MI Vs UPW LIVE Score, WPL 2026: Mumbai Indians Target Third Straight Win Against Winless Warriorz

Kamalini and Kerr are out in an empty DY Patil Stadium to open the innings for Mumbai Indians. Interestingly, local municipal elections means that the match I taking place behind closed doors, with the fan noise added by broadcasters reminding me of lockdown days.

Regardless, it has been a good start from MI, with Amanjot hitting a good boundary off the penultimate ball.

Mumbai Indians Women: Gunalan Kamalini (wk), Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Poonam Khemnar, Shabnim Ismail, Triveni Vasistha.

UP Warriorz Women: Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Chloe Tryon, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud.

Meg Lanning (UP Warriorz): "We are going to have a bowl first. It is something that has worked in the tournament. We are sticking to the same team, we think that gives us the best chance and on this wicket. We haven't played our best but tonight is another chance. There is a lot of talent within this group, it is about getting the best out of them. Today we go out and improve on those skills. We have done well lot of things right and hopefully tonight's the night."

Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians): "We have one change; Nat is back and Hayley is resting. She (Carey) is someone who is contributing with both bat and ball, she is in form and should continue playing. Throughout this tournament we have seen, everyone is scoring close to 180, we have played on this pitch and it was seaming early on, hopefully we adjust and put up a good total on the board."

UP Warriorz captain Meg Lanning won the toss and opted to bowl first in the WPL 2026 Match 8.

The Women’s Premier League matches, including Match 8 between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz, will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports 1 and 2 (SD & HD) channels. Regional commentary will be available in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

• Fixture: Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz, Match 8

• Series: Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

• Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai

• Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

• Time: 7:30 PM IST

Good evening, cricket fans! This is the start of our live blog covering the WPL match between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz. Stay tuned for pre-match and toss updates as they take place.