In a clash between, RCB, led by skipper Smriti Mandhana, they secured a dominant victory over Gujarat Giants by 8 wickets and 45 balls to spare, marking a continuous victory, in the 2nd edition of the tournament.
With a head-to-head record of 1-1 from the inaugural edition, Royal Challengers Banglore opted to field after winning the toss. Renuka Singh’s impactful spell in the powerplay set the tone, claiming crucial wickets including that of skipper Beth Mooney, and from equal bowling contributions from Sophie Molineux claiming 3 wickets, Gujarat Giants struggled to build strong partnerships, ending with 107 total against 7 wickets. They even set the record for delivering the most number of dot balls, 67. Banglore’s batting pursuit saw a strong start, led by Mandhana and Sabbhineni Meghana, eventually establishing victory with a 38-run partnership. This chase was recorded as Banglore’s fastest run chase, Renuka Singh’s performance earned her the Player of the Match for her pivotal contributions with the ball, solidifying Royal Challengers Banglore’s triumph and setting a strong momentum for their journey ahead in the tournament
Here are some highlights from the clash between Royal Challengers Banglore and Gujrat Giants in WPL 2024:
Royal Challengers Banglore’s continuous triumph
RCB securing back-to-back wins, the RCB is on the top of the leaderboard with 4 points and a 1.665 NRR, marking a huge contrast to their previous season’s struggle with five consecutive losses in the start of the Women’s Premier League 2023 season.
Fans reacted by expressing their admiration for their team’s tournament triumph and proving their loyalty to the franchise.
RCB are the Table-Toppers of WPL 2024 so far#CricketTwitter #WPL2024 #RCBvGG pic.twitter.com/susnmko6V8
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) February 27, 2024
Smriti Mandhana said, "RCB fans are the most loyal fans". pic.twitter.com/4y2NL4DaUV
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 27, 2024
RCB fans after winning their second Match In Women's Premier League 🥳🥳#WPL2024 #RCBvGG
pic.twitter.com/swDkSQ0sqa— vk18 || 𝐕𝐤’𝐬 𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐧 (@Chiraag017) February 27, 2024
Fans can't keep calm! Bangalore's sensational victory against Gujarat Giants leaves everyone stunned in the 5th game of WTL 2024! Is this the winning streak they've been waiting for?#WTL #Cricket #Bangalore #Sky11 #Gujarat https://t.co/g7LGByv4wi
— Sky11 (@sky11official) February 27, 2024
Just the start RCB needed this season after a horrifying end last year. #CricketTwitter #WPL2024 #RCBvGG pic.twitter.com/wliENkIRVK
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) February 28, 2024
• RCB In WPL 2023 – Lost 5 Consecutive Matches.
• RCB In WPL 2024 – Won 2nd Consecutive Match & Came Table Toppers.
– The Comeback Of RCB..!!
— Krish Sheth (@krishsheth2006) February 27, 2024
2 in 2 for RCB women table toppers 🫶
Let’s hope they continue this run and bring the trophy 🤞#RCBvGG #WPL— RandomGuy 🐰 (@_Aryan011_) February 27, 2024
Table Toppers #Rcb 🔥🔥@wplt20 @RCBTweets @mandhana_smriti
— Abhinav Chourasia (@AbhinavChoura10) February 28, 2024
Cheers at Chinnaswamy
Royal Challengers Banglore, is known for its loyal and huge fan following. Performing at their home ground, Royal Challengers are fully supported by their fans, cheering loudly throughout the stadium. Even during the toss ceremony, when Royals won the toss the stadium erupted with their loudest cheers.
Ellyse Perry said After the Match won against Gujarat giants :-
"There's so loud voices out there at Chinnaswamy stadium and all cheering for us.
– It's such a huge advantage. Talking to the girls from other teams, they're just really jealous of how great our fans are". pic.twitter.com/TMkpxxakYG
— Jay Cricket. (@Jay_Cricket18) February 28, 2024
Ellyse Perry said "There are so loud voices out there in Chinnaswamy – all cheering for us, it's a huge advantage and talking to girls from other teams, they are just really jealous of how great our fans are". [RCB Website] pic.twitter.com/xAF8S0jH6B
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 28, 2024
RCB's fanbase without Trophies 🥵🥵#WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/Im6PNTDA4m
— Sourav. (@Sourav__18) February 25, 2024
RCB Fans 🔥 pic.twitter.com/kNfAr8U3wz
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) February 27, 2024
RCB fans having a gala time at the Chinnaswamy at the moment. 🔥#CricketTwitter #WPL2024 #RCBvGG pic.twitter.com/agQamuxpiB
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) February 27, 2024
❤️#RCB Fans 🙌🏻
Fan boy of @RCBTweets from 2008 and will be forever loving this team 🚩@imVkohli | @mandhana_smriti pic.twitter.com/OT6oqaZGDL
— Krishna Pradeep (@KP_offl_) February 28, 2024
Big Players still on the bench
With a restriction of utilizing only four overseas players, South African star Laura Wolvaardt has been unable to get the chance to showcase her talents for her team, Gujarat Giants, in this year’s WPL season for the past two consecutive matches. Similarly, Up Warriorz has opted to bench the Sri Lankan skipper, Chamari Athapaththu. Fans have expressed their disappointment with these decisions.
#WPl currently being played in India hasn’t seen any big upset so far. Only the favourites are performing well as expected. Gujrat Giants and UP Warriors, despite having big names of women’s world cricket have performed miserably and much below par. Hoping for a turn around.
— Ravi B Sharma (@RaviBSharma1) February 28, 2024
WPL 2024: ‘Laura Wolvaardt Will Come Into Consideration at Some Point’, Says Beth Mooney@wplt20 @RCBTweets #TATAWPL #WPL2024 #RCBvGG https://t.co/5eTkQEJ2NT
— LatestLY (@latestly) February 28, 2024
Very poor batting display especially from foreign players, if u r not going to include Wolvadaart u will not win a single match in this season
— RAVIKIRAN N (@Ravikiran2183N) February 28, 2024
Smriti Mandhana registers her highest WPL score
After a struggling inaugural WPL season, Smriti could be seen in an impressive form in the second edition, she scored 43 runs in her match against Gujrat Giants. Fans addressed her as ‘Queen’
Finally our Queen Arrived in Chinnaswamy 🔥❤️#RCBvGG #RCBvsGG #WPL2024pic.twitter.com/7KgUixsKVr
— RSY & VKᵀᵒˣᶦᶜ (@PKMKBforever690) February 27, 2024
Dhoni’s comparison with Dayalan Hemalatha
Dayalan Hemalatha’s unbeaten 31 knock played a crucial role in putting a score of 107 for the Gujrat Giants. She scored two boundaries and a maximum, which fans compared her style to India’s men’s former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
🚀🚀 @tnwomenscricket @Giant_Cricket #WPL2024 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/ELO84OkTnt
— Naveen Vasudevan (@NaveenVasu1712) February 28, 2024
Veda’s twice review
Veda Krishnamurthy was given out twice by the umpire, but both times, she didn’t waste a second and took the review, fans renaming the DRS against her exceptional review-taking skills.
Decision Review System 🚫
Veda Review System ✔️#TATAWPL #Adani #BringItOn #GujaratGiants #RCBvGG— Gujarat Giants (@Giant_Cricket) February 27, 2024
RCB setting record
Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down 108 runs in just 12.3 overs, marking their fastest run-chase in WPL history. The team collectively bowled 67 dot balls, setting a record for the most number of dot balls bowled in an inning in WPL. Fans praised Royal’s for such triump
RCB Today in this WPL 2024:
– Table Toppers of this WPL.
– Best Runrate in this WPL.
– Biggest win of this WPL.
– 2 in 2 wins.
– Bowled most dot balls in an inns.
– Stop lowest total a opposition in this WPL.– RCB is Dominating in this WPL..!!! 🔥#WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/dasDQvhuZJ
— Om prakash Padhi (@Sadmusicst44696) February 28, 2024