Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will look to do the double over lowly Gujarat Giants (GG) when the two sides lock horns in the thirteenth match of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 on Wednesday (March 6) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
RCB rode on fifties from Mandhana (80 off 50) and Ellyse Perry (58 off 37) to set a massive target of 199 in their last match against UPW, who saw skipper Alyssa Healy’s fifty go in vain as they only managed to get to 175 in their allotted 20 overs.
GG, on the other hand, were restricted to 138/8 in their allotted 20 overs, failing to chase down 164 set by Delhi Capitals in their most recent outing in WPL 2024. Ashleigh Gardner (40 off 31 & 2 for 37) and Meghana Singh (4 for 37) were the shining lights for GG in the loss.
RCB has already the got the number on GG this season. RCB rode on Mandhana’s quick-fire 43 to seal an 8 wicket win with 7.3 overs to spare in their run chase of 108 after Renuka Singh (2 for 14) and Sophie Molineux (3 for 25) had restricted the opposition to 107/7.
Now, RCB and GG will clash in Delhi for the first time with their three previous meetings coming at the venues in Mumbai and Bengaluru. Ahead of GG vs RCB WPL 2024 Match 13, here is a look at the Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore WPL Head to head record, stats & results:
GG vs RCB WPL Head-To-Head Record
During season 1 in the round robin stage, GG won the first encounter against RCB at the Brabourne Stadium, where RCB avenged the loss in the reverse fixture. Both their clashes have been high-scoring affairs.
In the first fixture, Sophia Dunkley (65 off 28) and Harleen Deol (67 off 45) powered GG to 201/7 in 20 overs before Ashleigh Gardner’s three-wicket haul helped restrict RCB to 190/6, sealing an 11-run win for the Giants. Sophie Devine (66 off 45) top-scored for RCB on that night.
In the reverse fixture, Devine (99 off 36) made the highest score in WPL as RCB made light work of the run chase of 189 with 8 wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare. For Giants, Laura Woolvardt top-scored with a 42-ball 68.
In season 2 fixture, Renuka (2 for 14) and Sophie Molineux (3 for 25) helped restrict Gujarat Giants to 107/7 before Mandhana (43 off 27), S Meghana (36* off 28) and Ellyse Perry (23* off 14) finished the chase with 8 wickets and 45 balls to spare.
Dayalan Hemalatha (31 off 25) and Harleen Deol (22 off 31) were the contributors for GG with the bat in the Bengaluru match, while Tanuja Kanwar and Ash Gardner claimed a wicket each. Now, let’s take a look the RCB vs GG head to head stats in WPL: