Harleen Deol’s 67 off 45 balls and Sophia Dunkley’s 65 off 28 balls powered Gujarat Giants (GG) to 201-7 against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the sixth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) at Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday.

Opting to bat, Giants’ opener Dunkley gave them the thunderous start they had been searching for in their opening two matches. Despite losing the wicket of fellow opener Sabbhineni Meghana (8 off 11) in the third over, Dunkley kept attacking throughout her stay at the crease. The English all-rounder reached her half-century in just five overs, taking GG to 64-1 at the end of the first powerplay.