Ellyse Perry (57, 34b, 6x4, 2x6) and Richa Ghosh (64 not out, 27b, 7x4, 4x6) were in sublime touch as defending champions RCB scaled down the target of 202 with ease in the tournament opener against GG in Baroda.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Giants in the first match of the third season of Women’s Premier League, in Vadodara on Friday (February 14, 2025).

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Gujarat Giants will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening match of the 2025 Women's Premier League. Giants finished last in the last two seasons while RCB are the defending champions. Previously,

For decades, cricket in India was a man's world. Heroes were men, and their triumphs dominated every conversation. But RCB's women's team changed the narrative.

Given the kind of setbacks her team has had to deal with even before WPL 3 got underway, it was a tribute to her character that Smriti Mandhana could flash that winning smile of hers so often on Thursday evening.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Smriti Mandhana called it right at the toss and will field first in match No.1 against Ashleigh Gardener's Gujarat Giants

In the WPL season opener, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face off against Gujarat Giants at Vadodara International Cricket Stadium. Defending champions RCB will be hoping to start their WPL defence with a bang.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Gujarat Giants (GG) in the WPL 2025 season opener

Defending champions RCB led by Smriti Mandhana will be facing Ash Gardner's GG in the opening match of the season.