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WPL 2024 RCB vs GG Highlights: Mandhana, Molineux maul Giants in Bengaluru

WPL 2024 RCB W vs GG W Highlights: Smriti Mandhana hit 43 off 27 as Royal Challengers Bangalore chased down 108 with 8 wickets and 45 balls to spare. Sophie Molineux had picked 3 wickets for RCB

Abhishek Singh New Delhi
RCB Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Molineux WPL 2024
RCB's Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Molineux starred in their win against GG in WPL 2024. Photo: Sportzpics

4 min read Last Updated : Feb 27 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

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10:31 PM

RCB vs GG WPL Highlights: Brilliant win for Bangalore


It was the RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana, who starred in the chase with her 27-ball 43. Apart from her, Sabbhineni Meghana was also up to the mark with her unbeaten 36 off 28 balls. For the Giants, Ashleigh Gardner and Tanuja Kanwer picked one wickets each. 
 
Ellyse Perry made good use of her time in the middle by scoring an unbeaten 23 off just 14 balls. Sophie Devine was the only failure with the bat for the winning side Bengaluru. While it is two straight wins for RCB, the Giants are now on a two-match losing streak with their batting and bowling looking in very poor shape. 
 

10:18 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Bangalore wins by 8 wickets with 45 balls to spare


Sneh Rana is into the attack and Perry hits the fourth ball of the over for a four and gets RCB to two in two here. This is a huge eight-wicket win for the Bangalore side with 45 balls to spare, It will push their net run rate through the roof. 

10:15 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Three more needed for the win

 
Over Summary: 0 1 1 4 1 1; RCB 105/2 after 11 overs
Ellyse Perry (19), S Meghana (35); Meghna Singh 2-0-17-0
 
It was Meghana in the last over and it is Perry in this one as she hits a straight four off Meghana Singh. Eight from the over. 3 more needed for the win. 
 

10:13 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Meghana on a roll

 
Over Summary: 0 6 1 1 0 4; RCB 97/2 after 11 overs
Ellyse Perry (13), S Meghana (33); Tanuja Kanwar 2-0-20-1
 
S Meghana is on a roll here and she wants to finish it as soon as possible. She hits the wicket-taker from the last over, Tanuja for a six and a four and takes 12 off the over. Only 11 more are needed now. 
 

10:11 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Perry attacks Gardner

 
Over Summary: 1 1 0 4 2 0; RCB 85/2 after 10 overs
Ellyse Perry (12), S Meghana (22); Ashleigh Gardner 3-0-15-1
 
Gardner, one of the two wicket-takers is back in attack and she has been hit for a four by Perry. 
 

10:05 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Tanjua gets Smriti

 
Over Summary: 1 0 2 W 4 1; RCB 77/2 after 9 overs
Ellyse Perry (5), S Meghana (21); Tanuja Kanwar 1-0-8-1
 
The Scop from Mandhana to Tanuja Kanwer and she gets three off it as keeper Beth Mooney runs to the boundary to chase the ball and by the time she returns it, two runs are taken by the skipper. 
 
Gone!! Against the run of play, Mandhan plays one striaght back to the bowler and is acute and bowled. No fifty for her till now in the WPL. However, Ellyse Perry gets a four-first ball to chip away at the target. 
 

10:01 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Time for Time Out

 
Over Summary: 4 4 0 1 0 4; RCB 69/1 after 8 overs
Smriti Mandhana (41), S Meghana (20); Sneh Rana 1-0-13-0
 
Sneh Rana the vice-captain is now in the attack and she has been taken to the cleaners by S Meghana who hits back-to-back fours to the off-spinner. Mandhan hits one to end the over and gets to her personal best score in WPL of 41. Time for the Time Out. 
 

9:58 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Fifty up for Bangalore

 
Over Summary: 0 1 1 L1 0 6; RCB 56/1 after 7 overs
Smriti Mandhana (37), S Meghana (11); Lea Tahuhu 2-0-21-0
 
Fifty has come up for the Bangalore team as Lea Tahuhu is back into the attack and goes nine runs in the over. 
 

9:49 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Powerplay ends

 
Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 1 0; RCB 47/1 after 6 overs
Smriti Mandhana (30), S Meghana (10); Ashleigh Gardner 2-0-7-1
 
Shouts for catch it, but the ball falls short of Phiebe Litchfield at deep mid-wicket. Just two from the over as the powerplay comes to an end. 
 

9:47 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Wayward bowling from Bryce

 
Over Summary: 0 0 4 0 0 4; RCB 45/0 after 5 overs
Smriti Mandhana (29), S Meghana (9); Kathryn Bryce 2-0-17-0
 
Wayward bowling from Bryce as she bowls it to full and down the leg to be hit for two fours in the over by Meghana. 
 

9:42 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Gardner gets Devine

 
Over Summary: 0 w 1 4 0 0; RCB 37/0 after 4 overs
Smriti Mandhana (25), S Meghana (1); Ashleigh Gardner 1-0-5-1
 
Against the run of play, Ashleigh Gardner gets the breakthrough as Devine, looking to go over the top, is caught at square leg by Meghana Singh. First wicket for the Giants. Cut through point and backward point by Mandhana and she will get a four here. 
 

9:38 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Nothing going Gujarat’s way

 
Over Summary: 1 4 4 0 0 0; RCB 32/0 after 3 overs
Smriti Mandhana (25), Sophie Devine (6); Meghna Singh 1-0-9-0
 
Nothing is going in Gujarat’s way today as there is a schoolgirl error from Tanuja at point and it goes for a four. Short ball from Meghana Singh and pulled away by Smriti for a four. Another nine-run over for the Bangalore side. 
 

9:34 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: 12 from the second over

 
Over Summary: B1 0 4 1 4 0; RCB 23/0 after 2 overs
Smriti Mandhana (17), Sophie Devine (5); Kathryn Bryce 1-0-9-0
 
Kathryn Bryce is the new bowler in the attack and she beats Mandhana first up. But Sophie Devine is up to the mark too and cuts her away for a four. Now it's Mandhana’s turn to hit a four and she does it in style too. Pulled away for a four. 
 

9:30 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Mandhana starts with a flurry

 
Over Summary: 4 4 0 4 0 1; RCB 12/0 after 1 overs
Smriti Mandhana (13), Sophie Devine (0); Lea Tahuhu 1-0-13-0
 
Smriti Mandhana has started with a flurry of fours here as she gets 13 from the first over of Lea Tahuhu. 
 

9:21 PM

RCB vs GG WPL LIVE SCORE: Giants innings’ summary


Giants were restricted to only 107/7 in their 20 overs. Now the home side will need 108 to win their second match.  
 
Sophie Molineux was the pick of the bowlers for the Banglorew side as she finished with figures of 3/25. Renuka Singh Thakur bowled a brilliant opening spell as well, picking two wickets for just 14 runs in her four overs. Dayalan Hemalatha was the top scorer for the Giants with an unbeaten 31. Apart from her only Harleen Deol (22) and Sneh Rana (12) could enter the double figures. 
 
Earlier RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. 
 

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First Published: Feb 27 2024 | 2:22 PM IST