Bengaluru, Feb. 27 -- Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday in the Women's Premier League (WPL) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner said, "We are going to bowl first. Chasing seems to be easier throughout the competition. Hopefully we'll be able to take early wickets. We spoke about the powerplay. The bowlers have done a reasonable job. Take it easy, it's about talking to individuals. Results kind of take care of themselves. One change. Hema comes in."

Captain of RCB, Smriti Mandhana said, "We would have loved to chase as well. We've been really close in the last two games while defending. It's very hard to lose close...