Tanjua kanwar

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Former India skipper Anjum Chopra while analysing Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) performance, pinpointed that the loss of three early wickets cost the defending champions a game against Gujarat Giants in the WPL 2025 match on Thursday.

Facing off in a return fixture after their opening clash, GG exacted the perfect revenge, beating RCB on their home turf. With wickets at regular intervals by the GG bowlers and a captain’s knock from Ashleigh Gardner to finish the chase in style, the side secured a six-wicket win at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

"Losing wickets early is never ideal, and if you lose more than two wickets in the powerplay while facing over 30-35 dot balls in a 120-ball contest, you’re likely to end up on the losing side. Today was no different. For RCB, the biggest blows were the dismissals of Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry in the powerplay," Anjum said on JioHotstar.