Ashleigh garner

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Gujarat Giants will be ruing the missed chances in their six-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the Kotambi Stadium here on Friday.

After skipper Ashleigh Garner’s fiery unbeaten knock of 79 runs in 37 balls saw the Giants reach the joint highest-ever score of the tournament to be 201/5 in 20 overs, the off-spin bowling all-rounder proceeded to claim the scalps of both openers in Smriti Mandhana and Danni Wyatt-Hodge in the second over of the game to set the game for her side.

However, numerous mistakes in the field cost them badly as they failed to apply pressure on the defending champions.