The Women’s Premier League 2026 heated up in Vadodara as RCB, led by Smriti Mandhana, batted first and racked up 178 for 6, challenging Gujarat Giants to 179 in the 12th match. Gautami Naik’s heroic 73 off 55 balls, smashing 8 boundaries, was the highlight that kept the crowd roaring.
RCB’s perfect record of four straight wins was under test after losing the toss. Quick dismissals of Harris (1) and Voll (1) had them at 9 for 2. Naik countered brilliantly, building 60 with Mandhana’s 26 (4×4 in 23 balls) for the third wicket.
Post 69 for 3, Naik and Richa Ghosh erupted for 69 runs, taking the score to 138. Ghosh fell for 27 (20 balls, 3×6), but Naik held fort with her 7×4 and 1×6 knock. Radha Yadav’s 17 off 8 (3×4) boosted the total.
Bowling for GG, Gardner and Gautam took 2 wickets each, Devine and Thakur one. Captain Gardner’s team: Mooney (wk), Devine, Sharma, Ahuja, Wareham, Gautam, Fulmali, Kanwar, Kumari, Renuka Singh Thakur.
Mandhana’s RCB: Harris, Voll, Ghosh (wk), Naik, de Klerk, Yadav, Rawat, Patil, Satghare, Bell. GG aims to break their two-game skid. As the chase unfolds, WPL fans are in for edge-of-the-seat action.