In a historic display of flexibility and skill, Royal Challengers Bangalore maintained their unbeaten streak wpl 2026 defeating gujarat giants In a high-voltage match 9 at the DY Patil Stadium. Recovering from a top-order collapse at the score of 182, the Bengaluru side used a clinical bowling attack to halt the Giants’ chase. The evening featured exceptional fielding and career-best bowling performances that thrilled the home crowd. This 32-run win not only cements RCB’s position at the top of the table but also shows their ability to dominate even when pushed to the brink. With this third consecutive win. Smriti MandhanaThe team has firmly established itself as the team to beat in the current campaign.
Radha Yadav and Richa Ghosh came to the rescue for RCB.
The match started with a chaotic first innings, where the Giants’ fast bowlers took the early lead, reducing RCB to 43/4 during the powerplay. However, the game changed dramatically thanks to a brilliant 105-run partnership between the two for the fifth wicket Radha Yadav And Richa Ghosh. Radha played the anchor role to perfection, scoring a career-best 66 off 47 balls to score her maiden WPL half-century, while Richa led an explosive counter-attack with a quickfire 44 off 28 balls.
Despite a brilliant one-handed catch by the debutant Shivani Singh to dismiss Dayalan Hemlata At the start of the day, the Giants bowlers had no answer to the duo’s attack in the middle overs. Late cameo of 12 out of 26 Nadine de Klerk The score took off further, taking RCB to a strong score of 182/7. also with Sophie DevineTactical 3/31 in the death overs, the momentum had firmly swung in favor of the Bengaluru side as they looked to defend a target that required the Giants to maintain a record-breaking run rate under lights.
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Shreyanka Patil’s historic Fifer and Grace Harris’ flying catch
The second innings was a masterclass in spin-bowling and athletic fielding, with the young sensation taking a historic five-wicket haul. Shreyanka Patil. Shreyanka’s figures of 5/23 effectively destroyed the Giants’ chase, starting with the crucial outing beth mooney (27) After a successful LBW review which turned the game upside down.
the pressure increased further Arundhati Reddywho took an incredible return catch to remove Devine, and grace harrisWho prepared the catch of the night. Positioned at mid-off, Harris stepped forward and made a full-length, horizontal dive to bowl the ball a few inches off the ground, dismissing the dangerous Bharti Fulmali (39) off lauren bell‘s bowling. As the required rate increased, Shreyanka bounced back to clean the tail, using her deceptive carrom balls to trap the lower order and secure her first innings. The Giants were eventually bowled out for 150 in the 19th over as RCB’s clinical discipline in all departments led to a comprehensive win.
Here’s how fans reacted:
From 43/4 to end with 182 and a solid win by 32 runs, RCBW remain on top of the table. Excellent overall performance. Radha and Richa started with the bat and after that Shreyanka took 5 wickets. very nice.
– Prasanna (@prasannalara) 16 January 2026
Given the repeated injuries and less match time, there were really doubts whether Shreyanka would perform well this season or not… but she has done big so far.
– Arfan (@Im__Arfan) 16 January 2026
RCB trusted Shreyanka and she performed well
– Youth® (@youth_communicator) 16 January 2026
We retained Shreyanka for just Rs 60 lakh.
– Sai (@akakrcb6) 16 January 2026
Shreyanka Patil you are beautiful 👸 pic.twitter.com/k4SbCYmy2O
– RCB Tweets (@fcRCBtweets) 16 January 2026
Radha Yadav has spent 76% of her T20 career at No. 8 or lower. Never scored 30 runs in an innings. Today at No. 5, after 4 wickets fell in the powerplay, he scored 66 off 47. Sometimes the person you ask to clean up after a party is the one who should have been invited all along… pic.twitter.com/TsabuCV6l1
– Abhishek AB (@ABsay_ek) 16 January 2026
Radha Yadav played so well with the bat that Twitter itself crashed.
– Sai (@akakrcb6) 16 January 2026
Elon Musk, you won’t be able to see heaven, might not be able to tweet about Radha when she played a generational innings.
– Shailesh (@Shailesh18_) 16 January 2026
Rani Radha, sorry if I ever doubted your batting skills
– Siya (@siyaagrawal18) 16 January 2026
Shreyanka Patil led RCB to victory#Cricket #RCBvGG #WPL2026 pic.twitter.com/JOKBIzKhhM
– WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) 16 January 2026
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