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Gujarat Giants (GG) beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by six wickets within the twelfth match of WPL 2025 on Thursday (February 27) on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Nonetheless, each groups’ positions remained unchanged within the factors desk as RCB occupy the third spot, whereas GG are nonetheless on the backside.

After being requested to bat first, RCB scored a decent whole of 125/7 within the first innings on the again of contributions from Kanika Ahuja (33), Raghvi Bist (22), and Georgia Wareham (20*). Their star participant, Ellyse Perry, endured a uncommon failure with the bat, getting out for a duck for the primary time in WPL. Deandra Dottin and Tanuja Kanwar picked up two wickets every for GG within the bowling division.

In reply, Ashleigh Gardner (58) hit a blazing half-century to steer from the entrance and chase down 126 comfortably in 16.3 overs. Phoebe Litchfield supported her with a cameo of 30* (21) as GG picked up their second win of WPL 2025 in 5 video games.

Followers loved the one-sided match between the 2 groups on Thursday and reacted by sharing memes on X (previously Twitter) and Instagram. Listed here are among the finest memes:

“Credit score goes to the bowlers”- GG captain Ashleigh Gardner after win vs RCB in WPL 2025 conflict

On the post-match presentation, GG skipper Ashleigh Gardner mirrored on the win towards RCB, saying:

“Over the past couple of video games we have now not batted as would have appreciated to however credit score goes to the bowlers, notably TK (Tanuja), Kashwee and it’s good to chase such a low rating, you may get into your innings and play your photographs. We should always have received the primary recreation however that’s cricket, individuals can outplay you. We quietened the gang, that is what individuals need to do after they get right here. It’s the development of WPL in the meanwhile (chasing).”

She added:

“It’s good to not have a whole lot of dew. The wickets has proven it has had quite a bit in it. Within the recreation towards Delhi Capitals, it was a inexperienced wicket and it moved round rather a lot. We spoke about getting higher with the bat, we simply misplaced one within the powerplay although we weren’t going at tens. Happy to see the batters go about their job. Bowlers are doing a implausible job, we need to maintain placing factors on the board.”

DC and MI will lock horns within the thirteenth match of WPL 2025 on Friday (February 28) on the similar venue.