Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|30-01-2026
RCB got the ticket for the final. (Photo- PTI)
RCB vs UPW, Women's Premier League: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) continued their excellent performance in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 and further strengthened their strong position in the league stage. In the 18th match played at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, RCB defeated UP Warriors and got the direct ticket to the finals. Royal Challengers Bangalore has won its sixth win in 8 matches. At the same time, the race for the playoffs has now become more difficult for UP Warriors.
Easy win for Royal Challengers Bangalore
In this match, after winning the toss, RCB chose to bowl first and allowed the UP Warriors team to score only 143 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Meg Lanning and Deepti Sharma played brilliant innings in this innings of UP Warriors. But none of the other batsmen could score big, and the RCB bowlers bowled tightly. Meg Lanning scored 41 runs and Deepti Sharma scored 55 runs. But apart from these, no other batsman could touch the 15-run mark.
In reply, RCB had a very explosive start while chasing the target.
Opener Grace Harris batted brilliantly and scored 75 runs in 37 balls, which included 13 fours and 2 sixes. Along with her, captain Smriti Mandhana also scored an unbeaten half-century and made the match one-sided. Both added a total of 108 runs for the first wicket. After Grace Harris was out, Smriti Mandhana led the team to victory. RCB achieved this target in 13.1 overs at the loss of only 2 wickets.The playoff race was more exciting
A total of 3 teams qualify for the playoff stage of the Women's Premier League. Royal Challengers Bangalore have confirmed their place and now only 2 places are left.
At the same time, now only 2 matches are left in the league stage, in such a situation only these two matches will decide the fate of the remaining teams. The first of these matches will be played between the teams of Gujarat and Mumbai and the winning team will reach the playoffs. At the same time, the losing team will have to wait for the result of the match between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors.At present Gujarat is at second position with 8 points in 7 matches. Mumbai is also in third place with 6 points in 7 matches. Delhi also has 6 points in 7 matches, but is at fourth position due to net run rate.
At the same time, UP is in last place with 4 points in 7 matches. If Mumbai team beats Gujarat then UP team will be out of the race and will not go to the playoffs despite winning its last match.
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