Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women will face the UP Warriorz Women in the fifth match of the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League. The RCBW vs UPW Match Preview provides today’s match details for the fifth match.
RCBW vs UPW Match Preview- Women’s Premier League 2026, Match 5:
Date and Venue:
The RCBW vs UPW match will be played on January 12 at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The game will start at 7:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha, Sayali Satghare
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UP Warriorz Women
Meg Lanning (c), Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal, Charli Knott
RCBW vs UPW Key battles:
Smriti Mandhan vs Kranti Gaud
RCB Women’s captain Smrithi Mandhana will be banked upon to get her team offto an attacking start in the first six overs so as to create pressure on the opposition bowlers.
Mandshana will have to tackle the bowling of Krati, who has been in good form in the recent past and would want to build on it by getting early breakthroughs for his team.
Grace Harris vs Sophie Ecclestone
Grace Harris would also look to do the same when she comes out to bat in the match in question against the UP Warriors Women.
Harris will take on Sophie Eclestone, who will take control of things in the middle phase of the innings.
Meg Lanning vs Lauren Bell
Experienced player Meg Lanning will hope to lead from the front, being the captain of the side, and play a match-winning knock for the UP Warriorz Women against RCBW.
Lanning will be up against Lauren Bell, who will be entrusted to pick wickets in the first six overs.
Phoebe Litchfield vs Nadine de Klerk
Phoebe Litchfield would hope to play in her attacking manner in the upcoming game against RCB Women and help her team win the game and open their account in the tournament.
Litchfield will face the challenge of Nadine de Klerk, who will look to perform with both bat and ball and get her team over the line in their second match, and help them clinch their second win in the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League.
RCB vs UPW Key Players:
RCBW– Smriti Mandhan, Grace Harris, Richa Ghosh, Nadine de Klerk, Lauren Bell
UPW– Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Kranti Gaud
RCBW vs UPW Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Navi Mumbai, with a maximum temperature of 32°C and a minimum of 19°C.
Conclusion
Both teams would aim to win the upcoming match and take the same momentum into the next match of the Women’s Premier League, respectively.
