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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women will take on UP Warriorz Women during the fifth match of the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League. 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 place:
The RCBW vs UPW match will be played on January 12 at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. IST.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka PatilGeorgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey SmithPrema 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, Charlie Knott
RCBW vs UPW Key Battles:
Smriti Mandhan vs Kranti Gaud
RCB Women’s captain Smrithi Mandhana will be counting on her team to get off to an attacking start in the first six overs to create pressure on the opposition bowlers.
Mandshana will have to tackle Krati’s bowling, who has been in good form of late and would want to build on that 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 said match against UP Warriors Women.
Harris will face Sophie Eclestone, who will take control of things mid-round.
Meg Lanning vs. Lauren Bell
Experienced player Meg Lanning hopes to lead from the front, as team captain, and play a match-winning move for the UP Warriorz Women against RCBW.
Lanning will face Lauren Bell, who will be entrusted with picking the wickets in the first six overs.
Phoebe Litchfield vs. Nadine de Klerk
Phoebe Litchfield hopes to play offensively in the upcoming match against RCB Women and help her team win the match 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 take her team over the line in their second match, and help them secure their second victory in the fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League.
RCB key players against UPW:
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 match in Navi Mumbai, with a maximum temperature of 32°C and a minimum of 19°C.
Conclusion
Both teams would aim to win the next match and take the same momentum into the next Women’s Premier League match respectively.
