devine out for 99 off 36

 

It has been great cricket all the way as Devine played a ball way outside off toward deep extra cover which was fielded well and good running from Perry resulted in two quick runs.

 

On the next ball, she played it in the air as well and a difficult chance was dropped. She ran two more and just when a single was required to get to a famous WPL century, Devine played it in the hands of mid-off and got out for 99 off 36 balls. 

 

10:13 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Just over Hemalatha, Devine gets the orange cap

 

Sophie Devine has now got the orange cap and played the first shot full of risk as she hit it just over Dayalan Hemalatha at mid-off who almost got a hand to it

 

10:07 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Rana gets Mandhana

 

Sneh Rana has brought herself into the attack and has got a wicket as well. But it is the wicket of Smriti Mandhana and not Devine which the Giants badly needed

 

10:05 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Devine in a hurry to finish the game

 

A certain player from New Zealand, currently batting for the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women has come into her element and is looking to finish the game as quickly as possible. She hit Tanuja Kanwar for three sixes and a four in one over and has reached 78 off just 26 balls. 

 

10:02 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Devine hits the biggest six of the tournament

 

Sophie Devine has now hit the biggest six off the tournament as she came out of the crease and took on the flight offered by Tanuja Kanwar and put it in the stands for a 94-meter six. It is big by all standards of cricket. 

 

9:59 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Sophie Devine gets to yet another 50, Bangalore past 100

 

Sophie Devine has been on fire tonight as she has brought her 50 with a six off Harleen Deol and it has come off just 20 balls. Right after her fifty, she also brought up the team’s 100 which has come in just eight overs. Now, the Giants need to defend their 88 in 72 balls. 

 

9:56 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Harleen Deol given the ball

 

Sneh Rana does not seem to find any answers at all as she has now given the ball to Harleen Deol to get a wicket. But even Deol is unable to do any damage so far 

 

9:50 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Best powerplay for RCB, 2nd best in WPL

 

The Bangalore side have taken the game by its cuff and are now moving towards the victory as they have scored 77 in the first six overs. This is the best powerplay for the RCB side and second best in the WPL so far 

 

9:44 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Mandhana, Devine take Bangalore ahead

 

The Gujarat Giants would have to think a lot as they have been hit by a storm called Sophie Devine who has reached 32 off just 13 balls and taken Bangalore to 68/0 in the first five overs. Mandhana is also helping herself to a few boundaries and has reached 27 off 19 balls. 

 

9:31 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Sophie Devine making the most of it

 

Sophie Devine has gone attack all the way and taken 24 runs from the second over, bowled by Ashley Gardner. The pressure is suddenly back on Gujarat Giants now

 

9:25 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Wide review successful

 

The chance to review the wide ball on the Kim Garth boundary was taken by Sneh Rana and it turned out to be a well-taken decision as the ball was called not wide after the rview. The on field umpire had given a wide. 

 

9:23 PM

GG vs RCB Live Score, WPL 2023: Wayward start from Gujarat Giants

 

Kim Garth, who has started for the Gujarat Giants, has been wayward and has bowled a wide which has gone for a four on the very second ball of the first over.