RCB Makes History with First-Ever 200+ Run Chase in WPL
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) kicked off their Women’s Premier League (WPL) title defense with a record-breaking chase, becoming the first team in tournament history to successfully chase down a 200+ target. The high-scoring thriller against Gujarat Giants in Vadodara saw bats dominate the game, producing some incredible stats along the way.
RCB’s Unmatched Feat in WPL History
✅ 202 – The number of runs RCB chased, making it the highest successful chase in WPL and the second-highest in Women’s T20 history. The only higher run chase in women’s T20 cricket was West Indies Women’s 213-run chase against Australia in 2023.
Top Successful Chases in WPL History
| Target | Team | Opponent | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | RCB | GG | Vadodara | 2025 |
| 191 | MI | GG | Delhi | 2024 |
| 189 | RCB | GG | Brabourne | 2023 |
| 179 | UPW | GG | Brabourne | 2023 |
| 172 | MI | DC | Bengaluru | 2024 |
With a combined total of 403 runs, this match also set a new record for the highest aggregate score in a WPL match, breaking the previous record of 391 runs, also held by RCB and GG in 2023.
Gujarat Giants’ Highest WPL Score Matched
Before RCB’s stunning chase, Gujarat Giants (GG) had posted 201 runs, equaling their highest-ever total in WPL. This also made it the joint-fourth highest total in the tournament’s history.
Top 200+ Team Totals in WPL
| Runs | Team | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223/2 | DC | RCB | Brabourne | 2023 |
| 211/4 | DC | UPW | DY Patil | 2023 |
| 207/5 | MI | GG | DY Patil | 2023 |
| 202/4 | RCB | GG | Vadodara | 2025 |
| 201/7 | GG | RCB | Brabourne | 2023 |
| 201/5 | GG | RCB | Vadodara | 2025 |
Power-Hitting Records Smashed
- 16 sixes were hit collectively by RCB and GG, making it the second-highest six-hitting match in WPL history. The record still belongs to the RCB vs DC match in 2024 (19 sixes).
- 10 sixes by GG in their innings is the second-highest for a team in a WPL match.
- Ashleigh Gardner’s 8 sixes during her 79 knock* equaled Sophie Devine’s record (99 off 36 balls in 2023) for the most sixes in a single WPL innings.
Ghosh’s Blazing Fifty – Fastest in RCB History
Richa Ghosh smashed an unbeaten 64 off 27 balls*, playing a key role in RCB’s historic chase. She now holds the second-fastest fifty for RCB in WPL, taking just 23 balls to reach the milestone.
Fastest Fifties in WPL (by balls faced)
| Player | Balls | Team | Against | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia Dunkley | 18 | GG | RCB | Brabourne | 2023 |
| Shafali Verma | 19 | DC | GG | DY Patil | 2023 |
| Sophie Devine | 20 | RCB | GG | Brabourne | 2023 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 22 | MI | GG | DY Patil | 2023 |
| Richa Ghosh | 23 | RCB | GG | Vadodara | 2025 |
Gardner’s Spectacular Knock Ends in Vain
Ashleigh Gardner’s 79 off 45 balls* was GG’s second-highest individual score in WPL, just behind Beth Mooney’s 85 in 2024*. Her 213.51 strike rate in this match is the third highest for a 30+ ball innings in WPL history.
Partnership Records Set by RCB
✅ 93-run stand between Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja – RCB’s third-highest WPL partnership
✅ 86-run stand between Ellyse Perry and Raghvi Bist – RCB’s highest 3rd-wicket partnership
Highest Run Rates in 50+ Partnerships (WPL History)
| Run Rate | Partnership | Team | Against | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.80 | 70 off 25 | UPW | GG | 2023 |
| 15.08 | 93 off 37* | RCB | GG | 2025 |
| 14.93 | 107 off 43 | DC | GG | 2023 |
| 14.68 | 93 off 38 | MI | GG | 2024 |
Bowling Records & Struggles
- Georgia Wareham’s 1/50 in 3 overs is among the most expensive bowling figures in WPL history.
- Ashleigh Gardner has now dismissed Smriti Mandhana 9 times in T20s, the most by any bowler.
Most Expensive Bowling Figures in WPL
| Figures | Player | Team | Opponent | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/56 (4) | Annabel Sutherland | GG | RCB | Brabourne | 2023 |
| 0/53 (4) | Megan Schutt | RCB | GG | Brabourne | 2023 |
| 0/50 (3) | Tanuja Kanwar | GG | RCB | Brabourne | 2023 |
| 1/50 (3) | Georgia Wareham | RCB | GG | Vadodara | 2025 |