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- RCB W vs UPW W Highlights, WPL 2026: Grace Harris blitz leads RCB past Warriorz
RCB W vs UPW W Highlights, WPL 2026: Grace Harris blitz leads RCB past Warriorz
UP Warriorz, sent in to bat, began cautiously under pressure from Lauren Bell’s tight opening spell. The early phase brought limited runs and the dismissal of Harleen Deol, before the innings unravelled rapidly. Shreyanka Patil swung the momentum decisively in RCB’s favour by removing Meg Lanning and Phoebe Litchfield in the same over, and Nadine de Klerk followed it up with two quick strikes to leave UPW reeling at 50 for 5.
From that position, Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin mounted a spirited recovery. Showing composure and awareness, the pair rebuilt patiently before attacking in the latter half of the innings. They added an unbeaten 93 runs, with Deepti anchoring the effort and Dottin providing timely boundaries. The final six overs yielded 67 runs, pushing UPW to 143 for 5 and giving their bowlers something to defend.
That hope disappeared quickly once Harris got going. She dismantled Deandra Dottin in a stunning powerplay over that cost 32 runs, clearing the ropes at will and racing to a 22-ball half-century. Harris continued her assault against spin, sending Asha Sobhana into the stands and helping RCB bring up 100 in just 7.5 overs, the second-fastest team hundred in WPL history.
At the other end, Smriti Mandhana batted with assurance and control, ensuring there were no hiccups. Harris eventually fell for a scintillating 85, but the job was long done. Mandhana stayed unbeaten on 47 as RCB completed the chase in 12.1 overs, boosting their net run rate and underlining their status as early title contenders.
Shreyanka Patil to Deepti Sharma, FOUR! Important runs these for the Warriorz! Loops it up, full and on off, Deepti Sharma advances down to the pitch of the ball and slices it over cover-point for a boundary.
Shreyanka Patil to Deepti Sharma, Dropped full, on off, carved out to extra cover, but Deepti couldn't get it past the fielder.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, Pulls her length back, on the leg stump line. Deandra Dottin throws everything left in the tank to pull it over the leg side, but misses and the ball brushes her thigh pad to short fine leg for a leg bye.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, FOUR! Good start to the final over for UPW! Patil pushes it through, on a hard length, Dottin stays leg side of the ball and slaps it over cover. Nadine De Klerk gives it a chase and slides but in vain.
- Deandra Dottin 36 (35)
- Deepti Sharma 35 (31)
Nadine De Klerk to Deandra Dottin, A dipping yorker on middle, Deandra Dottin drives it to long on for a single.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, Very full again, slanting on the leg stump. Deepti charges down the track and smashes it towards the non-striker, who sways away from the firing line and lets the ball through to long on for a single.
Nadine De Klerk to Deandra Dottin, Too full, on middle, Deandra Dottin gets her front leg out of the way and drills it to long on for a single.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, Low full toss, on off, Deepti Sharma steers it to deep point for a single.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, SIX! Clean strike! Nadine misses her length and ends up bowling a friendly full ball, there to be hit. Deepti Sharma advances forward, hits it through the line and launches it over long off for a six.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, Angles it into the batter, on a good length, Sharma tries to cut it to point, but chops it off the inner half in front of the sticks.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, WIDE! Miles outside the off stump, and well beyond the tramline. Left alone by Deepti.
- Deepti Sharma 27 (27)
- Deandra Dottin 34 (33)
Linsey Smith to Deepti Sharma, On a fuller length, on the leg stump line, Deepti flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Linsey Smith to Deepti Sharma, FOUR! Down the ground! Full and straight, on off, Deepti jumps out of her crease and lofts it over the bowler for a boundary.
Linsey Smith to Deandra Dottin, Fuller, on the stumps. Deandra mistimes her sweep to short fine leg for a single.
Linsey Smith to Deepti Sharma, Full toss on the middle stump line. Deepti dances down the track and hits it over mid on for a single as there is protection in the deep.
Linsey Smith to Deandra Dottin, Full and on the stumps, swept to deep square leg for a single.
Stumping check! No excitement from Richa Ghosh. Gayathri Venugopalan just wants to be sure. Before checking the stumping, the third umpire first checks if there was any edge. No bat, confirmed by UltraEdge. Over to the stumping attempt now. Dottin has plonked her bat in. Oh, actually, the bat has bounced off the turf. With the blade momentarily in the air, that is exactly when Ghosh breaks the stumps, but they don’t light up until after the bat is back in contact with the ground. NOT OUT!
Linsey Smith to Deandra Dottin, Dottin is safe! She charges down, looking to launch it over long on, and swings so hard that she loses her shape. The follow-through of the shot, though, allows her to drag the bat back and get it down inside the crease as Ghosh collects the ball and whips the bails off. The third umpire first checks for an edge, but there is a clear gap between the bat and ball. Attention then turns to the stumping. The side-on replay confirms that Richa has broken the stumps, but the bails have not lit up as Dottin attempts to ground her bat. In fact, one angle shows that the bat briefly bounces after making contact with the turf and is momentarily in the air. It comes down to a single frame, and when forwarded to the exact moment the bails light up, Dottin has her bat grounded.
- Deandra Dottin 32 (30)
- Deepti Sharma 21 (24)
Arundhati Reddy to Deandra Dottin, Outside off, on a length, punched off the back foot to long off for a single.
Arundhati Reddy to Deepti Sharma, Wide on off, on a back of a length, Deepti Sharma swings hard to drive, but slices it in the air, and the ball lands between Dayalan Hemalatha and the other converging backward point fielder for a single.
Arundhati Reddy to Deandra Dottin, Across the left-hander, on a length, Deandra Dottin inside edges on her attempted sweep and the ball rolls to short fine leg for a single.
Arundhati Reddy to Deandra Dottin, FOUR! RCB have been flawless in the field, but this is a costly error! Full and outside off, Deandra Dottin crunches the cover drive to Gautami Naik, who misfields and the sheer muscle power induced into the shot helps the ball to travel to the fence for a boundary.
Arundhati Reddy to Deepti Sharma, She uses her wrists to pull this length ball to deep square leg for another solo.
Arundhati Reddy to Deandra Dottin, Touch full, on middle, heaved away to widish deep square leg for a single.
STRATEGIC BREAK! It is looking much brighter for UP Warriorz than it did at the previous break. 24 runs have come off the last two overs for the batting side, and they would not have wanted this break to arrive just as momentum was building. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been a touch loose with the ball in the last couple of overs, and they will welcome the pause as they regroup and look to close out the innings strongly. Arundhati Reddy (3-0-9-0) returns to the attack.
- Deandra Dottin 25 (26)
- Deepti Sharma 19 (22)
Nadine De Klerk to Deandra Dottin, At the stumps, full in length, drilled down to long on for a single. A 50-run partnership comes up between the two. 100 UP FOR UP WARRIORZ!
Nadine De Klerk to Deandra Dottin, Full and drifting onto the pads, Deandra Dottin flicks it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. The former fielder dives to her left and half-stops, parrying the ball to the incoming fielder. The batters collect a couple of runs in the meantime.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, She slashes this length ball, gets a thick outside edge to the right of short third. Lauren Bell throws herself towards the ball and cuts it off. One taken.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, BEATEN! Skids through on a length, outside off, Deepti again tries to cut it square, but the ball nips away and beats the edge.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, Length ball, outside off, Sharma cuts off the back foot to point.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, FOUR! These two are teeing off now! Low full toss, outside off, Deepti spanks it over mid off and collects a boundary to her name.
Nadine De Klerk to Deepti Sharma, NO BALL! Oh, dear! Nadine slips in a beamer over the head height, and Deepti just leans back to leave. The ball lands straight into the gloves of Richa behind. The ball probably slipped off her hands and she straightaway uses the towel to wipe off the sweat. Free Hit coming up...
- Deandra Dottin 22 (24)
- Deepti Sharma 14 (17)
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, End of a 9-ball over. 15 runs off it. Patil bangs it into the deck, outside off, Deandra Dottin has the width to cash in and she flays at it but fails to connect.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, SIX! Out of here! Patil spears it in but misses the yorker. This is in the slot, outside off, Dottin goes deep in the crease and smokes it over long on for a biggie.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, FOUR! Off the edge! Shreyanka switches to over the wicket and lands it full, around off, Deandra presses forward and pushes at it. Gets an outside edge but there is no one at slip, and it races past short third for a four.
Shreyanka Patil to Deepti Sharma, Full and at the sticks, Deepti drops on a knee and hurriedly sweeps it to short fine leg. They manage to sneak in a quick single.
Shreyanka Patil to Deepti Sharma, Wide! Down leg, on the fuller side, Sharma fails to lay any bat on the sweep.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, Taken but it is a Free Hit! Patil pushes it across the right-hander again but the length is pulled back this time. Dottin sets herself up with an off-stump guard. She swings at it but slices it off the outer half towards cover, where Smriti Mandhana takes the catch. They cross.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, NO BALL! Widest of the three balls so far. It lands beyond the cutstrip on the off side. Deandra Dottin lets it pass. Free Hit coming up.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, Another one fizzed across the right-hander, full in length. Deandra lets it be, thinking it is a wide. It has sneaked just inside the tramline.
Shreyanka Patil to Deandra Dottin, Wide! Fired well wide on off, Deandra Dottin lets it go. Richa Ghosh is quick to move to her right and stays low to gather it.
Smriti ringing on the bowling changes, to not allow these two settle. Shreyanka Patil (2-0-21-2) is brought back on, replacing Nadine De Klerk.
- Deepti Sharma 13 (16)
- Deandra Dottin 11 (18)
Arundhati Reddy to Deepti Sharma, Rapped on the pads, but that appears to have pitched outside leg. Arundhati Reddy is convinced but Richa Ghosh is not so certain. Smriti Mandhana wants to take a look. This is on a length, around leg, Sharma is beaten on the flick and gets hit on the knee roll of the front pad. No bat involved, but as expected, the ball has pitched outside the line on Ball Tracking. RCB have now no reviews left.
Arundhati Reddy to Deandra Dottin, Slower one, fuller too, onh middle, drilled down to long on for one.
Arundhati Reddy to Deepti Sharma, Pushed across the left-hander, on a good length, Deepti smashes it wide of deep cover. Radha Yadav gets around to the ball quickly in the deep and keeps the batters down to one.
Arundhati Reddy to Deandra Dottin, Low full toss, on middle, chipped back over the bowler's head for a single.
Arundhati Reddy to Deandra Dottin, Pace off at 83.8 kph, full and outside off, Deandra attempts the reverse paddle but fails to connect. Richa Ghosh does well to get her pads behind the ball.
Arundhati Reddy to Deepti Sharma, Full and outside off, Deepti extends her hands and slaps it to deep point for a single.
Arundhati Reddy (2-0-5-0) returns into the attack, replacing Linsey Smith.
- Deandra Dottin 9 (15)
- Deepti Sharma 11 (13)
Nadine De Klerk to Deandra Dottin, In and around the off stump, on a nagging length, punched to cover.
UP Warriorz had earlier shown character to recover from a severe collapse. Reduced to 50 for 5 in the ninth over, they found stability through an unbroken sixth-wicket partnership between Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin. The experienced duo absorbed pressure before accelerating late in the innings, adding 93 runs to lift UPW to a respectable 143 for 5. Deepti remained unbeaten on 45, while Dottin supported her with a fluent 40 not out.
However, the total proved no match for Harris’ onslaught. The Australian tore into the UPW attack, bringing up the fastest fifty of the season off just 22 balls. A brutal 32-run over off Dottin during the powerplay set the tone as RCB surged ahead. Harris finished with a stunning 85 off 40 balls, laced with ten fours and five sixes.
Mandhana played the ideal supporting role, anchoring the chase with an unbeaten 47. Together, the pair added 137 runs for the opening wicket, allowing RCB to chase down the target in just 12.1 overs. The emphatic win not only handed RCB their second successive victory but also propelled them to the top of the WPL standings.
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Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
