RCB W vs UPW W Highlights, WPL 2026: Grace Harris blitz leads RCB past Warriorz

Shreyanka Patil to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Pierces the gap with precision! Drifts in from middle, full in length, Phoebe Litchfield gets down on a knee and nails the sweep through the gap between short fine leg and backward square leg for a boundary. UP Warriorz end the Powerplay at 36/1.

Shreyanka Patil to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Just over! On a fullish length, just outside off, Phoebe comes forward and tries to loft it over in front of square, but ends up slicing it up and over cover-point for a boundary.

Shreyanka Patil to Meg Lanning, Off break again, short on middle, Lanning nudges it through mid on for a single. 

Gone? Arundhati Reddy is claiming the catch. RCB are celebrating. Meg Lanning has been asked to wait. The ball has gone straight to hand, but was it grassed afterwards? Looks like it. The side-on angle confirms that the ball burst through Reddy's hands and came in contact with the ground. NOT OUT!

Shreyanka Patil to Meg Lanning, TAKEN! Or is it? Arundhati can do nothing wrong in the field tonight. There's an umpire's review for a fair catch, though. The replay shows that the ball has hit the ground. The third umpire requests another angle and that shows a clear picture that the ball has been grounded. Coming to the delivery, Patil dishes out an off-break delivery that grips in sharply from off with bounce. Meg Lanning mistimes her pull shot to square leg, where Arundhati Reddy is forced to dive in front as the ball dips on her. She tries to scoop the ball, but fails to do so.

Shreyanka Patil to Phoebe Litchfield, Lands it around leg, on a length, Phoebe Litchfield rocks back and nudges it through square leg for a single.

Shreyanka Patil to Phoebe Litchfield, BEATEN! Spins away sharply from off, on a fullish length, Phoebe tries the reverse, but gets beaten by bounce and turn.

Change? Or will Linsey continue? She won't. Spin replaces spin, though. Here's Shreyanka Patil into the attack.

Lauren Bell to Meg Lanning, This seams back a bit, on a good length, on middle. Lanning keeps it out on the leg side.

Lauren Bell to Phoebe Litchfield, Drags the length back, on middle, Phoebe nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Lauren Bell to Phoebe Litchfield, FOUR! Hit with real authority! A bit too full, angling away, Litchfield leans on and plays the lofted drive over cover for a four.

Lauren Bell to Phoebe Litchfield, Tailing back into the left-hander, full and on middle, Litchfield drives it to mid off.

Bell gets the reward for her consistent bowling yet again. Phoebe Litchfield joins her skipper at the crease at number 3.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Harleen Deol was troubled by Lauren Bell, especially in the last over. Deol tries to hit her way out of trouble and perishes in the process. Shaping away, on a length, around the off stump. Deol was better off going over cover or mid off. She clears the front leg and swings across the line. Gets it right off the toe end of the blade and Smriti Mandhana takes an easy catch at mid off.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, Bell serves it full, on middle, Deol eases the drive to mid on.

Linsey Smith to Meg Lanning, FOUR! Easy pickings! Fired in, full and on the pads, Meg drops on a knee and sweeps it fine of Lauren Bell at short fine leg for a boundary.

Linsey Smith to Meg Lanning, Sliding in on the off stump, on a length, pushed to cover.

Linsey Smith to Meg Lanning, Looped up, very full, on off, Lanning digs it out.

Linsey Smith to Meg Lanning, Superb stop! This keeps low again, on a nagging length, on middle and leg. Lanning gets low and pulls it between short fine leg and deep square leg. Arundhati Reddy sprints and dives to her right in the deep to make the stop. The ball bounces off her forearm and trickles towards the fence but Reddy recovers to prevent the boundary. Two runs taken.

Linsey Smith to Harleen Deol, Another one that comes in with the arm, fuller and this stays a bit low, on middle. Harleen wrists it through mid-wicket for a single.

Linsey Smith to Meg Lanning, Darted in at the hips, a bit short, Lanning swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, Angled in, on off and middle, on a length, Harleen gets right behind it and blocks it off.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, Wow! An absolute ripper from Bell. Landing in line of the middle stump, on a back of a length. Deol is completely opened up in defence as the ball shapes away from her. Richa Ghosh was caught wrong-footed but managed to stick her right glove out to make the stop.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, Good comeback from Bell! This is around the off pole, on a good length, Deol hangs back to deal with it but the ball nips back in to go past the inside edge and over the top of the off stump.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Lovely stroke! Bell bowls it full, swinging away, a bit wide on off. Deol extends her hands into the shot and drives it to the right of the diving Radha Yadav at backward point for a four.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, Pitched up, on off, Harleen knocks it to mid on.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, Nearly dragged it back onto the stumps! In and around the off pole, on a good length. Harleen pokes at it away from her body and chops it behind to the keeper.

Linsey Smith to Harleen Deol, On the shorter side, on middle, Deol advances and turns it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Linsey Smith to Harleen Deol, FOUR! Nicely done! Fractionally short and equally wide, Harleen presses on the back foot and gives herself room. Cuts it past point and picks up a boundary.

Linsey Smith to Harleen Deol, On a nagging length and on middle, Harleen taps it back to Smith.

Linsey Smith to Harleen Deol, Angled in at the sticks and the length stays full, Harleen whips it to mid on.

Linsey Smith to Meg Lanning, Flighted delivery, full and on off, Meg skips down the track and firms the drive to the left of mid off for a quick single.

Linsey Smith to Meg Lanning, Speared in from around the wicket, full and at the stumps. Lanning brings her bat out in front and knocks it to cover.

It will be spin from the opposite end. Here's Linsey Smith, the left-arm orthodox.

Lauren Bell to Meg Lanning, Good running! Bell hurls it on a good length, on off and middle. Meg drops it with soft hands on the off side. Grace Harris gets to the ball from the catching gully position and fires in a throw at the bowling end but misses. Lanning was in any way.

Lauren Bell to Meg Lanning, Closer to the off stump, a hint of away movement, on the fuller side. Lanning plays a punchy drive to cover.

Lauren Bell to Harleen Deol, Moving away in the air, on a length, near the tramline. Deol has a waft at it and the ball flies down to deep third off an outside edge. Harleen also opens her account with a single.

Lauren Bell to Meg Lanning, Drags the length back and this is angled in at the hips. Lanning hops to shovel it behind square. Gets more of an inside edge and it goes down to deep fine leg. Meg and the Warriorz are underway!

Lauren Bell to Meg Lanning, Beats the bat! Pitches it up, does Bell and finds an away shape. Lanning leans on and looks to drive it through the off side but is beaten on the outside edge.

Lauren Bell to Meg Lanning, Bell hits the back of a length, on top of off. Lanning gets on her toes and taps it beside the strip on the off side.

All set to get going in the fifth game of the season. The umpires walk out to the middle, and a final few words are being spoken by Smriti Mandhana as the players of Royal Challengers Bengaluru form a huddle before spreading out. Interesting move from the Warriorz as Meg Lanning is accompanied by Harleen Deol to open the innings. It was Navgire who opened last time around. Lauren Bell has the new ball and is raring to go. Skipper Lanning to face. A catching gully in place. And 3... 2.... 1... Let's play!

The star all-rounder of the UP Warriorz, Deandra Dottin, is in for a chat. Dottin believes there is no need for panic after the first game of the tournament. She says nerves are expected early on and that it was not a bad performance, with plenty of positives to take despite the result. Deandra shares that it is a pleasure to be in the same team as Meg Lanning, calling her one of the great captains of the game. Jokingly says that she never enjoyed bowling to Lanning. Further says she tries to pick Lanning’s brain whenever possible and that the two are getting along really well. On the challenge of bowling at high-scoring venues such as the DY Patil Stadium, Dottin says bowlers need to back themselves and hit a hard length consistently, while ensuring their slower balls stay away from the full zone.

The captain of UP Warriorz, Meg Lanning, says they would have bowled first as well but adds that teams batting first have done well so far in the competition and their focus now is on batting well to give themselves a genuine opportunity to win. She says there was a lot to take from the opening game despite the loss, with the side staying in the chase for a long period and creating chances with the ball. Mentions that the group has spent a full week together and reckons that the first game with a new team is always a little chaotic. Informs that they are going with the same team as the last game.

The captain of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Smriti Mandhana, says that they won the previous game while chasing and that they have seen the dew playing its part later in the innings. Mandhana points out that DY Patil has traditionally been a good ground for chasing, where no total ever feels completely safe and that knowing the target always helps to pace the chase accordingly. Mandhana credits Nadine for getting the team through with both ball and bat in their last match, stressing that it is all about collective contributions and everyone wanting to chip in. She informs that they have one change to the side, with Gautami Naik coming in for Prema Rawat.

UP Warriorz (Unchanged Playing XI) - Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (C), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat (WK), Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey, and Kranti Gaud.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI) - Smriti Mandhana (C), Grace Harris, Dayalan Hemalatha, Gautami Naik (In for Prema Rawat), Richa Ghosh (WK), Nadine De Klerk, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Linsey Smith, and Lauren Bell.

TOSS - 'Heads' is the call from Meg Lanning, but it has come down as a tail. Royal Challengers Bengaluru elect to BOWL first.