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Radha Yadav's 66 Powers RCB to 182/7 Against Gujarat Giants in WPL

Radha Yadav's superb half-century of 66 runs anchored Royal Challengers Bengaluru's innings after a disastrous start that saw them at 45/4 within six overs. She forged a crucial 100-run partnership with wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh to stabilize the RCB innings. Despite the early collapse, RCB managed to post a competitive total of 182/7 in their 20 overs. Sophie Devine was the pick of the Gujarat Giants bowlers, finishing with figures of 3/31.

Key Points: WPL: Radha Yadav's 66 Leads RCB to 182/7 vs Gujarat Giants

  • Radha Yadav's 66 rescues RCB
  • 100-run partnership with Richa Ghosh
  • RCB slump to 45/4 early on
  • Sophie Devine takes 3 wickets for Giants
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WPL: Radha Yadav's superb fifty helps RCB post 182/7 vs Gujarat Giants

Radha Yadav's brilliant 66 and a 100-run stand with Richa Ghosh helped RCB recover from 45/4 to post 182/7 against Gujarat Giants in WPL 2026.

"Radha Yadav, who played a fantastic knock of 66 off 47 deliveries - Match Report"

Navi Mumbai, January 16

A brilliant half-century by Radha Yadav took Royal Challengers Bengaluru and took them to 182/7 in 20 overs against the Gujarat Giants in the ninth match of the ongoing Women's Premier League 2026 at the DY Patil Stadium on Friday.

Batting first, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were off to a fantastic start after speedster Renuka Singh conceded 23 runs in the first over of the match. Twenty-three runs by Renuka Singh were also the most runs off the first over of an innings in WPL.

However, in the next over, pacer Kashvee Gautam removed opener Grace Harris, who was adjudged LBW. Harris made 17 off eight balls with the help of four boundaries. After the end of three overs, Bengaluru reached 30/1.

Kashvee struck once again during the fourth over. The pacer dismissed Shivani Singh for four runs. In the very next over, RCB lost their captain, Smriti Mandhana, who was dismissed by Renkua Singh. Mandhana made just five runs.

The wickets kept falling as Bengaluru lost Gautami Naik during the third ball of the sixth over. Sophie Devine picked up the wicket of Naik, who scored nine runs, including two fours. Bengaluru, who scored 23 runs in the first over, slumped to 45/4 at the end of six overs.

Notably, this was the second time that Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost four wickets within the first six overs in the WPL tournament, after they'd scored 47/4 versus Mumbai Indians in this phase at Brabourne in 2023.

Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh and Radha Yadav stabilised Bengaluru's innings as they reached 80/4 at the end of 10 overs.

During the 12th over, Radha Yadav and Richa Ghosh completed their 50-run stand for the fifth wicket. During the last ball of the 15th over, Radha Yadav completed her fifty in 36 deliveries. RCB reached 131/4.

The duo rescued RCB's innings as they stitched their 100-run partnership during the last ball of the 16th over.

Spinner Georgia Wareham broke the much-needed partnership after she dismissed Richa Ghosh during the third ball of the 17th over. During the 19th over, Kashvee conceded 22 runs as RCB reached 178/5.

Sophie Devine, who was bowling the 20th over of the first innings, picked up two wickets. She removed Nadine de Klerk (26 off 12 balls, with the help of four boundaries) and Radha Yadav, who played a fantastic knock of 66 off 47 deliveries, including six fours and three sixes, as RCB posted 182/7 on the board.

Sophie Devine (3/31), Kashvee Gautam (2/42), Renuka Singh (1/41) and Georgia Wareham (1/35) were among the wicket-takers.

Brief scores: Royal Challengers Bengaluru 182/7 in 20 overs (Radha Yadav 66, Richa Ghosh 44; Sophie Devine 3/31) vs Gujarat Giants.

- ANI

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Sarah B
As a neutral fan, that was a thrilling innings. Radha Yadav's knock was pure class under pressure. But RCB's top-order collapse is a recurring worry they need to fix if they want to win the trophy.
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Priya S
Radha Yadav deserves all the praise! Scoring a fifty when the team was 45/4 shows real character. Our women's cricket talent pool is just incredible. More power to WPL! 🇮🇳
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Kashvee Gautam
Mixed day for our bowlers. Renuka's first over was expensive, but she came back to take Smriti's wicket. Kashvee got important breakthroughs but was expensive at the death. 182 is a very competitive total, let's see if GG can chase it!
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Aman W
Respectful criticism: The article focuses a lot on the scorecard. Would love more analysis on the partnership between Radha and Richa - how they rotated strike, targeted certain bowlers. That's the real story of the innings.
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Michael C
Fantastic recovery. Nadine de Klerk's 26 off 12 was the perfect finishing touch. Shows the importance of having power-hitters down the order. Great team effort after the early wobble.

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