Image Source : RCB Richa Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja Royal Challengers Bengaluru scripted history on the opening day of the Women’s Premier League 2025. The Smiriti Mandhana-led side was on the back foot for the majority part of the game before Ellyuse Perry and Richa Ghosh took over and gobsmacked hosts Gujarat Giants at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. Batting first, Gujarat wreaked havoc. Opener Beth Mooney had a scintillating knock of 56 runs off 42 deliveries and later captain Ash Gardner looked unstoppable, smashing unbeaten 79 runs off 37 balls. Courtesy of their effort, Gujarat posted 201 runs in the first innings, which was also their joint-highest in the history of the tournament. When it came to the chase, RCB suffered back-to-back setbacks as captain Smriti departed for four and soon after that Danni Wyatt-Hodge made her way back to the pavilion, scoring four. It was once again Gardner who delivered for Gujarat but Perry and Raghvi Bist stitched a crucial partnership to put the pressure on the visitors. The Australia international launched an …