RCB Vs UPW, WPL 2026: Grace Harris Shines In Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Thumping Win
Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over UP Warriorz in their Women's Premier League match in Navi Mumbai on Monday (January 12, 2026). Grace Harris led the way with a brutal 40-ball 85, while skipper Smriti Mandhana chipped in with an unbeaten 32-ball 47 as RCB completed a chase of 144 in just 12.1 overs. Asked to bat first, UP Warriorz recovered from a disastrous 50 for five to post 143 in the allotted 20 overs, with all-rounders Deepti Sharma (45 off 35 balls) and Deandra Dottin (40 off 37 balls) pulling off a fine rescue act. Harris then smashed the fastest fifty of the season, racing to the landmark in just 22 balls before finishing with a scintillating knock that was studded with 10 fours and five sixes.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Grace Harris plays a shot during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
UP Warriorz's Shikha Pandey after taking the wicket of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Grace Harris during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Grace Harris celebrates her half century during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana, right, and Grace Harris during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
UP Warriorz's Deandra Dottin ducks a delivery during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Nadine de Klerk celebrates after the wicket of UP Warriorz's Kiran Navgire during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana and Shreyanka Patil with teammate celebrate after the wicket of UP Warriorz's Phoebe Litchfield during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
UP Warriorz's Phoebe Litchfield during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
UP Warriorz's captain Meg Lanning plays a shot during a Women's Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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