When the 3rd edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 was set to kick off, no one expected such a thrilling encounter in the series opener on Valentine's Day (February 14). The match at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara between Gujarat Giants (GG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) set the stage on fire with a high-scoring contest.
RCB won the toss 每 Beth Mooney (56 off 42), Ashleigh Gardner (79* off 37), and Deandra Dottin (25 off 13) powered Gujarat Giants to a formidable total of 201/5 in 20 overs 每 RCB faced a mammoth run chase.?
Skipper Gardner struck early, dismissing both Smriti Mandhana and Danni Wyatt-Hodge within the space of five balls in the second over 每 Ellyse Perry and Richa Ghosh steadied the innings with a crucial partnership.?
The Aussie star Perry departed after a well-made 57 off 34 每 Richa then took charge, accelerating the scoring alongside youngster Kanika Ahuja 每 The duo's fearless batting turned the game around, with Richa smashing an unbeaten 64 off 27 and Kanika adding a quickfire 30 off 13 每 Their explosive finish sealed a thrilling victory for RCB.?
The game was in GG's hands! They dismissed the dangerous opening pair early, but misfielding, dropped catches, and poor execution cost them the match. Gujarat Giants had finished bottom in the previous two seasons, and a win tonight would have been a massive confidence boost〞but it wasn't to be.
In fact, after the 14th over, RCB needed 79 off 36 balls, and GG's win probability stood at 96.11%. However, Richa Ghosh turned the game in RCB's favour, taking on GG's best bowler and skipper, Gardner, for 23 runs in a single over.?
On their way to victory, the RCB girls also broke numerous records〞let's take a look at each of them.?
Highest target successfully chased in WPL history
202 每 RCB vs GG, Vadodara, 2025*?
191 每 MI vs GG, Delhi, 2024
189 每 RCB vs GG, Brabourne, 2023
179 每 UPW vs GG, Brabourne, 2023
172 每 MI vs DC, Bengaluru, 2024?
Highest match aggregates in WPL history
403 每 GG vs RCB, Vadodara, 2025*
391 每 GG vs RCB, Brabourne, 2023
386 每 RCB vs DC, Brabourne, 2023
381 每 GG vs MI, Delhi, 2024
380 每 DC vs UPW, DY Patil, 2023
Most sixes in a WPL match
This match recorded the second-highest number of sixes in WPL history, trailing only the RCB vs DC clash in Bengaluru (2024), which saw 19 sixes.
Fastest 50s in WPL history
Sophia Dunkley (GG) 每 18 balls vs RCB, Brabourne (2023)
Shafali Verma (DC) 每 19 balls vs GG, DY Patil (2023)
Sophie Devine (RCB) 每 20 balls vs GG, Brabourne (2023)
Harmanpreet Kaur (MI) 每 22 balls vs GG, DY Patil (2023)
Richa Ghosh (RCB) 每 23 balls vs GG, Vadodara (2025)*
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