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WPL 2025: Ashleigh Gardner smashes three consecutive sixes against RCB
Ashleigh Gardner equalled the record for most sixes in a WPL innings.
The newly appointed Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner teared into the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowling attack in the opening match of the 2025 Women's Premier League on Friday.
Having being asked to bat first, Gardner came to the crease with the Giants struggling at 41-2 just after the powerplay.
The Australian all-rounder took her time to settle in but soon exploded with her feared power hitting.
She took a special liking to the young Prema Rawat, smashing the leg spinner for three consecutive sixes in the the 14th over. She went from batting at 15 off 14 deliveries to 33 off 17.
The onslaught against Rawat was just a sign of what's to come as Gardner finished unbeaten on 79 off just 37 deliveries.
She struck three boundaries and eight sixes in the innings, equalling Sophie Devine's record of most sixes in a WPL innings.
Interestingly, Devine's eight sixes had come against the Giants while playing for the Royal Challengers in the inaugural edition of the league.
