WPL 2023, Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Live score and updatesGG to bat first, no Beth Mooney

Megan Schutt, who was under some pump after the first two games, started with a maiden. S Meghana played her cautiously, realizing the threat posed by the fast bowler. 

Gujarat Giants (0/0 in 1 overs) against Royal Challengers Bangalore 

Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh(w), Poonam Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt, Renuka Thakur Singh, Preeti Bose

Sabbhineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Harleen Deol, Annabel Sutherland, Sushma Verma(w), Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana(c), Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Tanuja Kanwar

Before the high-voltage clash, players from both teams caught up. Both teams are winless and pressure will be on both of them. Both teams will also be looking to improve their neat run rate. 

The Gujarat Giants have had an even worse campaign than the Challengers. They started with a 143-run defeat at the hands of Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians. They had a chance to make amends against the UP Warriorz before Grace Harris pulled a rabbit out of her hat to hand them a defeat. 

They are placed at the bottom of the points table with a net run rate of -3.765. Beth Mooney’s injury hasn’t made life easier for them. Ashleigh Gardner is yet to step up with the bat and a lot will depend on her. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have had a forgettable campaign thus far. They are placed fourth in the table with a terrible net run rate of -3.176. Their bowling faltered in both matches. 

Against both Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, they leaked runs at around 11 runs per over. There is no shortage of firepower with the likes of Ellyse Perry, Smriti Mandhana, Megan Schutt and Richa Ghosh in their ranks.

But they have to get their acts together as soon as possible.