RCB vs UPW HIGHLIGHTS WPL 2026: Smriti steers RCB through to final with 8-wicket win vs UPW
Grace Harris (65) and Smriti Mandhana (54*) steered RCB to the final of WPL 2026 with a 8-wicket win vs UPW on the night.
RCB have qualified for the WPL final
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) displayed their dominance yet again, beating UP Warriorz by 8 wickets to secure a spot in the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. RCB’s chase of 144 was completed in a clinical 13.1 overs, following their earlier win in the season where they chased down a similar target in just 12.1 overs.
Grace Harris was the star once again for RCB, just as she had been earlier in the season. After smashing an explosive 85 in the previous encounter, Harris continued her fine form, blasting 75 off 37 balls. Her scintillating knock included seven boundaries off Kranti Gaud’s first two overs, setting the tone for a dominant chase. While Harris was at her aggressive best, Smriti Mandhana provided excellent support, scoring an unbeaten 54 off 31 balls. The pair put on 108 runs for the first wicket, making the target look like a mere formality.
In the earlier innings, UP Warriorz were restricted to a modest 143/8 after 20 overs. Despite a solid 74-run opening stand between Meg Lanning (41 off 30) and Deepti Sharma (55 off 43), the Warriorz never truly managed to accelerate. Lanning’s departure to Nadine de Klerk broke the opening partnership, and RCB’s bowlers, led by Harris and de Klerk, tightened the screws, picking up regular wickets.
Harleen Deol (14) and Chloe Tryon (6) fell cheaply, and Shweta Sehrawat (7) also couldn’t stay long. Deepti Sharma, though, played a lone hand and reached her first half-century of the season. However, she was eventually dismissed by Shreyanka Patil, and UP Warriorz’s innings ended with a whimper.
Nadine de Klerk’s brilliant final over, where she took two wickets while conceding just 6 runs, further ensured that UP Warriorz finished with a below-par total. With another dominant performance, RCB made easy work of the chase, with Smriti finishing off the match in style, taking her side into the WPL 2026 final.
RCB vs UPW full scorecards:
UP Warriorz scorecard:
| UP Warriorz Women (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Meg Lanning (c) | c Yadav b de Klerk | 41 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 136.66 |
| Deepti Sharma | c de Klerk b Patil | 55 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 127.9 |
| Amy Jones † | lbw b de Klerk | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Harleen Deol | b Harris | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Chloe Tryon | st †Ghosh b Harris | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Shweta Sehrawat | c Mandhana b Bell | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Simran Shaikh | c Reddy b de Klerk | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | lbw b de Klerk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asha Sobhana | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shikha Pandey | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 5, w 4) 9 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.15) 143/8 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 14 |
| Sayali Satghare | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 4 |
| Shreyanka Patil | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 9 |
| Arundhati Reddy | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 10 |
| Grace Harris | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.33 | 6 |
| Radha Yadav | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 4 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru scorecard:
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WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW: Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bengaluru playing 11: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana(c), Georgia Voll, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh(w), Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell
UP Warriorz playing 11: Meg Lanning(c), Simran Shaikh, Amy Jones(w), Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW: Live telecast
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network for Indian fans.
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW: Live streaming
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10:28 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Smriti takes RCB to the finals!
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have beaten UP Warriorz by a healthy 8-wicket margin as Smriti Mandhana's fifty steers RCB into the finals of WPL 2026.
10:24 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB 135/1 after 12 overs!
Ball 6: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 1 run, brilliant work by Simran. Good length ball around off, Voll clips it to short fine leg.
Ball 5: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, short and slanting away, Smriti cuts to sweeper cover.
Ball 4: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 6, SIX! Smriti takes full advantage of the shorter side. Short and angling in, she moves back and pulls it flat over deep square leg. No chance for the fielder as it sails over.
Ball 3: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Voll shuffles and scoops it to fine leg.
Ball 2: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 4, FOUR! Voll short-arm jabs it over mid-wicket, right off the middle. A perfect shot to the fence.
Ball 1: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 2 runs, Voll moves across for the back of a length delivery, laps it over Amy Jones, and settles for a couple.
Ball 5: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, short and slanting away, Smriti cuts to sweeper cover.
Ball 4: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 6, SIX! Smriti takes full advantage of the shorter side. Short and angling in, she moves back and pulls it flat over deep square leg. No chance for the fielder as it sails over.
Ball 3: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Voll shuffles and scoops it to fine leg.
Ball 2: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 4, FOUR! Voll short-arm jabs it over mid-wicket, right off the middle. A perfect shot to the fence.
Ball 1: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 2 runs, Voll moves across for the back of a length delivery, laps it over Amy Jones, and settles for a couple.
10:17 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB 115/1 after 10 overs!
Ball 6: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 1 run, fraction short, Voll pulls off the front foot and picks out deep backward square.
Ball 5: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, short of length slanted across, Smriti rides the bounce and punches square on the off-side.
Ball 4: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 4, FOUR! In the air and wide of mid-off. Fullish delivery around off, Smriti stays leg-side, drives through the line, and hits it aerially, evading Ecclestone.
Ball 3: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 1 run, 104.3ks angled in from back of a length, Voll clips it uppishly over backward square leg.
Ball 2: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, no run, 105.1ks fullish delivery on off, Voll pushes it to the right of Shikha and can't beat the mid-wicket fielder.
Ball 1: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, WICKET! Harris b Shikha Pandey 75(37) [4s-13 6s-2]. Cross-seam delivery hits the pitch and skids on. Harris misses, and the ball crashes into the stumps.
Ball 5: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, short of length slanted across, Smriti rides the bounce and punches square on the off-side.
Ball 4: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 4, FOUR! In the air and wide of mid-off. Fullish delivery around off, Smriti stays leg-side, drives through the line, and hits it aerially, evading Ecclestone.
Ball 3: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, 1 run, 104.3ks angled in from back of a length, Voll clips it uppishly over backward square leg.
Ball 2: Shikha Pandey to Georgia Voll, no run, 105.1ks fullish delivery on off, Voll pushes it to the right of Shikha and can't beat the mid-wicket fielder.
Ball 1: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, WICKET! Harris b Shikha Pandey 75(37) [4s-13 6s-2]. Cross-seam delivery hits the pitch and skids on. Harris misses, and the ball crashes into the stumps.
10:11 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB need 36 runs to win from 66 balls
Ball 6: Chloe Tryon to Grace Harris, 1 run, flatter delivery on off, Harris punches it to long-off and retains strike.
Ball 5: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 1 run, drifting outside off, Smriti guides it towards short third and Shikha does well to keep it to a single.
Ball 4: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Hat-trick of fours for Smriti. Tryon overcorrects, strays down leg, and Smriti sweeps it backward of square with ease.
Ball 3: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Quicker and sliding across, Smriti plays the late cut wide of backward point. No need to run.
Ball 2: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Drifted across, fraction short, Smriti punches it in front of square.
Ball 1: Chloe Tryon to Grace Harris, 1 run, long hop outside off, Harris drags the pull to long-on. She missed out there.
Ball 5: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 1 run, drifting outside off, Smriti guides it towards short third and Shikha does well to keep it to a single.
Ball 4: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Hat-trick of fours for Smriti. Tryon overcorrects, strays down leg, and Smriti sweeps it backward of square with ease.
Ball 3: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Quicker and sliding across, Smriti plays the late cut wide of backward point. No need to run.
Ball 2: Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Drifted across, fraction short, Smriti punches it in front of square.
Ball 1: Chloe Tryon to Grace Harris, 1 run, long hop outside off, Harris drags the pull to long-on. She missed out there.
10:07 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB 93/0 after 8 overs!
Ball 6: Deepti Sharma to Smriti, no run, floated up close to off, Smriti pushes it to the right of Deepti and she makes a diving stop.
Ball 5: Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris, 1 run, flighted on leg-stump, Harris flicks it to deep mid-wicket.
Ball 4: Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris, 4, FOUR! Tossed up on off, Harris brings her bottom hand into play and hammers it straight down the ground. Deepti stuck her hand out but couldn't stop it.
Ball 3: Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris, 4, FOUR! Overcooked flighted delivery and Harris lofts it straight back over Deepti. No need for a run.
Ball 2: Deepti Sharma to Smriti, 1 run, full toss outside off, Smriti eases it to deep extra cover for a quick single.
Ball 1: Deepti Sharma to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Short and outside off, Smriti waits and cuts it square on the off-side. No fielder in the deep.
10:03 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB 79/0 after 7 overs!
Ball 6: Asha Sobhana to Grace Harris, 4, FOUR! Harris is not taking her foot off the pedal. Flighted delivery outside off, ample width on offer and Harris lofts it flat and wide of long-off, no chance for Simran to stop that.
Ball 5: Asha Sobhana to Grace Harris, 4, FOUR! Floated up and spins away, Harris waits and cuts it square on the off-side. Bisects the two point fielders with precision.
Ball 4: Asha Sobhana to Smriti, 1 run, comes down the track, mistimes the loft to long-on. The ball doesn't carry to Simran.
Ball 3: Asha Sobhana to Smriti, no run, flighted around off, Smriti defends it to point.
Ball 2: Asha Sobhana to Grace Harris, 1 run, stays low but Harris knocks it to long-on.
Ball 1: Asha Sobhana to Grace Harris, 6, SIX! Harris gets to fifty in style. Floated up outside off with width, Harris muscles it wide of long-on. A celebration directed at the dugout.
9:59 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB going strong!
Ball 6: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, no run, low full toss around off, Smriti drives towards extra cover and picks out the fielder.
Ball 5: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, 1 run, angling into the right hander, Harris works it through the vacant mid-wicket region.
Ball 4: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, no run, fuller and close to off, Harris pushes it back to Shikha and she mocks a throw at the striker's end.
Ball 3: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, 4, FOUR! This is a different Harris today. Full delivery, at the stumps, Harris times it perfectly down the ground, mid-on and mid-off had no chance.
Ball 2: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, no run, slanting into leg-stump, Harris helps it gently to short fine and picks out the fielder.
Ball 2: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, wide, too much inswing, ends up down leg and Harris does not connect with the glance, wide called.
Ball 1: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, no run, angled down leg, Harris misses the clip and the ball rolls back off the pad.
9:53 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB 57/0 after 5 overs!
Ball 6: Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti, 4, FOUR! Now Smriti gets into the act. She shuffles across, gets under the flighted delivery and pumps it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes.
Ball 5: Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti, no run, short of length and sliding across, Smriti knocks it to cover.
Ball 4: Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris, 1 run, 84.6ks drifting in, Harris nudges it through mid-wicket.
Ball 3: Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris, no run, 80.3ks tossed up on off, Harris checks her drive and pushes it to mid-off.
Ball 2: Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris, no run, low full toss on off, Harris drives it back to Ecclestone and she makes a half-stop.
Ball 1: Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris, 4, FOUR! Ecclestone is greeted with a boundary. 50 up for RCB. This is another fabulous shot. Flighted delivery, right in the slot, Harris strides forward and lofts it straight back over, one bounce and over the ropes.
9:39 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Smriti joins forces!
Ball 6: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, 1 run, to mid-on.
Ball 5: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, uses the angle going across her, opens the bat face and directs it to deep backward point.
Ball 4: Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris, 1 run, full and slanting in, Harris pushes it off the inner half to mid-on and races to the other end.
Ball 3: Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, shortens the length and angles it across, Smriti steers it behind square but there's deep backward point in place, just a single.
Ball 2: 4, Shikha Pandey to Smriti, FOUR! Smriti is off and running. She loves playing that shot - steer behind point. Slanted across the southpaw, Smriti waits and plays it late, opens the bat face and guides it past a diving backward point.
Ball 1: Leg byes, 1 run, Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris. Swinging into leg, Harris misses the flick and the ball deflects off the pad. Half an appeal for LBW, but the ball was heading down.
9:35 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: RCB start strong!
Ball 6: Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris, 1 run, to fine leg.
Ball 5: Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris, no run, 104.7ks fullish delivery around off, Harris checks her block and sends it to cover.
Ball 4: Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris, no run, 108.8ks back of a length around off, Harris guides it to short third.
Ball 3: 4, Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris, FOUR! Another full toss, another boundary. Gaud goes searching for a full toss, but dishes out a low full toss, Harris flicks it towards deep mid-wicket. Two fielders out on the leg-side and she splits them perfectly.
Ball 2: Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris, no run, on a length and outside off, not quite short for the cut but Harris goes for it and is beaten on the outside edge.
Ball 1: 4, Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris, FOUR! That's a gift first ball and Harris cashes in. Any batter would want a nice juicy full toss for their first ball, and Harris got just that, around leg-stump and she helps it away backward of square.
9:14 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: UP Warriorz scorecard
| UP Warriorz Women (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Meg Lanning (c) | c Yadav b de Klerk | 41 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 136.66 |
| Deepti Sharma | c de Klerk b Patil | 55 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 127.9 |
| Amy Jones † | lbw b de Klerk | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Harleen Deol | b Harris | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Chloe Tryon | st †Ghosh b Harris | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Shweta Sehrawat | c Mandhana b Bell | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Simran Shaikh | c Reddy b de Klerk | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 |
| Sophie Ecclestone | lbw b de Klerk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asha Sobhana | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shikha Pandey | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 5, w 4) 9 | |||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR: 7.15) 143/8 | |||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s |
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 14 |
| Sayali Satghare | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 | 4 |
| Shreyanka Patil | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 9 |
| Arundhati Reddy | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 10 |
| Grace Harris | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.33 | 6 |
| Radha Yadav | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 4 |
9:13 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: UP Warriorz finish at 143 for 8 after 20 overs
Nadine de Klerk continues the attack for RCB
Ball 6: Nadine de Klerk to Shikha Pandey, no run, appeal for LBW as Shikha misses the swipe and is struck on the pad. RCB review for LBW but impact is well outside off. Run-out is also checked, but Shikha gets her bat in safely. NOT OUT. UP Warriorz finish on 143.
Ball 5: WICKET! Nadine de Klerk to Simran Shaikh, full toss, Simran looks to loft but doesn’t get enough on it. Arundhati Reddy settles at long-on and takes a low catch. Simran Shaikh c Arundhati Reddy b Nadine de Klerk.
Ball 4: Nadine de Klerk to Simran Shaikh, FOUR, fuller on the pads, Simran clears her front foot and clubs it wide of long-on, one bounce into the ropes.
Ball 3: Nadine de Klerk to Asha Sobhana, leg byes, 1 run, fuller on the pads, Asha misses the swipe and the ball rolls off the pad to the on-side.
Ball 2: WICKET! Nadine de Klerk to Sophie Ecclestone, full and straight, Ecclestone swings across the line and misses, struck in front. Given LBW, no review. Sophie Ecclestone lbw b Nadine de Klerk.
Ball 1: Nadine de Klerk to Simran Shaikh, 1 run, fuller at the stumps, swung away towards long-on.
9:03 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Deepti departs on 55; UP Warriorz 137 for 6 after 19 overs
Shreyanka Patil comes back in the attack for RCB
Ball 6: WICKET! Shreyanka Patil to Deepti Sharma, Deepti looks to lap the tossed-up delivery sliding down leg, but Nadine de Klerk moves across from short fine leg and takes a sharp reverse-cupped catch. Deepti Sharma c Nadine de Klerk b Shreyanka Patil.
Ball 5: Shreyanka Patil to Simran Shaikh, 1 run, flighted outside off, Simran swings hard and miscues the loft, the ball dropping short of long-off.
Ball 4: Shreyanka Patil to Simran Shaikh, no run, tossed up and drifting across, Simran shuffles and lets it go, not called wide.
Ball 3: Shreyanka Patil to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, flighted outside off, Deepti charges down and miscues the slog over cover.
Ball 2: Shreyanka Patil to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, flighted and sliding down leg, Deepti uses the pace on the lap and places it wide of short fine leg.
Ball 1: Shreyanka Patil to Simran Shaikh, 1 run, tossed up from round the wicket, dragged down to long-on.
8:58 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: UP Warriorz 130 for 5 after 18 overs
Nadine de Klerk comes back in the attack for RCB
Ball 6: Nadine de Klerk to Deepti Sharma, 2 runs, worked away to deep extra cover.
Ball 5: Nadine de Klerk to Simran Shaikh, 1 run, good length on the stumps, swiped through mid-wicket.
Ball 4: Nadine de Klerk to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, full and wide, Deepti reaches out and gets an under-edge that sneaks through the keeper’s legs.
Ball 3: Nadine de Klerk to Deepti Sharma, no run, slower short ball across the left-hander, mistimed cut straight to cover.
Ball 2: Nadine de Klerk to Simran Shaikh, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, slugged through square leg.
Ball 1: Nadine de Klerk to Deepti Sharma, 1 run, slower delivery across off, driven square on the off side.
8:54 PM
WPL 2026 RCB vs UPW LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Bell strikes; UP Warriorz 124 for 5 after 17 overs
Lauren Bell comes back in the attack for RCB
Ball 6: Lauren Bell to Deepti Sharma, 1 run. Slower ball worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ball 5: Lauren Bell to Deepti Sharma, no run. Another slower delivery outside off, Deepti looks to steer but there’s no pace and it carries through to the keeper.
Ball 4: Lauren Bell to Simran Shaikh, 1 run. Slower ball wide of off, Simran reaches out and drags it down to long-on.
Ball 3: Lauren Bell to Simran Shaikh, no run. Cutter around off, Simran leans across and defends it into the off side.
Ball 2: Lauren Bell to Simran Shaikh, no run. Slower ball again outside off, no pace or bounce and Simran slaps and misses.
Ball 1: WICKET! Lauren Bell to Shweta Sehrawat, out caught by Smriti. Sehrawat charges early, Bell takes all the pace off and drags it wide of off, forcing the reach. A mistimed flap goes straight to cover where Smriti takes a simple catch.
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First Published: Jan 29 2026 | 6:00 PM IST