WPL 2023: Top batting performances of first week
These batters dominated the first week of the 2023 WPL with their swashbuckling batting shows.
5. Sophia Dunkley’s 65 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
After losing to MI and UPW in their first two games, GG were desperately hunting for a win in the tournament. Against the underconfident RCB, GG saw a chance to be superior in the match. Like their previous game against UPW, skipper Sneh Rana won the toss and elected to bat first.
Starting the innings for GG, Sabbhineni Meghana and Sophia Dunkley could build a 22-run partnership only as the former departed on 8. However, after Meghana’s removal, Sophia Dunkley came hard on RCB bowlers along with Harleen Deol. Believing in her batting skills, Dunkley hit a fearless half-century and finished with 65 runs off 28 deliveries.
She brought her half-century in just 18 deliveries and became the batter to notch up the fastest fifty in the tournament. Her spunky contribution powered GG to go past 200 for the first time in the competition. In the end, RCB fell 11 runs short of GG’s colossal total of 201 runs.
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