Riding on opener Laura Wolvaardt&rsquo;s 42-ball 68, Gujarat Giants (GG) posted 188-4 against <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/wpl-2023-rcb-have-improved-we-need-to-take-them-very-seriously-says-up-warriorz-coach-jon-lewis-23275383" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Royal Challengers Bangalore </a>(RCB) in an Women&rsquo;s Premier League (WPL) game at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday.
At the time of going to press, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/wpl-2023-gujarat-giants-win-toss-opt-to-bat-against-royal-challengers-bangalore-23274217" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">RCB</a> were 176-2 in 14 overs after opener Sophie Devine&rsquo;s quickfire 36-ball 99. Her knock included nine fours and eight sixes. She was dismissed by &nbsp;pacer Kim Garth.
Earlier, opener Sophia Dunkley (16, 3x4) showed her intent right from the start. She earned 11 runs from pacer Sophie Devine&rsquo;s (1-23) first over, smashing a couple of fours through superbly-timed cover and straight drives. However, Dunkley gifted her wicket to Devine while trying to play across and lost her furniture.
But Wolvaardt, who scored a 45-ball 57 against Delhi Capitals at the same ground on Thursday, converted her good start into another big knock. Leg-spinner Shobana Asha (0-35) bowled well and almost had Wolvaardt when on 29 in her follow through, but the bowler&rsquo;s late reaction helped the Proteas batter survive.
Later, Wolvaardt got her fifty in 35 balls with a six over the midwicket fence off pacer Ellyse Perry (0-25).
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Wolvaardt dominated the proceedings, hitting nine fours and two sixes. But Ashleigh Gardner&rsquo;s 41 off just 26 balls laced with six fours and one six, some hard-hitting in the end from Dayalan Hemalatha (6-ball 16 not out) and Harleen Deol (5-ball 12 not out) proved costly for the RCB bowlers.
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At the time of going to press, RCB were 176-2 in 14 overs after opener Sophie Devine’s quickfire 36-ball 99. Her knock included nine fours and eight sixes. She was dismissed by  pacer Kim Garth

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