WPL 2026: Gautami Naik`s crucial 73-run knock guides RCB to 178 runs

Updated On: 19 January, 2026 09:23 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the WPL 2026 match against Gujarat Giants, Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a total of 178 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

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In the WPL 2026 match against Gujarat Giants, Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a total of 178 runs. Here is all you need to know (Pic: X)

<p>Having put to bat first, skipper Smriti Mandhana scored 26 runs in 23 balls, including four boundaries. Fellow opening batswoman Grace Harris departed on one run after facing three balls <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">@RCBTweets)</span></strong></em></p>

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Having put to bat first, skipper Smriti Mandhana scored 26 runs in 23 balls, including four boundaries. Fellow opening batswoman Grace Harris departed on one run after facing three balls (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)

<p>Georgia Voll`s innings lasted for three balls, as she managed to score just one run <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">@RCBTweets)</span></strong></em></p>

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Georgia Voll`s innings lasted for three balls, as she managed to score just one run (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)

<p>Later, Gautami Naik played a crucial knock of 73 runs off just 55 deliveries. Her knock was laced with seven boundaries and a maximum <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">@RCBTweets)</span></strong></em></p>

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Later, Gautami Naik played a crucial knock of 73 runs off just 55 deliveries. Her knock was laced with seven boundaries and a maximum (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)

<p>Shouldering Naik was Richa Ghosh, who smashed 27 runs in 20 balls, with the help of three maximums. Radha Yadav also accumulated 17 runs in just eight balls, including two boundaries and a maximum. Nadine de Klerk and Shreyanka Patil stayed unbeaten on four and eight runs, respectively. Nadine faced six balls, whereas Shreyanka smashed two boundaries in two balls. With this, RCB posted a total of 178 for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Kotambi <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">@RCBTweets)</span></strong></em></p>

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Shouldering Naik was Richa Ghosh, who smashed 27 runs in 20 balls, with the help of three maximums. Radha Yadav also accumulated 17 runs in just eight balls, including two boundaries and a maximum. Nadine de Klerk and Shreyanka Patil stayed unbeaten on four and eight runs, respectively. Nadine faced six balls, whereas Shreyanka smashed two boundaries in two balls. With this, RCB posted a total of 178 for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Kotambi (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)

<p>Gujarat Giants` skipper Ashleigh Gardner, Renuka Singh, Kashvee Gautam, and Sophie Devine claimed one wicket each <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="_aupe copyable-text xkrh14z" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">@Giant_Cricket</span>)</strong></em></p>

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Gujarat Giants` skipper Ashleigh Gardner, Renuka Singh, Kashvee Gautam, and Sophie Devine claimed one wicket each (Pic: X/@Giant_Cricket)

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