GG vs RCB, WPL Highlights: RCB remain unbeaten after 32-run triumph against Gujarat Giants
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 16, 2026, 23:24:36 IST
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GG vs RCB, WPL Highlights: RCB remain unbeaten after 32-run triumph against Gujarat Giants

GG vs RCB, WPL Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a thrilling all-round performance to defeat Gujarat Giants by 32 runs and remain unbeaten in the 2026 Women's Premier League. After being sent in to bat, RCB faced early trouble, losing four wickets for just 43 runs in the sixth over. The innings was rescued by an exceptional fifth-wicket partnership between Radha Yadav and Richa Ghosh. Yadav’s 66 off 47 balls and Ghosh’s 44 off 28 balls added 105 crucial runs, allowing RCB to reach a competitive total of 182 for 7 in their 20 overs. Nadine de Klerk contributed a quickfire 26 to boost the team’s total.

RCB’s bowlers then came to the fore. Shreyanka Patil produced a stunning five-wicket haul, finishing with figures of 5 for 23, while England pacer Lauren Bell added three more wickets for 29 runs. Gujarat Giants showed some resistance through Bharti Fulmali’s 39 off 20 balls, but Bell dismissed her in the 17th over, leaving the visitors struggling at 139 for 7. They ultimately fell short, bowled out for 150 in 18.5 overs.

This third successive win for RCB underscores their dominance in WPL 2026. With a combination of experienced Indian players and impactful overseas recruits, they have displayed the perfect balance of resilience and firepower. The team now looks poised to continue their unbeaten run and strengthen their claim for the title.
20:32 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 12 overs 98 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
414111
  • Richa Ghosh 22 (14)
  • Radha Yadav 33 (28)
Renuka Singh Thakur4-0-41-1
1
Overs11.6
Score98 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Richa Ghosh, Full-pitched delivery outside off, Ghosh stays leg side of the ball and drives it to wide long off for another single. End of an expensive spell from Renuka - 41 runs and a 1 wicket off her 4 overs.

20:31 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs11.5
Score97 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, Back of a length and outside off, Yadav hops up and hits it away through cover-point for one more.

20:31 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs11.4
Score96 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Richa Ghosh, Good length in the channel, driven towards deep cover for a run.

20:30 (IST) Jan 16
4
Overs11.3
Score95 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! Threads it through, does Richa Ghosh. Another slower one, on a good length and on off. Ghosh picks it early and waits back before punching it down through backward point for one more. The 50-run stand is also up between these two.

20:29 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs11.2
Score91 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, Slower delivery outside off, sits up for the batter, Yadav slaps it away to deep point for a single.

20:28 (IST) Jan 16
4
Overs11.1
Score90 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, FOUR! Too wide and Radha Yadav helps herself to another boundary. Full and wide outside off, Yadav leans on and strokes it away the point region and the ball races away to the fence.

20:28 (IST) Jan 16

Renuka Singh Thakur (3-0-29-1) is back on to finish off her spell.

20:27 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 11 overs 86 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
140001
  • Radha Yadav 27 (25)
  • Richa Ghosh 16 (11)
Georgia Wareham2-0-18-0
1
Overs10.6
Score86 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, Flatter delivery again, Yadav rocks back and jams it past the cover fielder for a single. 6 off it.

20:27 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs10.5
Score85 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, Flatter delivery, fired in a bit fuller and around off, Yadav slices it on the bounce to the point fielder.

20:25 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs10.4
Score85 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, DECISION OVERTURNED! Good review. Tossed up by Georgia Wareham, drifting it into the pads. Yadav hangs back and then lunges halfway to block but gets beaten and wears it on the pads. A loud appeal, especially from the keeper and up goes the finger. That looked to be drifting down leg to begin with but Radha Yadav was caught on the crease. RCB have reviewed it. Nothing on UltraEdge but Ball Tracking confirms that the ball would have missed leg stump. NOT OUT.

20:24 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs10.3
Score85 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, Flatter one, pushed through on a good length around off. Yadav jams it towards extra cover.

20:24 (IST) Jan 16
4
Overs10.2
Score85 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, FOUR! Radha Yadav is playing a gem of a knock here. Fractionally short from Wareham and outside off, Yadav rocks back and cuts it down behind point for a boundary.

20:23 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs10.1
Score81 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Richa Ghosh, Fuller, floated on middle and leg, Ghosh works it away to the right of deep mid-wicket for one. The batters look for the second but won't get it.

20:22 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 10 overs 80 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
014111
  • Richa Ghosh 15 (10)
  • Radha Yadav 22 (20)
Sophie Devine2-0-14-1
1
Overs9.6
Score80 - 4

Sophie Devine to Richa Ghosh, Keeps it full and bowls it just outside off, Ghosh crunches it through cover and keeps the strike. 

20:21 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs9.5
Score79 - 4

Sophie Devine to Radha Yadav, This is full and on middle, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

20:21 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs9.4
Score78 - 4

Sophie Devine to Richa Ghosh, Pitched up, outside off, Richa Ghosh leans and creams it to deep cover for a single.

20:20 (IST) Jan 16
4
Overs9.3
Score77 - 4

Sophie Devine to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! Easy pickings! A loosener, short and outside off. Richa Ghosh cuts and places it past point for a boundary. Tried the off-cutter but ends up delivering a freebie.

20:20 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs9.2
Score73 - 4

Sophie Devine to Radha Yadav, Drops it short and bowls it outside off, Yadav ramps it over to third man for a single.

20:19 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs9.1
Score72 - 4

Sophie Devine to Radha Yadav, Short of a good length and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket.

20:18 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 9 overs 72 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
114014
  • Richa Ghosh 9 (7)
  • Radha Yadav 20 (17)
Ashleigh Gardner2-0-14-0
4
Overs8.6
Score72 - 4

Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! Was that deliberate? Smriti Mandhana definitely enjoyed it! A wide yorker from Gardner, Richa Ghosh squeezes it out with an angled bat, it rolls to third man for a boundary.

20:18 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs8.5
Score68 - 4

Ashleigh Gardner to Radha Yadav, Looped up, full and on middle, Yadav slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

20:17 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs8.4
Score67 - 4

Ashleigh Gardner to Radha Yadav, Shifts her line and attack the stumps, Yadav plays it back to the bowler.

20:17 (IST) Jan 16
4
Overs8.3
Score67 - 4

Ashleigh Gardner to Radha Yadav, FOUR! That was asking to be hit! Too much width from Ashleigh Gardner, outside off, Yadav plays it uppishly and in the vacant cover region for four. 

20:16 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs8.2
Score63 - 4

Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, Uncertain length, angling it around off, Richa Ghosh bends across and clips it to square leg for a single.

20:16 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs8.1
Score62 - 4

Ashleigh Gardner to Radha Yadav, Very full and flighted, outside off, Yadav plays it to long off for a single.

20:13 (IST) Jan 16

Strategic Time-Out! RCB have lost four wickets but they have a long tail, including the heavy-lifter, Nadine De Klerk, still in the hut. However, they'll hope for a big partnership from these two and get the innings back on track. Gujarat Giants, apart from that 23-run first over, have done exceedingly well but they have choked this season in the fag end of the innings. They surely don't want to follow the script. 

20:13 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 8 overs 61 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
100461
  • Radha Yadav 14 (13)
  • Richa Ghosh 4 (5)
Georgia Wareham1-0-12-0
1
Overs7.6
Score61 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, Flatter delivery, around off, Yadav knocks it to cover and keeps the strike. 12 runs off the over.

20:12 (IST) Jan 16
6
Overs7.5
Score60 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, SIX! She made it look so easy! Georgia Wareham flights and overpitches it up on middle, Yadav leans and lofts it with ease over long on for a six.

20:11 (IST) Jan 16
4
Overs7.4
Score54 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, FOUR! Yadav is quick to pick up! Shifts the length slightly, bowls it outside off. Yadav quickly latches on it, she cuts it past point for a boundary. 

20:11 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs7.3
Score50 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, Keeps attacking the stumps, fuller length delivery, punched back to Georgia Wareham.

20:10 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs7.2
Score50 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Radha Yadav, Bit of flight and pushes it up, on middle, Yadav stays back to block it.

20:10 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs7.1
Score50 - 4

Georgia Wareham to Richa Ghosh, Tosses it up, around off and turning away. Richa Ghosh turns it to long on for a single. 50 UP FOR RCB!

20:10 (IST) Jan 16

Sophie Devine to continue? No, Georgia Wareham has the ball in hand. 

20:08 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 7 overs 49 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
001111
  • Richa Ghosh 3 (4)
  • Radha Yadav 3 (8)
Renuka Singh Thakur3-0-29-1
1
Overs6.6
Score49 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Richa Ghosh, Pitched up, outside off, Richa Ghosh leans and drives well but to deep cover. She keeps the strike.

20:08 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs6.5
Score48 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, Bowls a length delivery, outside off, Yadav flicks it to mid-wicket. She calls for two but settles with a run.

20:07 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs6.4
Score47 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Richa Ghosh, Fractionally full and drifting on leg, Richa Ghosh whips it behind square leg for a single.

20:06 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs6.3
Score46 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, Straight and a bit too full, driven down the ground for a single.

20:06 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs6.2
Score45 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, Shaping in just a bit, full and outside off, Yadav uses the angle and hits it to mid on.

20:05 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs6.1
Score45 - 4

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, At 106.9 clicks! Fuller delivery, outside off, stays a bit low. Yadav strokes it to cover.

20:04 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 6 overs 45 - 4
Runs Scored: 0
400(W)011
  • Radha Yadav 1 (4)
  • Richa Ghosh 1 (2)
Sophie Devine1-0-6-1
1
Overs5.6
Score45 - 4

Sophie Devine to Radha Yadav, Digs it short and on middle, Yadav pulls it and the fielder at deep square leg picks up on a bounce. RCB end their Powerplay on 45/4!

20:04 (IST) Jan 16
1
Overs5.5
Score44 - 4

Sophie Devine to Richa Ghosh, Touch fuller, angling on middle and leg, Richa Ghosh flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

20:03 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs5.4
Score43 - 4

Sophie Devine to Richa Ghosh, You don't see that often! A juicy full toss on middle and Richa Ghosh defends it out.

20:03 (IST) Jan 16

What a turnaround from Gujarat Giants, they have picked four wickets despite leaking 23 runs in the first over. Richa Ghosh comes in next to bat.

20:00 (IST) Jan 16
W
Overs5.3
Score43 - 4

Sophie Devine to Gautami Naik, OUT! LBW! Gautami Naik has reviewed but it doesn't look good for her. Gautami Naik was struggling with her front foot, she was occasionally placing it across her stumps. Devine attacks the stumps with a length ball. Naik fails to flick and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW and up goes the finger. UltraEdge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows THREE REDS. Not sure why she reviewed it. That was very adjacent.

20:00 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs5.2
Score43 - 3

Sophie Devine to Gautami Naik, Brings the line back on the middle pole, Gautami Naik turns it to mid-wicket.

19:59 (IST) Jan 16

Sophie Devine is into the attack.

19:59 (IST) Jan 16
4
Overs5.1
Score43 - 3

Sophie Devine to Gautami Naik, FOUR! Good start by Naik so far! Nice bit of timing on this one! Devine serves it on the pads, on a length. Gautami Naik rocks back and clips it past square leg. The fielder gives up as the ball wins the race.

19:58 (IST) Jan 16
Score after 5 overs 39 - 3
Runs Scored: 0
110(W)000
  • Radha Yadav 0 (3)
  • Gautami Naik 5 (3)
Renuka Singh Thakur2-0-25-1
0
Overs4.6
Score39 - 3

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, Two runs and the big wicket of the captain off the over. Gives width outside off, Yadan hits and finds cover.

19:57 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs4.5
Score39 - 3

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, Drags her length back and bowls it on top of off. Yadav drops it back to Thakur.

19:57 (IST) Jan 16
0
Overs4.4
Score39 - 3

Renuka Singh Thakur to Radha Yadav, This is full and on middle, Radha Yadav drives it straight down to mid off.

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GG vs RCB, WPL Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their dominant start to the Women's Premier League 2026 with a commanding 32-run win over Gujarat Giants on Friday. Sent in to bat, RCB found themselves struggling at 43 for 4 in the sixth over, but a brilliant fifth-wicket partnership between Radha Yadav (66 off 47 balls) and Richa Ghosh (44 off 28 balls) steadied the innings. Their 105-run stand helped RCB post a competitive 182 for 7 in 20 overs, giving their bowlers a target to defend.

The RCB bowling unit delivered in style, with spinner Shreyanka Patil producing a match-winning performance of 5 for 23 to dismantle the Gujarat Giants’ batting line-up. England pacer Lauren Bell supported well with 3 for 29, and despite a quickfire 39 from Bharti Fulmali, Gujarat Giants could not recover, finishing 150 all out in 18.5 overs.

The victory marks RCB’s third consecutive win in WPL 2026, highlighting their balanced combination of experienced Indian stars and overseas talent. With both batting and bowling firing, RCB have sent a clear message to the competition as they look to maintain momentum and chase their maiden WPL title.