Bengaluru: Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner plays a shot during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Bengaluru: Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner plays a shot during a Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)

Gujarat Giants secured a crucial six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, in match 12 of the Women's Premier League 2025, keeping their playoff hopes alive. (Match Highlights | Full Coverage)

Asked to bat first, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru struggled to 125/7 – their joint-lowest total in WPL history. The match saw Ellyse Perry registering her first-ever WPL duck, falling for a four-ball zero.

In response, Gujarat Giants chased down the modest target in just 16.3 overs, with captain Ashleigh Gardner leading from the front with a blistering 58 off 31 balls. Phoebe Litchfield provided steady support, finishing with a stunning 30 off 21 as GG sealed the win at 126/4.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Gujarat Giants, WPL 2025: Full Scorecard Royal Challengers Bengaluru:

Smriti Mandhana c Deol b Kanwar 10

Danni Wyatt-Hodge lbw b Dottin 4

Ellyse Perry c Kanwar b Gardner 0

Raghvi Bist run out 22

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Kanika Ahuja c & b Kanwar 33

Richa Ghosh b Gautam 9

Georgia Wareham not out 20

Kim Garth c Mooney b Dottin 14

Sneh Rana not out 1

Extras: (LB-5, NB-2, W-5) 12

Total (For 7 wkts, 20 overs) 125

Fall of wkts: 1-6, 2-16, 3-25,fef777 casino 4-73, 5-78, 6-99, 7-122.

Bowling: Deandra Dottin 4-0-31-2, Ashleigh Gardner 4-0-22-1, Kashvee Gautam 4-0-17-1, Tanuja Kanwar 4-0-16-2, Dayalan Hemalatha 1-0-4-0, Priya Mishra 1-0-18-0, Meghna Singh 2-0-12-0.

Gujarat Giants:

Beth Mooney c Wareham b Renuka Singh 17

Dayalan Hemalatha st Ghosh b Renuka Singh 11

Harleen Deol c Perry b Wareham 5

Alcaraz feels the injury would not put his participation at the US Open in doubt. He is more upset about losing court time as he gears up in pursuit of a third successive Grand Slam title, after triumphs at the French Open in June and Wimbledon in July.

Ashleigh Gardner c & b Wareham 58

Phoebe Litchfield not out 30

Deandra Dottin not out 0

Extras: (B-1, W-4) 5

Total: (For 4 wkts, 16.3 overs) 126

Fall of wkts: 1-25, 2-32, 3-66, 4-117.

Bowling: Renuka Singh 4-0-24-2, Kim Garth 2.3-0-19-0, Sneh Rana 4-0-23-0, Prema Rawat 1-0-19-0, Georgia Wareham 3-0-26-2, Ellyse Perry 1-0-7-0, Kanika Ahuja 1-0-7-0.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Delhi Capitals on February 28ricobetpg, Friday next in their Women's Premier League campaign. Meanwhile, the Gujarat Giants will face UP Warriorz on March 3.