GG-W vs RCB-W WPL 2025 Match 1: Gujarat Giants-Royal Challengers Bengaluru Head To Head Stats, Record & Results

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Reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) open their Women’s Premier League title defence against Gujarat Giants (GG) when the two sides clash in match 1 of WPL 2025 on Friday (February 14) at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.

Smriti Mandhana-led RCB head into the tournament with a bout of injury worries as the defending champions lost four players from their title-winning campaign. RCB has signed replacements for the injured quartet, but will be hoping to get their campaign off to a winning start.

Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants, who switched captains ahead of the season, will hope for a better finish this season, having ended up as the bottom-placed side in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Ashleigh Gardner is the new captain at the helm, replacing her compatriot Beth Mooney in the role.

RCB and GG will clash in the Vadodara venue for the first time with their previous meetings coming at the venues in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi. Ahead of GG vs RCB WPL 2025 Match 1, here is a look at the Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Head to head record, stats & results:

GG-W vs RCB-W Head-To-Head Record in WPL

In the four meetings between the two sides so far in Women’s Premier League, both Royal Challengers Bengaluru women and Gujarat Giants women’s teams have registered 2 wins each with one victory each in the two seasons.

During season 1 in the round robin stage, GG won the first encounter against RCB at the Brabourne Stadium, where RCB avenged the loss in the reverse fixture. Both their clashes have been high-scoring affairs.

In the first fixture, Sophia Dunkley (65 off 28) and Harleen Deol (67 off 45) powered GG to 201/7 in 20 overs before Ashleigh Gardner's three-wicket haul helped restrict RCB to 190/6, sealing an 11-run win for the Giants. Sophie Devine (66 off 45) top-scored for RCB on that night.

In the reverse fixture, Devine (99 off 36) made the highest score in WPL as RCB made light work of the run chase of 189 with 8 wickets in hand and 27 balls to spare. For Giants, Laura Woolvardt top-scored with a 42-ball 68.

In season 2 fixture, Renuka (2 for 14) and Sophie Molineux (3 for 25) helped restrict Gujarat Giants to 107/7 before Mandhana (43 off 27), S Meghana (36* off 28) and Ellyse Perry (23* off 14) finished the chase with 8 wickets and 45 balls to spare.

Dayalan Hemalatha (31 off 25) and Harleen Deol (22 off 31) were the contributors for GG with the bat in the Bengaluru match, while Tanuja Kanwar and Ash Gardner claimed a wicket each.

In the most recent meeting, Gujarat Giants avenged the defeat to level the head-to-head scores against RCB. GG rode on Mooney’s unbeaten 85 and Woolvardt’s 76 to post 199 before restricting RCB to 180 in the run-chase. Now, let's take a look the RCB vs GG head to head stats in WPL:

GG vs RCB WPL head to head stats and records

• Matches: 4
• GG Won: 2
• RCB Won: 2
• GG Won Batting First: 2
• RCB Won Batting First: 0
• GG Won Chasing: 0
• RCB Won Chasing: 2
• Highest Total for GG vs RCB: 201/7
• Highest Total for RCB vs GG: 190/6
• Lowest Total for GG vs RCB: 107/7
• Lowest Total for RCB vs GG: 110/2
• Highest Individual Score for GG vs RCB: Beth Mooney - 85* off 51 balls in 2024
• Highest Individual Score for RCB vs GG: Sophie Devine - 99 off 36 balls in 2023
• Best Bowling Innings for GG vs RCB: Ashleigh Gardner - 3 for 31 in 4 overs
• Best Bowling Innings for RCB vs GG: Sophie Molineux - 3 for 25 in 4 overs
• Most Runs for GG vs RCB: Laura Woolvardt - 144 runs in 4 innings
• Most Runs for RCB vs GG: Sophie Devine - 194 runs in 4 innings
• Most Fours for GG vs RCB: Laura Woolvardt - 22 fours in 4 innings
• Most Fours for RCB vs GG: Sophie Devine - 19 fours in 4 innings
• Most Sixes for GG vs RCB: Sophia Dunkley & Dayalan Hemalatha - 3 sixes each
• Most Sixes for RCB vs GG: Sophie Devine - 12 sixes in 4 innings
• Most Wickets for GG vs RCB: Ashleigh Gardner - 6 wickets in 4 matches
• Most Wickets for RCB vs GG: Sophie Molineux & Shreyanka Patil - 4 wickets each