Royal Challengers Cricket vs Gujarat Giants (WPL) Match Scorecard: Gautami Naik struck a brilliant 73 to guide Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a 61-run win over Gujarat Giants and secure a top-three finish in the Women’s Premier League on Monday, January 19, 2026. RCB, unbeaten so far, registered their fifth consecutive victory and became the first team to book a knockout berth.

Sent in to bat, the table-toppers lost Grace Harris and Georgia Voll inside the second over with the score at nine, but Naik anchored the innings to help RCB reach 178 for six. Smriti Mandhana added 26 before being dismissed by Ashleigh Gardner. Richa Ghosh contributed 27 runs with three sixes.

In reply, Gujarat Giants never recovered, losing four wickets for 34 runs by the seventh over. Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, and Kanika Ahuja all fell cheaply. Skipper Ashleigh Gardner scored 54 off 43 balls, but with little support from Bharti Fulmali (14), GG finished at 117 for eight.

Right-arm medium pacer Sayali Satghare was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 21, supported by Nadine de Klerk (2 for 17).