The sixteenth match of WPL 2023 will take place between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women and Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 18.
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The sixteenth match of WPL 2023 will take place between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women and Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 18. Royal Challengers Bangalore won their last match after losing five games on a trot. However, they are placed at the bottom of the points table. On the other hand, Gujarat Giants registered a thrilling win over Delhi Capitals in their last game by 11 runs.
However, Royal Challengers Bangalore had a stunning win over UP Warriorz where they chased down 136 in 18 overs. Youngster Kanika Ahuja smashed a 30-ball 46 and helped her side win as well. Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants’ Laura Wolvaardt (57) and Ashleigh Gardner (51*) played brilliantly and posted a decent total of 147 in their allotted 20 overs. While chasing, they struck thrice in the powerplay and eventually after a thrilling fight they sealed the deal at the end.
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Smriti Mandhana, RCB Captain said: “Yeah, it was tense. We lost a couple of wickets in the 7th over, it was a bit nervous. But the way Kanika and Richa played was brilliant. Kanika in particular, really proud of her. Really excited to see her bat, the approach she has. She is a 360 degree player, who isn’t the most common in Indian cricket. Really impressed with her and the belief she has. Even when we have not been in great positions, the crowd keep chanting for us. Really happy for this loyal support base, not a lot of teams will have supporters turn up in such high numbers after losing five games.”
Sneh Rana, Gujarat Giants Captain said: “The smile is always there. We felt 150 was a par score with this ground and conditions. (On Meg Lanning’s wicket) Yeah, it was a big wicket, enjoyed it. I think the momentum was in our favour only, Kim Garth started brilliantly. Whoever contributes to the team, will be the best. We need two good partnerships to get a good score, and we got that today. Everyone was in a positive mindset right from warm-ups, and we knew we had to do it today.”
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| Opened | 1937 |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Ends | Pavilion End, Church Gate End |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Time Zone | UTC +05:30 |
| Home to | Mumbai |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 11 |
| Matches won batting first | 5 |
| Matches won bowling first | 6 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 165 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 150 |
| Highest total recorded | 209/4 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs ENGW |
| Lowest total recorded | 96/10 (17.4 Ov) by ENGW vs AUSW |
| Highest score chased | 199/3 (18.4 Ov) by ENGW vs INDW |
| Lowest score defended | 172/8 (20 Ov) by AUSW vs INDW |
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