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

Shreyanka Patil to G Kamalini, Drifting in at the toes, Kamalini gets the front leg out of the way and wrists it to wide long on for one.

Shreyanka Patil to Harmanpreet Kaur, Drags the length back, on middle, Kaur flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Shreyanka Patil to G Kamalini, In the air...but it lands safely! Floated up from around the wicket, full and outside off, G Kamalini sets up for the slog sweep and takes the risk of going against the turn. She gets it off the toe end of the blade but the ball lands in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on. Arundhati Reddy gets around to her left and cuts it off. They cross.

Shreyanka Patil to Harmanpreet Kaur, Keeps it slow and short, on middle, Kaur pulls it through square leg and turns the strike over.

Shreyanka Patil to Harmanpreet Kaur, Patil switches to over the wicket and lands it on a nagging length, around off, Kaur cuts it late but can't get it past backward point.

Shreyanka Patil to Harmanpreet Kaur, Wide! And again. Spinning down leg, on the shorter side, Harmanpreet lets it pass.

Shreyanka Patil to Harmanpreet Kaur, Wide! Turn straight away for Patil. Starts from around the wicket but a bit short, turning down leg. Kaur lets it be.

Shreyanka Patil is into the attack now. She replaces Linsey Smith.

Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, Angled in at the hips, on a short of a length, Kaur gets it away down to deep fine leg for a single.

Nadine De Klerk to G Kamalini, On a back of a length, on middle, whipped wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Nadine De Klerk to G Kamalini, This is fuller, on off, Kamalini pushes it to mid off.

Nadine De Klerk to Harmanpreet Kaur, Pitched up, outside off, Kaur strokes it through covers and opens her account with a single.

Mumbai Indians in early trouble as they have lost two big wickets cheaply. Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur walks in at number 4.

Is NSB short of her crease? She is walking off already, but the third umpire is summoned into action to check for a stumping. Richa Ghosh collected the ball and whipped the bails off as Nat Sciver-Brunt stepped out of her crease and got an inside edge to the keeper. The side-on replay shows that she is clearly out of the crease when the stumps are broken.

Nadine De Klerk to Nat Sciver-Brunt, OUT! STUMPED! Sharp work by Richa Ghosh. Full and a bit of tail back into the right-hander, Sciver-Brunt pushes out in front of her body but the ball rolls behind off the inner half towards Richa Ghosh, who is standing up to the stumps. Nat wanders out of the crease but Ghosh is alert to the situation. Richa gets down and picks the ball up beside the off stump before breaking the stumps. The third umpire is called into action. Sciver-Brunt did try to plonk her back leg inside the crease but had no part of her feet behind the popping crease when the bails came off. Nat Sciver-Brunt departs on 4 (3).

Nadine De Klerk to G Kamalini, Full and angling away, Kamalini eases the drive through covers for a single.

That's the end of the Powerplay and the fielding restrictions will now be lifted! Royal Challengers Bengaluru have bossed it up by not letting Mumbai Indians get away with just 34/1 on the board. Nadine De Klerk is brought into the attack now, replacing Lauren Bell.

Linsey Smith to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR! Easy pickings! Fired down leg, way too short, Sciver-Brunt needs no second invitation as she swivels and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary to get off the mark. 13 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, MI are 34/1.

Linsey Smith to Nat Sciver-Brunt, This is slowed down at 78.4 kph, on a nagging length, on middle. The ball stops a bit on Nat Sciver-Brunt and she checks her shot as she pushes it back to the bowler.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, Keeps it full, on middle, Kamalini sweeps it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, FOUR! Fine shot! A bit too full from Linsey, on middle, Kamalini gets down on a knee quickly and sweeps it over square leg for four more. The 5th boundary of the night and all have come off the bat of Kamalini.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, Fuller through the air, Kamalini reaches out in front for the sweep but toe-ends it to mid-wicket.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, FOUR! In the gap! Sliding across the left-hander, on the shorter side, Kamalini presses forward at first and is quick to go deep in the crease after judging the length. Pulls it past mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.

Lauren Bell has her reward. Nat Sciver-Brunt walks in at number 3 for MI. Linsey Smith (1-0-10-0) returns into the attack, replacing Arundhati Reddy.

Lauren Bell to Amelia Kerr, OUT! MISTIMED IN THE AIR AND GONE! Lauren Bell gets the first wicket of WPL 2026 and ends Kerr's scratchy stay. She never looked comfortable at the crease and just couldn't get going. Lauren slams the deck hard, seeing Kerr dancing down the track. Amelia Kerr tries to force the pull over the leg side, but the ball gets big on her and spoons up off the top edge. Arundhati Reddy from extra cover runs a bit forward and cradles the ball around her chest. 4 (15) for Amelia Kerr in the curtain raiser and the Mumbai Indians are 21/1 after 5 overs. 

Lauren Bell to G Kamalini, Short and climbing on the batter, G Kamalini swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Lauren Bell to G Kamalini, FOUR! Finds the gap this time around! Full and outside off, G Kamalini accepts the width on offer and crisply drives it through the gap between cover and point for a boundary. 

Lauren Bell to G Kamalini, Swing and a miss! G Kamalini clears the front leg and tries to heave across the line on this full ball, around off, but the ball nibbles into the batter and beats her on the inside edge.

Lauren Bell to G Kamalini, WIDE! A loosener from Lauren! Short and down leg, G Kamalini ignores. Wide called. 

Lauren Bell to G Kamalini, Still unable to get Bell through! Nips in from middle, on a hard length, G Kamalini heaves off the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket. 

Lauren Bell to G Kamalini, Shapes in on a good length, on off, G Kamalini uses her feet and knocks it to mid off. 

Arundhati Reddy to G Kamalini, Much fuller, around off, G Kamalini slices it a bit uppishly, but luckily for her, the ball lands safely between mid off and extra cover for a single. 

Arundhati Reddy to G Kamalini, Short of a length, slanted outside off, G Kamalini tries to punch it on the rise to the off side, but fails to get the connection.

Arundhati Reddy to G Kamalini, At 94.7 kph, an outswinging delivery on a good length, going across the batter. G Kamalini does not move her feet and plays loosely away from her body. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Arundhati Reddy to Amelia Kerr, An inswinger, on a good length, around the leg stump. Amelia Kerr clips it to the left of Lauren Bell at short fine leg, who fumbles a bit and allows a single. 

Arundhati Reddy to Amelia Kerr, A bit too straight at the pads, full in length, Amelia Kerr whips it off her pads between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. The deep mid-wicket fielder runs to her right and cuts it off with a slide. Two taken.

Arundhati Reddy to Amelia Kerr, With the keeper up to the stumps, Reddy bowls a fuller ball, and gets some inswing, Amelia Kerr presses forward and forces the drive to mid on.

Lauren Bell to G Kamalini, Snakes back in from middle, on a good length, G Kamalini stays back and taps it with soft hands to extra cover.

Lauren Bell to Amelia Kerr, And finally, she is off the mark on her 11th ball! Length ball, angled into the body, Amelia Kerr rocks back and tucks it to the right of mid-wicket and rushes to the other end for a single. 

Lauren Bell to Amelia Kerr, BEATEN AGAIN! She advances down the track and tries to steer this full ball away, but the ball moves away to zip past the outside edge.

Lauren Bell to Amelia Kerr, Finally, she connects one, but has to wait for her first run! Pitched fuller, outside off, Kerr prods forward and drives it to mid off. 

Lauren Bell to Amelia Kerr, Under serious pressure, is Kerr! Bell shapes away from a fuller length, around off, Kerr shimmies down the track to whack it down the ground, only to miss. 

Lauren Bell to Amelia Kerr, BEATEN! Length ball, outside off, swinging away, Amelia Kerr swings at it once more, and cannot connect yet again.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, FOUR! Top shot! Drags the length back, drifting outside off, G Kamalini creates room for herself on the back foot and pierces the cover-point gap for a boundary. 10 runs off Smith's first over in WPL.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, Tossed up, full and on off, G Kamalini leans forward and smothers the spin.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, On a length, this is slapped off the back foot to mid off. 

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, Goes straight on, touch full and just outside off, G Kamalini plays for the spin but gets beaten all ends up on the outside edge.

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, Short again, sliding outside off, G Kamalini rocks back and threads the cover and point gap for a couple of runs. 

Linsey Smith to G Kamalini, FOUR! Mumbai Indians are up and running! Too short to start by Smith, around off, from around the stumps. G Kamalini hangs deep inside the crease and cracks it through covers for a boundary.

It will be spin from the other end in the form of Linsey Smith.