Nadine de Klerk hit 6,4,6,4 in last 4 balls to win it for RCB
She also pick 4 wickets to go with her 63 not out with the bat
RCB needed 18 runs to win in the last with only 3 wickets left
Nadine de Klerk smashed an unbeaten 44-ball 63 to win a last-ball thriller for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening match of Women's Premier League 2026 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on January 9.
At one stage while chasing 155, RCB were once lingering at 67/4 in 11 overs but Nadine de Clerk didn't give up and took it till the last over, where she smashed 18 runs off Nat Sciver-Brunt to win a riveting opener for her team.
Earlier, she also also picked up four wickets with the ball to restrict Mumbai for just 154 in 20 overs. For MI, Sajeevan Sajana (45) and Nicola Carey (40) stitched brilliant 83-run stand for the 5th wicket to take them to 154 after a shaky start by the top order.
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, WPL 2026: Toss Update
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to field first.
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, WPL 2026: Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians Women: Nat Sciver-Brunt, G Kamalini(w), Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amanjot Kaur, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajeevan Sajana, Saika Ishaque
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Smriti Mandhana(c), Grace Harris, Dayalan Hemalatha, Richa Ghosh(w), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Prema Rawat, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, WPL 2026: Live Streaming Info
The first match of the Women's Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be telecast on the Star Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, WPL 2026: Squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Smriti Mandhana(c), Georgia Voll, Gautami Naik, Grace Harris, Richa Ghosh(w), Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Arundhati Reddy, Lauren Bell, Kumar Prathyoosha, Sayali Satghare, Prema Rawat, Dayalan Hemalatha, Linsey Smith
Mumbai Indians Women: Hayley Matthews, G Kamalini(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Poonam Khemnar, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, Rahila Firdous, Milly Illingworth, Saika Ishaque, Nicola Carey
