betvisa liveWPL 2024 [Twitter reactions]: Beth Mooney’s Gujarat Giants claim first win with dominant performance against RCB

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Openers set the stage
RCB falter despite early promise
Giants end winless run
Here’s how Twitter reacted

Gujarat Giants (GG) finally secured their first win of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Sꦉtadium on Wednesday, March 6.

Openers set the stage:

The foundation for this victory was laid by skipper (85 not out off 51) and Laura Wolvaardt (76 off 45), who stitched together a reco💯rd partnership of 140 runs. This partnership, the second-highest in the history of the WPL, provided a much-needed boost to the Giants, who had struggled in their previous matches. Both batters were aggressive throughout, scoring bound🎐aries at regular intervals and putting the pressure on the RCB bowlers.

RCB falter despite early promise:

While Smriti Mandhana (16-ball 24) provided a glimpse of hope with some early sixes, RCB’s chase was hampered by frequent wickets. A run-out epidemic added to their woes, with crucial wickets falling at regular intervals. Despite a valiant effort from Georgia Wareham (48 off 22), , ending their innings at 180/8.

Giants end winless run:

This victory marks a significant turnaround for the Gujarat Giants, who had lost their first four matches of the season. The team’s strong batting performance, anchored by the opening partnership, and their disciplined bowling attack proved too much for RCB to handle.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

We were getting starts before, but convertin🐼g🔴 those into big scores is important. Tonight, and Beth Mooney did exactly that, helping us put up a solid score. and the rest of the crew raised their game with the ball. Happy to start the Delhi phase with…
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03)

Laura Wolvaardt departs for 76 💔
— WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ)

What a partnership by Gujr🌌at Giants openers Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt against RCB. They have registered 140 runs for the opening Wicket.
This is 🐲the secon﷽d highest opening partnership in WPL history. Laura added 76 and Captain Mooney added 85 runs.
— Sujeet Suman (@sujeetsuman1991)

What a performance by Georgia Wareham:
With the ball: 4-0-32-1 (When GG scored 199/5).
With the bat: 48(22) when RCB 129/5.
– A Top class all-round performance by Georgia Wareham..!!!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh)

Georgia Wareham saved us from huge loss.
Well played Queen.❤️
— SHREYA♥️ (@Here4VK18)

We've gotto admit, this could have gone bad or this could have gone worse, but our girls' incredible fight till the very end was mighty impressive.
Net Run Rate looks steady, poised for a strong comeba♏ck🐈. 👊
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)