WPL 2023, RCB vs GG: Sophie Devine's 99-Run Knock Boosts Royal Challengers Bangalore's Qualification Hopes - In Pics

Kiwi all-rounder Sophie Devine starred with the bat with an astonishing 36-ball 99 as Royal Challengers Bangalore light work of a 189-run target to cruise to an eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League in Mumbai on Saturday. It rained sixes from the broad willow of Devine as RCB breezed past the target with as many as 27 balls to spare and keep their slim playoff hopes alive with a second successive victory. Devine, who has also represented New Zealand in hockey before starting out in cricket as a bowler often batting at number 11, played an innings that will go down as one of the finest in the history of the T20 format. Earlier, Earlier, South Africa's star batter Laura Wolvaardt notched up her consecutive half-century with a scintillating 42-ball 68 before that powered Gujarat Giants to 188 for four.

Updated: 19 Mar 2023 8:18 am

Royal Challengers Bangalore's players shake hands with Gujarat Giants players after the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at The Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Sophie Devine plays a shot during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at The Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Sophie Devine celebrates his fifty during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at The Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.

Gujarat Giants Sneh Rana with teammate celebrates the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore's Smriti Mandhana during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at The Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at The Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Shreyanka Patil with her teammates celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Giants Laura Wolvaardt during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at The Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.

Gujarat Giants Laura Wolvaardt plays a shot during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Preeti Bose celebrates the wicket of Gujarat Giants Sabbhineni Meghana during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.

Gujarat Giants Sabbhineni Meghana plays a shot during the 2023 Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants at The Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai.