MI vs RCB HIGHLIGHTS WPL 2026: All-round de Klerk help Bengaluru beat Mumbai in tournament opener

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Highlights: Nadine de Klerk scored unbeaten 63 runs with the bat after taking four wickets with the ball to hand the 2024 champions a perfect start in WPL

11:16 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB scorecard

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (T: 155 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting	Dismissal	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Grace Harris	c Ismail b Nat Sciver-Brunt	25	12	21	4	1	208.33
Smriti Mandhana (c)	c Khemnar b Ismail	18	13	16	4	0	138.46
Dayalan Hemalatha	lbw b AB Kaur	7	12	14	1	0	58.33
Richa Ghosh †	c Carey b Kerr	6	6	14	1	0	100
Radha Yadav	b Kerr	1	2	3	0	0	50
Nadine de Klerk	not out	63	44	55	7	2	143.18
Arundhati Reddy	c Kerr b Carey	20	25	32	2	0	80
Shreyanka Patil	b Carey	1	2	3	0	0	50
Prema Rawat	not out	8	4	16	2	0	200
Extras	(b 5, w 3) 8
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.85) 157/7
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s
Nat Sciver-Brunt	4	0	47	1	11.75	8	6
Shabnim Ismail	4	0	26	1	6.5	14	5
Nicola Carey	4	0	35	2	8.75	7	4
Amanjot Kaur	3	0	18	1	6	9	3
Amelia Kerr	4	0	13	2	3.25	13	0
Saika Ishaque	1	0	13	0	13	2	3

11:10 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB beat MI

Over Summary: 0 0 6 4 6 4; RCB-W 157/7 after 19 overs; Nadine de Klerk 63 (44), Prerma Rawat 8 (4)

 

Nat Sciver Brunt comes back in the attack for MI. She gives away 20 runs from the over as RCB finally wins the tug of war of momentum and wins the game by 3 wickets.

11:03 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 18 runs to win in 6 balls

Over Summary: 0 4 0 2 1 4; RCB-W 137/7 after 19 overs; Nadine de Klerk 43 (38), Prerma Rawat 8 (4)

 

Shabnim Ismail comes back in the attack for MI. She gives away 11 runs from the over 

10:59 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 29 runs to win in 12 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 4; RCB-W 126/7 after 18 overs; Nadine de Klerk 36 (33), Prerma Rawat 4 (3)

 

Amanjot Kaur comes back in the attack for MI. She gives away 5 runs from the over 

10:54 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 34 runs to win in 18 balls

Over Summary: W 1 0 2 1 W; RCB-W 121/7 after 17 overs; Nadine de Klerk 35 (30)

 

Nicola Carey continues the attack for MI. She gives away 4 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Arundhati Reddy (20) and Shreyanka Patil (1)

10:46 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 38 runs to win in 24 balls

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 1 1; RCB-W 117/5 after 16 overs; Nadine de Klerk 32 (27), Arundhati Reddy 20 (24)

 

Amelia Kerr comes back in the attack for MI. She gives away 6 runs from the over.

10:43 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 44 runs to win in 30 balls

Over Summary: 1 0 4 0 0 1; RCB-W 111/5 after 15 overs; Nadine de Klerk 29 (24), Arundhati Reddy 17 (21)

 

Nicola Carey comes back the attack for MI. She gives away 6 runs from the over.

10:39 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 50 runs to win in 36 balls

Over Summary: 4 0 0 1 4 4; RCB-W 105/5 after 14 overs; Nadine de Klerk 20 (19), Arundhati Reddy 16 (20)

 

Saika Ishaque comes into the attack for MI. She gives away 13 runs from the over. 

10:36 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 63 runs to win in 42 balls

Over Summary: 2 0 1 1 4 2; RCB-W 92/5 after 13 overs; Nadine de Klerk 16 (17), Arundhati Reddy 11 (16)

 

Nat Sciver-Brunt comes back into the attack for MI. She gives away 10 runs from the over. 

10:32 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 73 runs to win in 48 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 0 0; RCB-W 82/5 after 12 overs; Nadine de Klerk 7 (12), Arundhati Reddy 10 (15)

 

Amelia Kerr continues the attack for MI. She gives away 2 runs from the over. 

10:28 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 75 runs to win in 54 balls

Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 1 1; RCB-W 80/5 after 11 overs; Nadine de Klerk 6 (11), Arundhati Reddy 9 (10)

 

Nicola Carey comes back the attack for MI. She gives away 5 runs from the over

10:25 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 80 runs to win in 60 balls

Over Summary: 1 Wd 0 0 1 0 0; RCB-W 75/5 after 10 overs; Nadine de Klerk 4 (8), Arundhati Reddy 6 (7)

 

Amelia Kerr continues the attack for MI. She gives away 3 runs from the over. 

10:19 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 83 runs to win in 66 balls

Over Summary: 1 4 1 0 0 1; RCB-W 72/5 after 9 overs; Nadine de Klerk 3 (5), Arundhati Reddy 5 (4)

 

Amanjot Kaur continues the attack for MI. She gives away 7 runs from the over. 

10:14 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 90 runs to win in 72 balls

Over Summary: W 1 0 Wd W 0 0; RCB-W 65/5 after 8 overs; Nadine de Klerk 1 (1), Arundhati Reddy 0 (2)

 

Amelia Kerr comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 2 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Radha Yadav (1) and Richa Ghosh (6)

10:08 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 92 runs to win in 78 balls

Over Summary: 4 1 0 W 1 0; RCB-W 63/3 after 7 overs; Richa Ghosh 6 (4), Radha Yadav 1 (1)

 

Amanjot Kaur comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 6 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Dayalan Hemalatha (7).

10:03 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 98 runs to win in 84 balls

Over Summary: 4B 0 1 1 0 4; RCB-W 57/2 after 6 overs; Dayalan Hemalatha 7 (10), Richa Ghosh 1 (1)

 

Shabnim Ismail continues the attack for MI. She gives away 10 runs from the over. 

9:56 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 108 runs to win in 90 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 WD 4 W; RCB-W 47/2 after 5 overs; Dayalan Hemalatha 2 (5)

 

Nat Sciver-Brunt comes back into the attack for MI. She gives away 6 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Grace Harris (25).

9:52 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 114 runs to win in 96 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 W 1; RCB-W 41/1 after 4 overs; Grace Harris 21 (10), Dayalan Hemalatha 1 (1)

 

Shabnim Ismail continues the attack for MI. She gives away 1 runs from the over and takes the wicket of Smriti Mandhana (18)

9:47 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 115 runs to win in 102 balls

Over Summary: 6 1 4 4 1 4; RCB-W 40/0 after 3 overs; Smriti Mandhana 18 (8), Grace Harris 21 (10)

 

Nicola Carey comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 20 runs from the over.

9:43 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 135 runs to win in 108 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 4 1B 0 4; RCB-W 20/0 after 2 overs; Smriti Mandhana 9 (5), Grace Harris 10 (7)

 

Shabnim Ismail comes in the attack for MI. She gives away 9 runs from the over.

9:38 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 144 runs to win in 114 balls

Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 4 0; RCB-W 11/0 after 1 over; Smriti Mandhana 5 (3), Grace Harris 6 (3)

 

Nat Sciver Brunt to open the strike for MI. She gives away 11 runs from the over.

 

9:32 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Chase underway

RCB openers along with MI players are out on the ground as the chase for the WPL 2026 opening fixture is now underway.

9:18 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: MI scorecard

Mumbai Indians Women (20 ovs maximum)
Batting	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Amelia Kerr	c Reddy b Bell	4	15	0	0	26.66
Gunalan Kamalini †	b Patil	32	28	5	0	114.28
Nat Sciver-Brunt	st †Ghosh b de Klerk	4	3	1	0	133.33
Harmanpreet Kaur (c)	c †Ghosh b de Klerk	20	17	1	1	117.64
Nicola Carey	c Hemalatha b de Klerk	40	29	4	0	137.93
Sajeevan Sajana	c Mandhana b de Klerk	45	25	7	1	180
Amanjot Kaur	not out	0	2	0	0	0
Poonam Khemnar	not out	0	1	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 1, w 8) 9
Total	20 Ov (RR: 7.70) 154/6
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s
Lauren Bell	4	1	14	1	3.5	19
Linsey Smith	2	0	23	0	11.5	5
Arundhati Reddy	4	0	37	0	9.25	4
Nadine de Klerk	4	0	26	4	6.5	10
Shreyanka Patil	4	0	32	1	8	7
Radha Yadav	2	0	21	0	10.5	3

9:15 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: MI finish at 154 for 6 after 20 overs

Over Summary: W 1 1LB 4 W 0; MI-W 154/6 after 20 overs; Amanjot Kaur 0 (2), Poonam Khemnar 0 (1)

 

Nadine de Klerk comes back in the attack for RCB. She gives away 16 runs from the over and takes the wicket of  Sajeevan Sajana (45) and Nicola Carey (40).

9:07 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 16 runs from the over!

Over Summary: 4 WD 2 2 1 WD 4 1; MI-W 149/4 after 19 overs; Nicola Carey 36 (27), Sajeevan Sajana 45 (24)

 

Arundhati Reddy comes back in the attack for RCB. She gives away 16 runs from the over.

9:03 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 7 runs from the over!

Over Summary: 4 1 0 0 2 0; MI-W 133/4 after 18 overs; Nicola Carey 27 (23), Sajeevan Sajana 40 (22)

 

Shreyanka Patil comes  back in the attack for RCB. She gives away 7 runs from the over 

8:59 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 14 runs from the over!

Over Summary: 4 1 0 1 4 4; MI-W 126/4 after 17 overs; Nicola Carey 22 (21), Sajeevan Sajana 38 (18)

 

Nadine de Klerk comes back into the attack for RCB. She gives away 14 runs from the over

8:53 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 12 runs from the over!

Over Summary: 1 1 1 4 4 1; MI-W 112/4 after 16 overs; Nicola Carey 21 (19), Sajeevan Sajana 25 (14)

 

Arundhati Reddy continues the attack for RCB. She gives away 12 runs from the over.

8:48 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 100 up for MI

Over Summary: 0 4 1 6 0 4; MI-W 100/4 after 15 overs; Nicola Carey 19 (17), Sajeevan Sajana 15 (10)

 

Radha Yadav continues the attack for RCB. She gives away 15 runs from the over.

8:45 PM

WPL 2026 MI vs RCB LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 5 runs from the over!

Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 1 1; MI-W 85/4 after 14 overs; Nicola Carey 14 (14), Sajeevan Sajana 5 (7)

 

Arundhati Reddy comes back in the attack for RCB. She gives away 5 runs from the over.