The 18th Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash erupts at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium on January 29, 7:30 PM IST, table toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru against desperate UP Warriorz. RCB, already playoff qualified, seeks redemption after back-to-back stumbles, a 7-wicket drubbing by Delhi Capitals and a 15-run loss to Mumbai Indians. UPW, reeling from a 45-run loss to Gujarat Giants, desperately needs these two points to fuel their top three chances and stay in the qualification hunt.
Head-to-Head:
- Total Matches – 7
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Wins – 4
- UP Warriorz Wins – 2
- No Result – 1
Squads:
UP Warriorz Women’s Cricket Team
Meg Lanning (C), Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Kranti Goud, Shipra Giri, Charli Knott, Amy Jones, Suman Meena, Kiran Navgire, Shikha Pandey, Pratika Rawal, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Simran Shaikh, Trisha Gongadi, Chloe Tryon, Asha Sobhana
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women’s Cricket Team
Smriti Mandhana (C), Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Richa Ghosh, Grace Harris, Dayalan Hemalatha, Gautami Naik, Shreyanka Patil, Kumari Prathyusha, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Linsey Smith, Pooja Vastrakar, Georgia Voll, Radha Yadav
Where to Watch: WPL 2026, RCB vs UPW
Date – January 29, 2026
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Venue – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Broadcast:
India – Live telecast on Star Sports Network | Live streaming on JioHotstar (app and website on mobile, smart TV, and tablet).
UK – The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket.
South Africa – Viewers can watch the action on SuperSport.
New Zealand – Live coverage will be available on Sky Sport.
Australia – The match will be televised on FOX Cricket.
USA & Canada – Fans can stream the match on Willow TV.
MENA – Coverage will be available on Cricbuzz.
Fixtures:
UP Warriorz Schedule
- Jan 10 (Sat): vs Gujarat Giants – Navi Mumbai – Lost by 10 runs
- Jan 12 (Mon): vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Navi Mumbai – Lost by 9 wickets
- Jan 14 (Wed): vs Delhi Capitals – Navi Mumbai – Lost by 7 wickets
- Jan 15 (Thu): vs Mumbai Indians – Navi Mumbai – Won by 7 wickets
- Jan 17 (Sat): vs Mumbai Indians – Navi Mumbai – Won by 22 runs
- Jan 22 (Thu): vs Gujarat Giants – Vadodara – Lost by 45 runs
- Jan 29 (Thu): vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Vadodara
- Feb 1 (Sun): vs Delhi Capitals – Vadodara
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Schedule
- Jan 9 (Fri): vs Mumbai Indians – Navi Mumbai – Won by 3 wickets
- Jan 12 (Mon): vs UP Warriorz – Navi Mumbai – Won by 9 wickets
- Jan 16 (Fri): vs Gujarat Giants – Navi Mumbai – Won by 32 runs
- Jan 17 (Sat): vs Delhi Capitals – Navi Mumbai – Won by 8 wickets
- Jan 19 (Mon): vs Gujarat Giants – Vadodara – Won by 61 runs
- Jan 24 (Sat): vs Delhi Capitals – Vadodara – Lost by 7 wickets
- Jan 26 (Mon): vs Mumbai Indians – Vadodara – Lost by 15 runs
- Jan 29 (Thu): vs UP Warriorz – Vadodara
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