Royal Challengers Bengaluru free-flow batters were not at their usual best in Match 12 of the ongoing Women’s Premier League 2026 match against Gujarat Giants on January 12. Grace Harris and Georgia Voll, the two overseas batters, managed 1 run each in their team’s fifth game of the season. Smriti Mandhana, who missed a hundred by 4 runs in the previous contest, managed 26 runs off 23 balls, including 4 boundaries. It was Gautami Naik who added some respectability to the total, accumulating 73 runs off 55 deliveries, laced with 7 fours and 1 six.
Richa Ghosh smashed 3 sixes in her knock of 27 runs in 20 balls. RCB all-rounder Nadine de Klerk, who has contributed with the bat in the previous matches, scored just 4 runs off 6 deliveries.
Radha Yadav was looking good before getting dismissed. She posted 12 runs off 8 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six.
Shreyanka Patil struck two boundaries in her 8-run innings in 2 balls as RCB finished on 178/6.
Renuka Singh was the Giants’ best bowler, conceding 23 runs and taking 1 wicket from her four overs.
Sophie Devine was also economical, giving away 25 runs and dismissing one batter in four overs. Although Ashleigh Gardner and Kashvee Gautam took two wickets each, but where expensive.
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