Gujarat Giants (GG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are going to face off in the sixth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, and both teams are looking for a win. The match is scheduled to take place on March 8 at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium.
After losing two matches each, GG and RCB have yet to open their accounts and win a match in the competition. RCB started the tournament as one of the favorites, but they lost to Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in two humiliating games.
After their morale-damaging loss to Mumbai, Gujarat Giants were stunned by UP Warriorz (UPW).
As a result, the contest between GGT and RCB has developed into a crucial one, with both teams trying to outdo each other in the quest for their elusive first victory.
Both teams will also have a chance to break a number of records during the upcoming matchup. In light of this, let’s examine the three specific records that are most likely to be broken in the matchup between GGT and RCB.
3 Megan Schutt can become the third most-wicket taken Australian
Megan Schutt hasn’t had a great start to the WPL’s inaugural season, but she has the potential to become the Australian with the third-most wickets in T20s. With 124 wickets, Megan Schutt is Australia’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. The right-arm pacer hasn’t taken her first wicket of the tournament yet, but she’s expected to get back on track soon.
If she takes at least one wicket on Wednesday, the seasoned campaigner will become the third-best Australian bowler in Twenty20 cricket. Schutt has taken 120 wickets in 122 T20 matches, possibly surpassing Heather Graham’s total of 120.
2 Kim Garth can become the highest wicket-taker in WPL 2023
Kim Garth has the potential to become the WPL’s leading wicket-taker in 2023. Kim Garth replaced Deandra Dottin in the squad, and on Sunday, March 5, she took a five-wicket haul against UP Warriorz.
After her first game, Garth became the tournament’s joint-leading wicket-taker and will have a golden opportunity to reclaim her position on Wednesday.
Garth will become the most successful wicket-taker in the ongoing WPL 2023 if he takes two more against RCB. Saika Ishaque, with her six scalps for the Mumbai Indians, is as of now at the main spot.
1 Smriti Mandhana can complete 5,000 T20 runs
RCB captain Smriti Mandhana has so far set the stage in the WPL. She will attempt to go big against GG after scoring 59 runs in her first two games.
She will reach a personal milestone of 5,000 T20 runs in her career if she gets a start and scores at least 47 runs tonight.
In her T20 career, Mandhana has played 192 innings and scored 4,953 runs (combined from franchise cricket and T20 internationals).
Mandhana is the only Indian player with more T20 runs than Harmanpreet Kaur (5,118).