RCB vs UPW HIGHLIGHTS WPL 2026: Smriti-Harris shine as RCB beat UP to remain undefeated
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz Highlights: Grace Harris was RCB's top scorer in the chase with her 85-run innings off 40 balls
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW full scorecard
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) produced a brilliant all-round show in match 5 of WPL 2026 against UP Warriorz (UPW) on Monday, as first with the ball they halted UPW to a sub-par total of 143 for 5, before scripting a scintillating chase thanks to Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana to win the match by 9 wickets and stay the only team besides Gujarat Giants to remain undefeated in WPL 2026.
Earlier, RCB won the toss and invited UPW to bat first. UPW got off to a slow start, adding just 21 runs off the first four overs, before Lauren Bell got Harleen Deol (11 runs off 14 balls) caught to hand her team the first wicket of the night.
Skipper Meg Lanning (14 runs off 21 balls) soon followed her opening partner back to the dugout after losing her wicket to Shreyanka Patil, who four balls later also dismissed Phoebe Litchfield (20 runs off 11 balls) to jolt the UPW top order.
Nadine de Klerk then dismissed Kiran Navgire (5 runs off 3 balls) and Shweta Sehrawat (0 runs off 1 ball) on back-to-back deliveries to send half the UPW side back to the dugout on just 50.
However, Deepti Sharma (45 runs not out off 35 balls) and Deandra Dottin (35 runs not out off 37 balls) then stitched a much-needed unbeaten 93-run stand for the sixth wicket to take UPW to a fighting total of 143 for 5 on the board.
In reply, RCB got off to a flyer as their opening pair added 78 runs without loss in the powerplay, thanks to a 22-ball half-century by Grace Harris. They took their opening stand to 137 runs before Grace Harris (85 runs off 40 balls) lost her wicket to Shikha Pandey just seven short of the target. However, skipper Smriti Mandhana remained unbeaten on 47 runs off 32 balls to confirm RCB going over the line with nine wickets and 47 balls to spare.
Scorecard:
UP Warriorz:
| UP Warriorz Women (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Meg Lanning (c) | c Yadav b Patil | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Harleen Deol | c Mandhana b Bell | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Phoebe Litchfield | c Mandhana b Patil | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 181.81 |
| Kiran Navgire | c Smith b de Klerk | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.66 |
| Deepti Sharma | not out | 45 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Shweta Sehrawat † | c Reddy b de Klerk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deandra Dottin | not out | 40 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 108.1 |
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 2, w 5) 8 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.15) 143/5 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Linsey Smith | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 | 7 |
| Shreyanka Patil | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 12.5 | 9 |
| Arundhati Reddy | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 | 10 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (T: 144 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Grace Harris | c Lanning b Pandey | 85 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 212.5 |
| Smriti Mandhana (c) | not out | 47 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 146.87 |
| Richa Ghosh † | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 3) 9 | |||||
| Total | 12.1 Ov (RR: 11.91) 145/1 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Deepti Sharma | 3.1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7.89 | 7 |
| Kranti Gaud | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Shikha Pandey | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 6 |
| Deandra Dottin | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Asha Sobhana | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
10:29 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (T: 144 runs from 20 ovs) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Grace Harris | c Lanning b Pandey | 85 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 212.5 |
| Smriti Mandhana (c) | not out | 47 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 146.87 |
| Richa Ghosh † | not out | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 3) 9 | |||||
| Total | 12.1 Ov (RR: 11.91) 145/1 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Deepti Sharma | 3.1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7.89 | 7 |
| Kranti Gaud | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Shikha Pandey | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 6 |
| Deandra Dottin | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Asha Sobhana | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
10:25 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB beat UPW
Over Summary: 4B; RCB 141/1 after 12.1 overs; Smriti Mandhana 47 (32), Richa Ghosh 4 (2)
Deepti Sharma continues the attack for UPW. She gives away 4 runs from the over as RCB wins the match with ease by 9 wickets to stay unbeaten.
10:24 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 3 runs to win in 48 balls
Over Summary: 4 1 1 W 4 0; RCB 141/1 after 12 overs; Smriti Mandhana 46 (30), Richa Ghosh 4 (2)
Sikha Pandey comes back into the attack for UPW. She gives away 10 runs from the over and finaly takes the wicket of Grace Harris (80).
10:18 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 13 runs to win in 54 balls
Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 2 1; RCB 131/0 after 11 overs; Grace Harris 80 (37), Smriti Mandhana 46 (30)
Deepti Sharma continues the attack for UPW. She gives away 10 runs from the over.
10:15 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 23 runs to win in 60 balls
Over Summary: 4 WD 0 0 2 1 0; RCB 121/0 after 10 overs; Grace Harris 76 (34), Smriti Mandhana 40 (27)
Sophie Ecclestone comes back into the attack for UPW. She gives away 11 runs from the over.
10:12 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 34 runs to win in 66 balls
Over Summary: 4 1 1 0 0 0; RCB 110/0 after 9 overs; Grace Harris 67 (29), Smriti Mandhana 39 (26)
Deepti Sharma comes back into the attack for UPW. She gives away 6 runs from the over.
10:07 PM
Asha Sobhana comes into the attack for UPW. She gives away 17 runs from the over.
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 40 runs to win in 72 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 4 1 6 4; RCB 104/0 after 8 overs; Grace Harris 66 (28), Smriti Mandhana 34 (21)
Asha Sobhana comes into the attack for UPW. She gives away 17 runs from the over.
10:03 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 57 runs to win in 78 balls
Over Summary: 4 0 4 0 1 0; RCB 87/0 after 7 overs; Grace Harris 55 (25), Smriti Mandhana 28 (18)
Sophie Ecclestone comes into the attack for UPW. She gives away 9 runs from the over.
9:57 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 66 runs to win in 84 balls
Over Summary: N4 6 4 6 6 Wd 4 0; RCB 78/0 after 6 overs; Grace Harris 55 (24), Smriti Mandhana 19 (13)
Deandra Dottin comes into the attack for UPW. She gives away 7 runs from the over.
9:49 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 98 runs to win in 90 balls
Over Summary: 1 1 0 4 1 0; RCB 46/0 after 5 overs; Grace Harris 25 (17), Smriti Mandhana 19 (13)
Sikha Pandey continues the attack for UPW. She gives away 7 runs from the over.
9:45 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 105 runs to win in 96 balls
Over Summary: 4 0 4 L1 0 4; RCB 39/0 after 4 overs; Grace Harris 19 (13), Smriti Mandhana 18 (11)
Kranti Gaud continues the attack for UPW. She gives away 13 runs from the over.
9:43 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 118 runs to win in 102 balls
Over Summary: 1 4 0 0 1 0; RCB 26/0 after 3 overs; Grace Harris 11 (9), Smriti Mandhana 14 (9)
Sikha Pandey comes in the attack for UPW. She gives away 11 runs from the over.
9:37 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 129 runs to win in 108 balls
Over Summary: 1 4 0 0 1 0; RCB 15/0 after 2 overs; Grace Harris 10 (8), Smriti Mandhana 5 (4)
Kranti Gaud comes in the attack for UPW. She gives away 6 runs from the over.
9:34 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 135 runs to win in 114 balls
Over Summary: 4 0 0 4 0 1; RCB 9/0 after 1 over; Grace Harris 9 (6), Smriti Mandhana 0 (0)
Deepti Sharma to open the strike for UPW. She gives away 9 runs from the over.
9:29 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Chase underway
RCB openers are out on the field alonmg with UPW players as the chase for the match is now underway.
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First Published: Jan 12 2026 | 6:01 PM IST