Renuka Singh Thakur has a shameful record, gave away 23 runs in the very first over against RCB.

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|17-01-2026

Yes, that’s what happened. In fact, 30 year old Renuka has now become the player in the history of WPL to give away the most runs in the first over of an innings. He has made his name by breaking this unwanted record of Shabnim Ismail. Let us tell you that Shabnim Ismail, while bowling for UP Warriors in the year 2023, gave away 20 runs against Delhi Capitals in the very first over of the innings.

Bowler giving most runs in the first over of an innings in WPL

If we talk about this match, till the time of writing the news, Royal Challengers Bangalore team has scored 156 runs after losing 5 wickets in 18 overs of their innings. The pair of Radha Yadav (65 runs on 45 balls) and Nadine de Klerk (4 off 5 balls) are present on the field.

Both teams are like this

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (Playing XI): Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (captain), Dayalan Hemlata, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

Gujarat Giants Women (Playing XI): Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Ashley Gardner (c), Shivani Singh, Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvi Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Renuka Singh Thakur.