UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Highlights & Results

That is it from this game. The next match sees Delhi face Gujarat on 16th March at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). That should be a cracker of a game. Do join us in advance for the build-up. Cheers!

Kanika Ahuja wins the Player of the Match. She says she always wanted to help the team win a match. Adds she likes to play under pressure situations. Ends by saying it will be a positive environment in the team today.

Smriti Mandhana says they lost a couple of wickets early on but Kanika Ahuja and Richa Ghosh played really well. Adds she was nervous but she was backing her team to get the win. Reckons Kanika Ahuja has a different kind of approach while batting which excites everyone. Thanks the supporters for their unconditional support.

Alyssa Healy says the standard wasn't good enough and the total was under par. Adds the ball was gripping and she thought spin will help win the match but they didn't have enough runs. Shares Bangalore are a good side but things haven't gone well for them lately.

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UP bowlers were really good, they made a match out of a score which we felt was under par. The likes of Deepti Sharma, and Sophie Devine were really good, to begin with. However, as the game progressed. The bowling was also not upto the mark and the fielding was also a little poor and that is what cost them the game. They managed to fight back well but failed to capitalize on crunch moments.

Finally, finally, Bangalore have managed to win a game! They remain alive in the race for the playoffs. The chase though wasn't as straightforward as we thought it would be at the start of the second innings. Sophie Devine got them off to a flier but once she fell, they lost the top four in no time. At one time, UP were favourites to get over the line but Kanika Ahuja and Richa Ghosh played brilliantly to forge a match-winning stand. Kanika played a gem of a knock. She batted brilliantly and was the mainstay in the stand between the two. They took their team to the brink of a win before Kanika fell. Richa though stayed there till the end and took her side over the line.

Bangalore have their first win of the season! Full and on middle, Patil sweeps it behind square leg for a single. Bangalore win by 5 wickets.

Tossed up, outside off, Ghosh looks to sweep but gets a leading edge to third man. Scores level.

A yorker on middle, Ghosh defends it out.

Outside off, kept out.

FOUR! 2 needed now! IN THE GAP! Full toss on middle, Ghosh chips it to the gap to deep mid-wicket for four.

SIX! Just 6 needed now! The biggest six of the night! Tossed up on middle. Ghosh heaves it over cow corner for a biggie.

FOUR! 12 runs needed now! Sophie Ecclestone serves it on middle, quicker and full. Patil steps across to paddle, not in full control but she gets enough bat as it races to the fine leg fence.

Too full and outside off, Patil swings and misses.

OUT! BOWLED! The game is still not over! Sophie Ecclestone gets the breakthrough! Too full, quicker and fired on the leg pole. Ahuja shuffles a way across to paddle it away but misses and the ball hits the stumps. Bangalore need 16 runs in 20 balls.

Fuller and on off. Ghosh slogs it wide of long on, to the right of the fielder who does well to save three runs.

Too full and on middle. Ghosh drives but straight to covers.

Too full and on middle, Ghosh blocks.

Bangalore will be happy with the singles. Full and on off, Ghosh flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

On middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Keeps it full and on middle, punched but to cover.

Very full on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

This is full and on leg, Ahuja makes room and works it to long on for one.

Full and on middle, tucked to mid-wicket for one.

A single as this is pushed through covers.

Around off, defended.

FOUR! Two bounadries in a row! Shorter and outside off, this is cut past point and it races away.

FOUR BYES! Fortunate boundary! Bangalore won't mind how they come! This is tossed up around middle, it lands and turns back in. Richa Ghosh looks to drive but misses, it goes just past the leg pole and down to the fine leg fence.

Another dot! Flatter and on off, this is guided to point.

Tossed up on off, this is pushed to cover.

Confusion but no harm done! A full toss on off, this his hit hard towards mid off. Kanika Ahuja wants one but is sent back.

Half an appeal but nothing! Tossed up on off, Kanika Ahuja looks to sweep, it hits the glove and goes to short fine leg.

A full toss, this is timed down to the right of the fielder at long on for one more.

Two more! On middle, this is swept fine on the leg side. The short fine leg fielder gives it a chase and pushes it back in.

Tossed up on off, this is guided to point.

Singles will do it! On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Shorter and outside off, Richa Ghosh makes room and cuts it past point for a boundary.

Another dot! Outside off, left alone.

On middle, defended.

WIDE! This is well wide outside off. Wided.

Now takes one as she hits it down towards long off.

SIX! BANG! That is over the fence. Top shot! Steps out, gets to the pitch of it and tonks it over the mid-wicket fence. Kanika Ahuja is playing a gem of a knock here.

Fuller and outside off, this is hit through covers for one.

FOUR! Third boundary in the over! This is probably the over which turns the game right into the favor of Bangalore. Clever again. Moves right across, this is bowled well outside off. She manages to play it fine on the leg side yet again and this one races away to the fence.

FOUR! Up and over! This is wonderful from Kanika Ahuja! Steps out, gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over covers for a boundary.

BEATEN! Shorter and outside off, Kanika Ahuja looks to cut but misses.

FOUR! Brilliantly played! Kanika Ahuja walks across, this is well outside off. She manages to hit it fine on the leg side for another boundary. She is dealing in boundaries here.

Flatter and on off, defended.

Tossed up on off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

A dot to end! Flatter and on off, this is guided to point.

FOUR! Edgy four! This is shorter and outside off, Kanika Ahuja looks to cut, this goes off the outside edge, wide of the keeper and down to the third man fence.

FOUR! Misfield and four! Bonus runs! That is also a poor ball. A full toss on middle, this is whacked towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep does not stop it cleanly and then it trickles onto the ropes.

On middle, this is nudged around the corner for one.

Another dot! On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Slower through the air, this lands outside off and turns back in. Richa Ghosh guides it to point.

FOUR! Well played! Fuller and outside off, Ahuja drags it and hits it well wide of long on for a boundary.

Flat and on middle, Ghosh pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

This one lands on off and then spins away. Ghosh prods and blocks.

An arm ball on off, Ghosh taps it to point.

On middle, blocked out.

Full and on off, Ahuja skips down and works it to long off for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! Big wicket for UP as they get Knight! Too full, outside off. Knight tries to slog-sweep, fails to connect well and Kiran Navgire at deep square leg runs forward to catch it. The big names have gone, Bangalore need to find a finisher in someone.

On middle, eased to long on for a single.

Slow again, outside off and bounces more. Ahuja looks to cut but misses.

Slower ball, outside off, Ahuja works it to point.

FOUR! This time Ahuja clears the infield! Fuller and outside off, Ahuja lofts it over mid off.

Flighted, outside off, cut to point.

FOUR! This will help Bangalore! Full and on middle. Knight reverse sweeps it and threads it through the gap to backward point for a boundary.

Outside off, kept out.

Tossed up, outside off, Ahuja mistimes her lofted shot over the mid off region. It falls safely and the batters take only a single.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad pushes it wide of off, Ahuja looks to cut but misses.

Fuller and outside off, Blocked out.

Full and outside off, eased to long off for one.

Outside off, slapped to deep point for a single.

Slows it up, flat and outside off, Knight looks to punch but misses. Knight is slightly struggling here against the spin.

Full and outside off, pushed through the bowler for a single.

On off, Ahuja plays it back to Devika Vaidya who deflects it onto the stumps at her end. Heather Knight was out of her crease but she dragged her bat back in easily.

FOUR! IN THE GAP! Drops it short and on leg, Ahuja pulls it in the gap to deep square leg for four.

OUT! Perry goes! Was that needed though, Perry will ask to herself! Too full and on middle. Perry tries to get underneath the ball but fails and hits this one straight in the hands of Sophie Ecclestone at mid on who ain't dropping this.

Slides this one on off, pushed to cover.

FOUR! Welcome boundary! Rajeshwari Gayakwad goes full and on middle, this is swept to deep square leg for a boundary.

Three singles now! Outside off, Perry works it to deep cover for one.

Shorter and on off, Knight punches it to deep cover for a single.

Flighted, outside off, driven to deep cover for one more.

Flatter and around off, Perry blocks.

Outside off, cut to deep point for a single.

Wide! This is down leg, Perry fails to whip it away.

Pushes it full now, outside off, this is cut to point.

Slightly shorter and this is pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

On the pads. Perry tickles it to short fine leg where the fielder makes a good stop. One.

On off, Perry strokes it to cover.

On middle, kept out.

Tossed up on off, Knight plays it to cover. Just 5 of the over.

Outside off, guided to short third man.

An arm ball, straightens off the deck. Knight looks to defend but misses and gets hit high on the pads. An appeal but that was bouncing too much.

On off, Perry knocks it to deep cover for a single.

Fuller and on off, pushed to cover.

FOUR! Well played! Sophie Ecclestone fires it full and on middle. Perry sweeps it past square leg and it races into the fence.

Full and on off, defended out.