Renuka Singh in anguish amidst Kiran Navgire's blitz [Source: @wplt20/x]
Kiran Navgire took RCB bowlers to the sword in match 18 of the WPL 2025 season at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Batting at number three for the UP Warriorz, Navgire blasted 46 runs from just 16 deliveries, smearing two boundaries and five sixes in the process.
The 30-year-old even took a special liking to Team India star and senior RCB fast bowler Renuka Singh, as she took her for two boundaries and two huge sixes in the space of a single over around the halfway stage of the innings.
Kiran Navgire explodes with fiery cameo vs RCB
UP Warriorz number three batter Kiran Navgire made the most of the early momentum laid out by opening batters Grace Harris and Georgia Voll with their 77-run partnership from just seven overs. Arriving at the crease in the eighth over of the innings, Navgire sustained the breakneck pace of the Warriorz by smearing 46 runs from just 16 deliveries with five sixes and a couple of boundaries.
The 30-year-old even brandished her bat at senior RCB fast bowler Renuka Singh by clattering two boundaries and two sixes during the 12th over of the innings.
Batting first, UP Warriorz soared past the 200-run mark in just 17 overs at the loss of three wickets. Grace Harris whacked 39 off 22 balls with seven boundaries and a six at the top of the order, while Chinelle Henry at number four also chipped in with a swift 19 after the fall of Kiran Navgire.
Georgia Voll was left stranded at 99* from 56 balls as the Warriorz amassed 225-5 from 20 overs.
Prior to the match, RCB captain Smriti Mandhana had won the toss and opted to field first. The match marks a must-win one for the defending champions in a bid to qualify for the playoffs.