Deepti Sharma, Deandra Dottin took UP Warriorz to a 143-run total
Grace Harris blazed away to 40-ball 85 as RCB chased down target in 12.1 overs
Bengaluru won their second straight game; second loss in row for Warriorz
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated UP Warriorz by a thumping nine-wicket margin in the fifth match of Women's Premier League 2026 at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Monday (January 12). They thus notched up their second straight win in the competition.
Asked to bat first, the Warriorz lost wickets in a clump before Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin took them to a 143-run total. In response, Grace Harris blazed away to 40-ball 85, while Smriti Mandhana stayed unbeaten on 47 off 32 as RCB chased down the target with a whopping 47 balls to spare.
It was the second defeat on the bounce for Meg Lanning's team.
The two sided ended up with opposing results in their respective campaign openers. RCB needed a stunning knock from Nadine de Klerk to snatch victory against Mumbai Indians, while the Warriors conceded a 207-run total against Gujarat Giants which they could not chase down, despite Phoebe Litchfield's 40-ball 78.
The two teams have had an intense rivalry in the past, signified by a 3-3 head-to-head record prior to this match.
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RCB Vs UPW, WPL 2026: Toss Update
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bowl first against UP Warriorz.
RCB Vs UPW, WPL 2026: Playing XIs
UP Warriorz: Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
WPL 2026: Live Streaming Info
Where will the WPL 2026 matches be telecast and live streamed?
The WPL 2026 matches will be telecast on the Star Sports Network TV channels in India. They will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in the country.
RCB Vs UPW, WPL 2026: Squads
UP Warriorz: Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud, Chloe Tryon, Charli Knott, Gongadi Trisha, Shipra Giri, Suman Meena, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Prema Rawat, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, Georgia Voll, Kumar Prathyoosha, Sayali Satghare, Gautami Naik
