Gujarat Giants Women vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, 12th Match, Women's Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Ashleigh Gardner to Nadine de Klerk, 1 run, good length and down leg, Nadine de Klerk swings and looks like she got some glove, Beth Mooney can't glove it, can't call that a chance as it went quickly, just a single to short fine

Ashleigh Gardner to Radha Yadav, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Radha Yadav sinks low and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket

Ashleigh Gardner to Nadine de Klerk, 1 run, on a good length and nicely tossed up outside off, Nadine de Klerk dabs that towards the backward point area for one

Ashleigh Gardner to Nadine de Klerk, 5 wides, poor delivery and well down leg, length, Nadine de Klerk swings and misses, Beth Mooney can't stop it and it runs away for five wides

Ashleigh Gardner to Radha Yadav, 1 run, short of length and down leg, Radha Yadav goes on the back foot and flicks, it's a leading-edge and down to deep backward square-leg, doesn't carry

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, out Bowled!! Gone now. It's a flat delivery on leg-stump, length, Gautami Naik comes down the track and backs away well outside the leg-stump, tries to go over extra-cover and she misses, the leg-stump is down. End of a fine knock and she walks off to a standing ovation. Gautami Naik b Ashleigh Gardner 73(55) [4s-7 6s-1]

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, FOUR, Gautami Naik on the attack. She comes down the track and heaves with the turn, off the thick inside half, beats deep mid-wicket to her left

Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, no run, GG-W lose the review. It's a regulation off-break on the stumps, but impact on leg-stump and it's turning down leg, Richa Ghosh sinks low to sweep and misses, hit on the back leg, umpire Anish Sahasrabudhe turns it down and he is right

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, 1 run, flat good length delivery on middle and leg, Gautami Naik goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep backward square-leg

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, FOUR, slogged for four. It's on a length on the stumps, Gautami Naik comes down the track and slogs across the line, beats both deep mid-wicket and long-on

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, 2 runs, dropped by Kashvee running in from long-off. It's tossed up and Gautami Naik comes down the track to loft, horribly miscues it and Kashvee runs in, gets both hands and drops it, not an easy chance but should've been taken

Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, Richa Ghosh backs away outside the leg-stump, it's a good length delivery outside off, she dabs it to short third

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, 1 run, 50 for Gautami Naik. Her first in WPL. She raises the bat and celebrates. A flat good length delivery on middle, Gautami goes on the back foot and nudges it to the vacant mid-wicket area

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, 1 run, flatter delivery, Gautami punches it off the back foot through deep extra-cover

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, 2 runs, thick edge and it escapes over short third man. Gautami swung hard, got away with the edge

Ashleigh Gardner to Richa Ghosh, 1 run, flatter delivery, Richa knocks it through backward square leg

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, out Lbw!! That's the 10th time Ash Gardner has got Smriti in T20s. She came in the powerplay to get early but bowled a poor first over. She's won the battle in the second over. This was a flatter delivery from round the wicket. Smriti went deep in the crease, this time to flick, missed and the ball hit her in line with middle and leg. The ump felt it could misss leg but because the batter was so deep in the crease it looked tight and a smart review from Ashleigh Gardner got it overturned. Smriti lbw b Ashleigh Gardner 26(23) [4s-4]

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, Gautami sweeps through backward square leg

Ashleigh Gardner to Gautami Naik, 2 runs, in the airrrr and just over the infield. Fielders at point and cover-point gave chase but it cleared both. Gautami tried to loft off the front foot but got a thick edge

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, FOUR, pulled on one leg! Was a bit short, wanted to place it behind square so she stood deep in the crease to pull it as late as possible to get the placement through backward square leg. Gardner came on hoping to exploit her matchup against Smriti but walks back covering her face with the cap after giving away 14 runs

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, 5 wides, that's another one down the leg-side, this is further wide so Beth Mooney couldn't collect. 5 runs gifted

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Smriti drives to mid-on

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, FOUR, cut away and a poor effort by Kashvee by point. She was late in getting down low to the left, should have been a dot but it's four. Smriti timed this so well though. Just let the ball come and guided it through point

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Smriti drives down the ground. Ash Gardner dives to the left and gets a hand on it, ball deflects and hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Gautami Naik was in. Kept her bat well inside and the third ump confirmed the same

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, no run, flatter delivery, Smriti defends

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, wide, wanted the hard sweep but misses as it goes down the leg-side

Ashleigh Gardner to Smriti, no run, very watchful from Smriti as she tucks this flatter delivery to the on-side