Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Women’s Premier League 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorzon Thursday in Vadodara.

TOSS UPDATE

RCB wins the toss, Smriti opts to field first. One change for the table topper. Pooja Vastrakar comes in for Gautami Naik. Skipper Smriti says the all-rounder is not fit enough to roll her arm over though.

Playing XIs:

RCB: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (C), Georgia Voll, Pooja Vastrakar, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Sayali Satghare, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell

UPW: Meg Lanning (C), Simran Shaikh, Amy Jones (wk), Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud

LIVE STREAMING INFO

When is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match?

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match will begin at 7:30 PM IST on Thursday, January 29, at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. The toss will take place at 7 PM IST.

Where to watch the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match LIVE?

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match will be telecast on the Star Sports network and live-streamed on the JioHotstar platform.

SQUADS

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare (replacement for Ellyse Perry), 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.

UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Amy Jones (replacement for 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, Charlie Knott (replacement for Tara Norris)

Published on Jan 29, 2026