MI vs RCB, WPL 2026 Live Score: Nadine de Klerk turns the tables on Mumbai, hands RCB victory

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, Moving away in the air, on the shorter side. This is cut away to deep point for one more.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Smriti Mandhana, On a good length, on the off pole. Mandhana hangs back and taps it wide of cover for a single to get off the mark.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, This is fuller in length, around the off stump. Harris pushes out in front of her body. Gets an inside edge that goes behind square leg for a run.

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, FOUR! Harris and RCB are on their way! Fractionally short by Sciver-Brunt, on off and middle. Grace presses back and crouches before pulling it through square leg for a boundary.

Welcome back for RCB's reply with the bat. The umpires and players make their way out to the middle. Harmanpreet Kaur offers some final words of wisdom as MI form a huddle before scattering across the park. It will be a new-look opening pair for Royal Challengers Bengaluru as Grace Harris accompanies her skipper, Smriti Mandhana, to the crease. Who has the new ball in hand? Nope. It's not Ismail. Nat Sciver-Brunt will get us underway with the first over. Harris to face. With G Kamalini, the keeper, up to the stumps and a slip in place. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

So 155 is the magic number for the Royal Challengers to get on board with two points. We did see the bowlers struggling a bit towards the climax of the first innings, possibly because of the dew factor creeping in. With that in mind, RCB will fancy their chances of chasing this below-par total. But it won’t be easy, as they will have to contend with the likes of Shabnim Ismail and Sciver-Brunt, and the new-ball phase with some early swing could prove crucial. Back in a bit for the exciting run chase. 

Let's hear from Mumbai Indians' Sajana Sajeevan, who is up for a quick interview with the broadcasters. Sajana says she is very happy to have contributed. She adds that the approach with Nicola Carey was to take it ball by ball and avoid dots. Shares that the focus was on pushing the total beyond 150. Sajana believes they have posted a good score on the board and backs the bowlers to defend it. She hopes to continue contributing more for the team as the tournament progresses.

Harmanpreet Kaur and G Kamalini then put together a handy partnership as the ball softened and the swing disappeared. Just when things were starting to look better, MI suffered a big blow with Kaur’s dismissal for 20, halting the momentum and forcing another rebuild. On debut, Nicola Carey brought some calm from one end, but the move to send Sajana Sajeevan ahead of Amanjot Kaur proved to be a masterstroke. Dropped twice in successive overs, first on 2 and then on 4, Sajana made sure RCB paid for those missed chances. She started to tee off at the right moment, with Carey joining the party. They formed a brisk 82-run alliance towards the backend and helped MI cross 150, which, in all honesty, looked a bit far at one stage.

It was a tough start for the Mumbai Indians after they were asked to bat first. With Hayley Matthews missing out on this game due to her being unwell, MI had to open with Amelia Kerr, a role she has done before. However, against a swinging new ball and a disciplined spell from Lauren Bell, she struggled to get going. The early dismissal of Nat Sciver-Brunt added to the pressure, and MI could only crawl to 34 for 1 at the end of the Powerplay.

A decent comeback by the Mumbai Indians in the last 5 overs. They were exactly 100/4 after 15 overs, and accelerated just when they were in search of some big overs. Still, one might argue that it is not a huge score, considering the dew factor, which might come into play later on. Credit goes to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers, who kept things tight in the first ten overs. Lauren Bell and Nadine De Klerk were the stars, conceding just 40 runs between them in eight overs, with De Klerk picking up a brilliant 4-wicket haul. The total could have been higher, but the South African all-rounder bowled with control, giving away only 5 runs in the final over to regain some momentum for RCB.

Nadine De Klerk to Poonam Khemnar, Excellent execution! Nadine De Klerk nails the yorker, outside off, Khemnar tries to squeeze it out but misses. Mumbai Indians finish with 154 on the board!

Poonam Khemnar walks in to face the last ball of the innings. 

Nadine De Klerk to Nicola Carey, OUT! CAUGHT! Dayalan Hemalatha somehow hangs on. Another off-cutter, running across the left-hander. Carey moves to the leg side to go over extra cover. Slices it off the outer half to short third, where Hemalatha takes a couple of steps back and seems to have lost the ball in the lights. She manages to get both hands together around her knees and clings on.

Nadine De Klerk to Nicola Carey, FOUR! Arundhati Reddy should have done better there. Angling away from over the wicket, on a short of a length, Nicola backs away to pierce the in-field on the off side. Ends up chopping it down, wide of point, where Reddy is late to get the dive in and the ball sneaks under her body before racing away.

A review taken by Smriti Mandhana for LBW, challenging the on-field decision. No bat involved on the UltraEdge. The ball is projected to hit the off stump, but the impact is umpire's call on Ball Tracking, so the on-field decision is upheld. 

Nadine De Klerk to Amanjot Kaur, Close but not close enough! Off-cutter, on a length, in and around the off stump. Kaur goes deep in the crease and hops inside the line to go behind square on the leg side. As she swings, her bat makes contact with the turf, and as a result, she is unable to connect. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and catches Amanjot on the back pad. No bat involved on UltraEdge and although the ball is hitting the off stump, the impact is umpire's call. The on-field decision stays.

Nadine De Klerk to Amanjot Kaur, Pace off, on a length, on middle, Kaur bunts it back towards the bowler.

Top knock from Sajana Sajeevan under pressure. She really made RCB pay for those dropped chances. Amanjot Kaur walks in at number 7, with five balls to go.

Nadine De Klerk to Sajana Sajeevan, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Sajana Sajeevan holes out, but not before playing a fine hand. Off-cutter, on a good length, on off. Sajana skips down the track and stays leg side of the ball to go inside out. She does not get the desired connection and spoons it over extra cover, where Smriti Mandhana backpedals and settles under it to take a good catch. 45 (25) for Sajana. Mumbai Indians are 5 down for 149.

Nadine De Klerk (3-0-22-2) will bowl the final over. Can MI get past 160? They actually can, as the Royal Challengers are penalised for a slow over rate. An extra fielder will have to be brought inside the circle.

Arundhati Reddy to Sajana Sajeevan, Drags the length back and keeps it at the stumps, Sajana pulls it through square leg and keeps the strike with a single. 16 runs off the 19th over.

Arundhati Reddy to Sajana Sajeevan, FOUR! Too straight and Sajana finds the fence! Full and slanting into the pads, Sajeevan helps it wide of short fine leg to her left and picks up a boundary.

Arundhati Reddy to Sajana Sajeevan, Wide! Sliding down leg, Sajeevan misses out on the glance.

Arundhati Reddy to Nicola Carey, Full and outside off, Carey swings hard to go through the off side but the ball squirts off an inside edge through mid-wicket for a single.

Arundhati Reddy to Nicola Carey, At 91.4 kph, very full, on middle. Nicola gets low and picks it up on the full. Works it towards deep mid-wicket, where Radha Yadav runs to her right and overruns the ball. She slips as well, but manages to get her hands behind the ball to make the stop. Two more runs.

Arundhati Reddy to Nicola Carey, Reddy switches to around the wicket and the yorker goes slightly wrong. Loopy low full toss, on middle and leg. Nicola makes room and drags it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a brace.

Arundhati Reddy to Nicola Carey, Wide! Reddy tries to follow Carey as she backs away, but this is down leg. Nicola lets it be.

Penultimate over coming up. It will be bowled by Arundhati Reddy (3-0-21-0) so far. She replaces Nadine De Klerk.

Arundhati Reddy to Nicola Carey, FOUR! Third over in a row that has started with a boundary. Reddy hurls it on a length, on off, Carey picks the slower one and waits on it slightly before lofting it back over the bowler's head for a four.

Shreyanka Patil to Sajana Sajeevan, Pushes it through, short and outside off, Sajana flashes but is beaten for pace.

Shreyanka Patil to Sajana Sajeevan, Slower through the air but the length stays short, on middle. Sajana skips down the track and swats it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs. A check for a short run by the third umpire but Sajeevan is fine.

Shreyanka Patil to Sajana Sajeevan, And again! Flat and short, on off, Sajana thumps it with a horizontal bat but can't beat cover-point.

Shreyanka Patil to Sajana Sajeevan, Missed out! Short and wide on off, there to be put away, Sajana Sajeevan slaps it hard but picks out point.

Shreyanka Patil to Nicola Carey, Shorter and on middle, Nicola pulls it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Dropped on 2 and then on 4, Sajana Sajeevan has really snapped the momentum from RCB's clutches. The last three overs have gone for double figures. 150 is looking very possible now, which looked really far at one point. Shreyanka Patil is back on, replacing Arundhati Reddy.

Shreyanka Patil to Nicola Carey, FOUR! Innovative and mighty effective! On a nagging length, outside off, Carey brings out the reverse and connects well. She gets it behind point for a four.

Nadine De Klerk to Sajana Sajeevan, FOUR! In the slot and dispatched! Nadine De Klerk gets the length wrong, on off and middle. Sajeevan clears the front leg and swings across the line. She mows it to the left of Arundhati Reddy at deep mid-wicket and picks up four more. 14 runs off the over. 41 off the last 3 overs.

Nadine De Klerk to Sajana Sajeevan, FOUR! It almost went the distance! De Klerk misses the yorker by a small margin. At the sticks, Sajana hangs deep in the crease, winds up and gets under the ball. She clubs it between deep mid-wicket and long on. The ball lands just in front of the boundary cushions for the second boundary of the over.

Nadine De Klerk to Nicola Carey, Another yorker, at the base of the leg stump. Nicola drops her bat down on the ball hurriedly. Squeezes out an inside edge behind square leg for a single.

Nadine De Klerk to Nicola Carey, Loopy yorker, at the toes. Carey is beaten on the flick on the inside edge and gets hit on the front pad.

Nadine De Klerk to Sajana Sajeevan, On a good length, on off and middle. Sajana hits it down to long on for a single. The 50-run stand comes up in 33 balls!

Nadine De Klerk to Sajana Sajeevan, FOUR! The boundaries keep flowing off the bat of Sajana Sajeevan. De Klerk errs in length as she dishes out a full toss, outside off. Sajana slices it with an open bat face between backward point and short third for a boundary.

STRATEGIC BREAK. Mumbai Indians are picking up the pace now as the last two overs have gone for 27 runs. Sajana Sajeevan, who was dropped twice in successive overs, has started to tee off now, with Nicola Carey anchoring one end beautifully on her WPL debut. To get past 150, MI will have to bat at 10 runs per over from here, and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru will aim to break this partnership and drag the momentum back. Nadine De Klerk (2-0-8-2) to bowl after the break.

Arundhati Reddy to Sajana Sajeevan, Low full toss, on off and middle. Sajana Sajeevan gets low and wrists it wide of long on for a single. 12 runs off the over.

Arundhati Reddy to Sajana Sajeevan, FOUR! Good use of the feet! On a length, on off and middle. Sajeevan charges down the track despite the keeper being up to the stumps. She stays leg side and swings through to go over the fielder at mid off for four more.

Arundhati Reddy to Sajana Sajeevan, FOUR! Gets it away! Reddy digs it in short, around the left shoulder. Sajana Sajeevan rises with the bounce and hooks it over and wide of the short fine leg fielder to her right for a four.

Arundhati Reddy to Nicola Carey, At the stumps, on a length, Carey knocks it down to long on for a run.

Arundhati Reddy to Sajana Sajeevan, Seemed like the leg-cutter, on a length, outside off. Sajana has a big swing at it but drags it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for one.

Arundhati Reddy to Nicola Carey, Reddy spots Nicola backing away and she follows her with a yorker. Carey flicks it through square leg and turns the strike over.