RCB vs GG, WPL 2025 highlights: Richa Ghosh shines as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Giants by 6 wickets

Sayali Satghare to Raghvi Bist, Nagging length, outside off, Bist comes forward and steers it to mid off.

Sayali Satghare to Ellyse Perry, A CHANCE OF RUNOUT IS GONE FOR GUJARAT! On a good length, around off and middle, Ellyse Perry tucks it towards mid-wicket and runs off for a quick single. There is a miscommunication as Perry wants to have a single but Raghvi Bist doesn't respond on time. And they both were in the middle of the create but then Raghvi tried to complete the run. The fielder at mid-wicket throws the ball to wide of the stumps where the keeper Beth Mooney can't hold the ball in the throw and the batter makes it to the crease. 

Sayali Satghare to Ellyse Perry, Back of a length, around off, Ellyse Perry presses back and drops it down to the right of the bowler.

Another debutant, Sayali Satghare comes in to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

Kashvee Gautam to Raghvi Bist, Three dots in a row to end the over! Full and angled well into the batter, Raghvi Bist looks to heave but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the pads.

Kashvee Gautam to Raghvi Bist, Just back of a length and around off stump, Raghvi Bist hops across and pushes the ball out to covers.

Kashvee Gautam to Raghvi Bist, On a good length, targeting off and middle, Bist covers the line and blocks it off.

Kashvee Gautam to Raghvi Bist, FOUR! Kashvee Gautam needs to get her line correct here but that's another well-timed shot from Bist. Not all that full but pretty wide of the off stump, Raghvi Bist reaches for it and just caresses it square through the off side for another boundary.

Kashvee Gautam to Raghvi Bist, FOUR! Nicely done! Pitched up on middle, angling in, Raghvi Bist just leans forward and uses those wrists to maneuver the ball between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary.

Kashvee Gautam to Ellyse Perry, Kashvee comes back on and starts with a hard-length ball outside off. Ellyse Perry stays back and punches it firmly through covers for a single.

Tanuja Kanwer to Ellyse Perry, On a dragged length and outside off, punched away from the crease and wide of covers for a quick single.

Tanuja Kanwer to Ellyse Perry, FOUR! Easy pickings for someone like Perry! Too short and at the pads, Perry rocks back and flicks it away well behind square leg for a boundary.

Tanuja Kanwer to Raghvi Bist, Uppish but safe! Really slow and short at the stumps, Raghvi Bist goes deep in the crease and miscues the pull wide of mid on for a single.

Tanuja Kanwer to Ellyse Perry, PUT DOWN! A very tough chance and Ellyse Perry survives here. Tossed up around off, Perry steps out and crunches the ball straight back, a bit uppishly as well and Tanuja Kanwer can't react in time. The ball bursts through her hands to roll towards mid off as the batters get a ingle.

Tanuja Kanwer to Ellyse Perry, Well short again and outside off, Perry stands tall and reaches out to cut but hits it straight to point.

Tanuja Kanwer to Raghvi Bist, Tanuja Kanwer comes into the attack and starts from around the wicket. This is bowled slow and short outside off, Raghvi Bist goes back and across before forcing it through mid on for a run.

Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, Just back of a length and over middle, tucked away wide of mid on for a single by Bist.

Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, FOUR! Streaky but Raghvi Bist is able to get off the mark here! A skiddy bumper from Dottin, bowled around off, Bist looks to take it on but gets rushed and gets a top edge over short third for a boundary.

Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, FOUR LEG BYES! Straying in line there Dottin! Full and angled down leg, Bist misses the flick but the ball just clips the pads and runs away past the keeper into the fine leg fence.

Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, Missed opportunity! Deandra Dottin misses her mark with the straight yorker and serves a full toss, Raghvi Bist looks to have it but is hurried and mistimes the ball to mid on.

Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, WIDE! Dishes out a full and wide one now, a bit too wide outside off though.

Deandra Dottin to Raghvi Bist, Pitches the ball up on middle and leg, Raghvi Bist plays it on the up and straight to mid on.

Deandra Dottin to Ellyse Perry, Length ball, swinging it into the pads, Ellyse Perry gets an inside edge off the pads and the ball rolls behind square leg. They get a single.

Debutant, Raghvi Bist is the new batter in. Also, Deandra Dottin comes on to bowl.

Ash Gardner to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, OUT! TIMBER! Ash Gardner can do nothing wrong this evening it seems! Tosses this one up, a bit quicker and fuller, straighter too and gets it to just dip on the crease. Danni Wyatt-Hodge opts for a big slog sweep which is a risky shot and ends up playing all over it. The ball smashes into the middle stump and Bengaluru are already 2 down for 14!

Ash Gardner to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, On the shorter side and turning in from outside off, cut away off the back foot to point.

Ash Gardner to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Tossed up outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge uses her feet to step out and eases it towards covers.

Ash Gardner to Ellyse Perry, Oh, close! Over the wicket now, fired in on a length, attacking the off stump, Ellyse Perry looks to play it late but is almost too late and jams it wide of short third for a single.

Ellyse Perry is in at number 3.

Ash Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, OUT! LBW! A loud appeal and up goes the finger and Smriti Mandhana starts walking as well. However, Danni Wyatt-Hodge calls her and urges her to have a look and Mandhana does eventually review it. Ash Gardner bowls this one flat and on a length around off, this is the one that darts in with the arm. Mandhana goes on the back foot and looks to play a cross-batted shot but plays all around it and gets pinged in front of the stumps. The third umpire is called in. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds, poor review from Bengaluru. This was the crucial match-up and Gardner has once again come out on top, a huge wicket this.

Ash Gardner to Smriti Mandhana, Around the wicket to the left-hander, bowled on a dragged length and on off, Mandhana presses back to defend.

Skipper, Ash Gardner to share the new ball with Kashvee Gautam.

Kashvee Gautam to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR! That's some way to start your Women's T20 League career! This one is bowled from over the wicket and pitched up around off, angling in, Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets a stride across and creams it through cover-point for a boundary. 13 off the first over of the chase!

Kashvee Gautam to Smriti Mandhana, Keeps the length full but angles it into the pads, Mandhana clips it away down to deep backward square leg for one. There is a slight fumble as well and Danni Wyatt-Hodge calls for the double but Mandhana isn't watching the ball and it will be just a run.

Kashvee Gautam to Smriti Mandhana, Nice and full again, straight at the stumps, tucked away straight to mid-wicket.

Kashvee Gautam to Smriti Mandhana, Much better from Kashvee! Goes full and around off, in the blockhole, Mandhana just pushes it out to mid off.

Kashvee Gautam to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR MORE! Just fractionally short again and this time outside off, Smriti Mandhana stands tall and just slaps the ball away through the point region for back-to-back boundaries.

Kashvee Gautam to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! A real gift to start proceedings and Smriti Mandhana pounces all over it. Short and around off from around the stumps, Mandhana swivel-pulls it away in front of square and through the gap for a boundary.

Right then, all set for the chase! The umpires are back out in the middle and the players of Gujarat are also seen spreading onto the field of play. It will be Danni Wyatt-Hodge who will be Smriti Mandhana's new opening partner for Bengaluru as the duo also take their places out in the middle. Debutant, Kashvee Gautam has been handed the new ball and she is raring to go. Let's play...

We are almost back for the chase but a few visuals from the ground show that there was even a halftime show for the fans with some singing and dancing and that is a great way to kick off the new season.

... The Run Chase ...

Now, Gujarat is clearly in the driver’s seat with this strong total. The pitch is flat, but having runs on the board will give their bowlers a huge confidence boost. They will look to carry forward the momentum set by their captain. Bengaluru, on the other hand, needs to forget the last eight overs and focus entirely on the chase. The dew could come into play and make things a bit easier for them. So, who will come out on top in the second inning? Don’t go anywhere as the action isn't far away!

Bengaluru’s bowlers were impressive in the first 12 overs, maintaining pressure with regular breakthroughs. Their fielding was sharp during that phase too, but everything changed once Gardner and Dottin took charge, he pressure got to them, and they started fumbling in the field, dropping crucial catches and losing their accuracy with the ball. The bowlers, who started so well, struggled to keep the same intensity. Smriti Mandhana rotated her bowlers smartly, but they just couldn’t handle the onslaught in the final eight overs.

Gujarat started well, thanks to their opener Beth Mooney, who made full use of the powerplay, finding the boundaries with ease. Laura Wolvaardt, on the other hand, wasn’t at her best and fell for a low score. But Mooney kept the scoreboard ticking, reached her half-century, and laid the perfect platform for the middle-order batters. Then came the skipper, Ash Gardner, at number four, and she built the only fifty-run partnership of the inning with debutant Deandra Dottin. Both batters took on the bowlers from both ends, shifting the pressure back on Bengaluru. Gardner was in destructive form, reaching her fifty in just 25 balls and smashing some of the biggest sixes of the night. She cleared the ropes 11 times in this inning, giving Gujarat the perfect finishing touch with a captain’s knock.

What an exciting and eventful inning this has been for Gujarat! At one stage, they were looking at an under-par total, but they ended up with a massive 201/5. They will be the happier side, walking back to the dressing room with all the momentum and it’s all because of one player, their skipper Ash Gardner. She is known worldwide for her powerful hitting down the order and she proved exactly why she has that reputation. Bengaluru had things under control for the first 12 overs, picking up wickets at regular intervals and keeping the scoring rate in check. But they completely lost their grip in a span of just four overs after that as they went for 61 runs between the 13th and 16th overs, and they’ll surely regret letting Gujarat off the hook.

Kim Garth to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Harleen Deol spoils a perfectly good final over from Kim Garth with a couple of boundaries and propels Gujarat over the 200-run mark. Full and wide again, Deol goes after it and squeezes it firmly and behind deep point. Danni Wyatt-Hodge runs to her left and dives in to get to the ball but it deflects off her and into the fence for a four. Gujarat finish with their highest-ever total in the Women's T20 League, with 201/5 on the board!

Kim Garth to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Attempted slower one, turns out to be a juicy full toss on the pads, Harleen Deol pulls it well wide of short fine leg and picks up a boundary.

Kim Garth to Harleen Deol, Full and wide outside off, just pushing this one wide of the tramline and a wide is called. Smriti Mandhana though has reviewed the decision. Harleen Deol did reach out for it a bit and the third umpire will now have a look at it. The third umpire decides that Deol did get across a bit and the ball was within her reach, NO WIDE!

Kim Garth to Ash Gardner, Top over so far from Garth! Nails another one into the blackhole around the fifth stump line, this time Gardner jams it out to mid off for a single.

Kim Garth to Ash Gardner, Another dot! Full and wide outside off again, flirting with the tramline, Ash Gardner reaches out to drive but misses and a fair delivery is called.