Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on the UP Warriorz in their next match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 in Vadodara on Thursday. Led by Smriti Mandhana, RCB are eyeing their sixth victory of the league stage, which will seal their top spot on the table and give them a direct entry into the WPL 2026 final.
Mandhana‘s team went through an impressive five-match winning streak before stumbling against three-time runners-up Delhi Capitals and defending champions Mumbai Indians. A win would reinforce RCB’s dominance and give them significant momentum before the summit clash.
In stark contrast, the Warriorz require a victory to stay alive in the competition after having gone down four times in six matches. They failed to build on their pair of fantastic
wins over MI and suffered a massive loss against the Gujarat Giants in their last game.
With their play-off hopes hanging by a thin rope, Meg Lanning’s Warriorz need to not only win their remaining two matches but also need a massive NRR boost along the way.
RCB Vs UPW Probable Playing XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Voll, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell
UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud
RCB Vs UPW Vadodara Pitch Report
Despite us approaching the fag end of the Vadodara leg of the WPL, both teams can expect the surface at the BCA Stadium to retain its true bounce and overall good batting conditions. The previous game at the venue saw both Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants reach over the 170-mark.
RCB Vs UPW Match Prediction
Despite RCB failing to continue their dominance against MI and DC, one would back them to prevail against the Warriorz once again. Mandhana’s team boasts great depth in both departments and would also have fond memories of beating the Warriorz comprehensively earlier in the tournament.
RCB Vs UPW Full Squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Voll, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Dayalan Hemalatha, Pooja Vastrakar, Linsey Smith
UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud, Charli Knott, Deandra Dottin, Trisha Gongadi, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal, Suman Meena
