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'Jindagi ka downfall shuru ho gaya' - Fans troll Bangalore as Sophia Dunkley slams fastest fifty against them in Women's T20 League

At the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday, Gujarat's opening batter Sophia Dunkley scored the league's quickest fifty against Bangalore Women

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At the Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday, Gujarat's opening batter Sophia Dunkley scored the league's quickest fifty against Bangalore Women. After deciding to bat first against Bangalore, the English batter accomplished the record in 18 deliveries as Gujarat got off to a flying start.

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As fellow opener Sabbhineni Meghana played out a maiden in the first over and was out for 8 in the third over, Dunkley ramped up the tempo for Gujarat. In the fourth over, the 24-year-old smashed two fours and a six off Renuka Thakur before scoring 22 runs in the fifth over with the help of five consecutive boundaries (four fours and a six).

Dunkley's fifty is tied for the fourth-fastest 50 In all women's T20 matches. Eventually, the right-handed batter was struck out 65 times in just 28 pitches. She was caught by Heather Knight off Shreyanka Patil's delivery.

Bangalore needs 202 runs to win 1st game

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Talking about the game Gujarat posted 201 runs in 20 overs after a brilliant batting performance from Dunkley and Harleen Deol. Harleen scored 67 runs off 45 balls with the help of nine fours and one 6s. Harleen and Dunkley added 60 runs for the second wicket and made the game for Gujarat.

On the other hand, Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana once again looked puzzled when opposition batters were hammering Bangalore bowlers. Knight and Patil were the best bowlers for Bangalore as both clinched 2 wickets each while Renuka Singh Thakur and Megan Schutt took 1 wicket each.

Notably, this is a very important game for both of the teams as Both Bangalore and Gujarat are looking to register their first victory in the tournament. Smriti and co. Will have to bat hard to win the game and get back to the winning track.

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Meanwhile, fans react to Bangalore's yet another poor bowling performance. A Twitter user wrote, "jabse Bangalore ko support krna shuru kiya hai Zindagi ka downfall shuru ho gaya."

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