Richa in motion.
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Allow them to
A real champion aspect is made up of a number of champions. Within the case of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it has the likes of Richa Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja.
They helped RCB, the defending champion, stage a shocking fightback within the opening match of the third season of the WPL on Friday night time. Chasing Gujarat Giants’ 201 for 5, the Bengaluru workforce was lowered to 109 for 4 when the duo got here collectively within the thirteenth over, after the autumn of Ellyse Perry (57, 34b, 6×4, 2×6).
Richa (64 not out, 27b, 7×4, 4×6) and Kanika (30 not out, 13b, 4×4) placed on 93 for the unfinished fifth wicket as RCB turned the primary workforce to chase down a complete of 200 or extra within the WPL. It was sensational stuff, actually.
Richa hit the brand new GG captain Ashleigh Gardner for 4 fours and a six within the sixteenth over, of which 23 runs got here. This was after 16 runs got here within the fifteenth over bowled by Sayali Satghare.
Beneath stress the Gujarat fielding crumbled too, however credit score is because of the fearless batting from the RCB duo. And fittingly it was Richa, who completed the job, with a six off Deandra Dottin, because the holder romped house with 9 balls to spare.
Earlier, it was a superb captain’s knock from Gardner that helped Giants submit an imposing complete after being despatched in to bat. With an astounding show of high-quality batting, the Australian all-rounder smashed an unbeaten 79 off a mere 37 balls (3×4, 8×6).
Gardner placed on 44 for the third wicket with Mooney, from whom she took over the captaincy this season. The skipper of the final season but once more paced her knock (56, 42b, 8×4) properly however her fellow-Aussie was a lady in a rush.
On most nights, Gardner’s would have been a match-winning knock.
Printed – February 14, 2025 11:23 pm IST
