RCB Vs GG, WPL 2026: Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil Star As Royal Challengers Bengaluru Seal Third Straight Win

Royal Challengers Bengaluru pipped Gujarat Giants by 38 runs in match 9 of the Women's Premier League 2026 to register their third consecutive win of the tournament.

After being put in to bat first, RCB at one stage were loitering at 43-4 within the powerplay but all-rounder Radha Yadav came in as a saviour for them and blasted 66 off 47 deliveries to get them out of the rabbit hole.

Yadav along with Richa Ghosh (44) stitched a 105-run partnership for the fifth wicket to take RCB to a decent total of 182 in 20 overs.

In response, Gujarat Giants got bundled out for just 150 runs in just 18.5 overs, thus losing the match by 38 runs. Shreyanka Patil, acted as a wrecker-in-chief for GG's batting line-up and picked up a five-for to derail their chase.

With their third win on the trot, their first-ever, RCB have now consolidated their position at the top, while GG are at the 3rd spot in the points table with 2 wins and equal number of losses in 4 matches.

Check out the highlights of the match as it happened.

RCB vs GG, WPL 2026: Radha, Richa's Blistering Partnership

Spinner Shreyanka Patil was full of praise for Richa Ghosh and Radha Yadav's batting. Patil said that watching Radha and Ghosh guide the team out of a precarious situation with a century partnership gave the squad the confidence to go all out for a win

"Firstly I would love to give the credit to Radha (Yadav) because if not for her innings we'd not have put up that total. Really happy with the way Radha and Richa (Ghosh) contributed to the innings from 40 for 4 (43 for 4). It gave us a lot of confidence," said Patil.

RCB vs GG, WPL 2026: Radha's Handy 66

RCB vs GG, WPL 2026: Shreyanka's Magical Spell

Speaking of her own bowling, Shreyanka gave due credit to the bowlers for being so effective despite the dew factor.

"We knew dew would play a big part. I think the bowlers did tremendously well and I am very happy to get my first WPL five-for. I have gone through a roller-coaster ride personally. I came out of it in a very strong way.

"Just the fact that I was out of cricket for 14 months was a big blow for me because I can't sit quietly. I need to be out on the field. Very happy with the preparation over the last few months and happy that my execution is now falling in place. I am a wicket-taking bowler," she said.

RCB Vs GG, WPL 2026: Toss Update And Playing XIs

Gujarat Giants Women opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (Playing XI): Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana(c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh(w), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

Gujarat Giants Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney(w), Sophie Devine, Shivani Singh, Ashleigh Gardner(c), Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur