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WPL 2025: Richa, Kanika Script Comeback As RCB Begin Title Defense With 6-wicket Win
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru emphatically begin their title defense by completing the highest run chase against the Gujarat Giants in the history of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the Kotambi Stadium here on Sunday.
Richa Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja’s unbeaten 93-run stand for the fifth wicket saw RCB score 202/4 in 18.3 overs, sealing a six-wicket win in the opening game of the tournament. The former scored 64 runs in just 27 deliveries at a strike rate of 237.3 whilst being fully supported by Kanika with her 13-ball blitz at a strike rate of 230.76.
After losing the toss and being put in to bat first, the Giants reached a massive score of 201/5 in the first innings with Captain Ashleigh Gardner leading the charge with a blistering 79 not out off 37 balls, featuring three boundaries and eight sixes at a strike rate of 213.51.
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- 06 Feb 2021 04:31