Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB W) and UP Warriorz Women (UP W) are ready to face each other in the 18th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on Thursday, January 29. This match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST. Stay tuned with our RCB W vs UP W prediction, team preview, pitch report, player stats and winner prediction ahead of this exciting contest.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru women started the tournament well, but their performance in the last two matches has not been particularly good. They have suffered defeats in both games. However, they are still at the top of the points table with 10 points.
On the other hand, UP Warriorz have had a very disappointing performance so far as they won just two out of six matches. They also lost their last match and are at the bottom of the points table with four points. Apart from this, both teams have lost their previous matches; and both teams will try their best to get the result in their favour in this match.
Head-to-Head Record: Till now, a total of 7 T20 WPL matches have been played between these two sides, in which Bengaluru Women won four games, while UP Women won twice. Moreover, in the last five games, Bengaluru Women have performed well and have won 4 games, while UP W has won just once.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women Preview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women lost their last match against Mumbai Women by 15 runs. Mumbai Indian women put up a good performance in their last match as they scored 199 runs while batting first. Bengaluru women had a poor start while chasing the target. However, with Richa Ghosh’s excellent batting in the middle order, Bengaluru still lost the last match by 15 runs.
Bengaluru also gave a very disappointing performance in bowling against the Mumbai Indians Women in the last match. Although they got the early wicket, but failed to put pressure on Mumbai Women’s batters.
Nat Sciver-Brunt scored a brilliant century against them, due to which Mumbai posted a big score of 199 runs. Lauren Bell bowled well and took two wickets for 21 runs in four overs, but the rest of the bowlers completely failed to do anything good in bowling.
Tip
| Player | Tip | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Richa Ghosh | Over 24.5 Runs | 1.85 |
Richa Ghosh fought hard in the last match with a strong middle-order knock and was RCB Women’s best batter. She remains their most reliable run-scorer under pressure and is a strong pick to cross this line again.
UP Warriorz Women Preview
Up Warriorz Women made a comeback in the tournament by winning two consecutive matches. But lost again in the last match against Gujarat Giants by 45 runs. Gujarat Women came to bat first and scored 153 runs, in response, UP Women were all out for just 108 runs and lost the match one-sidely.
In batting, Phoebe Litchfield played well and scored 32 runs. While Chloe Troon also scored 30 runs. But the rest of the batsmen failed to do any good performance in the last game. From here, the UP Warriorz can only have a chance of winning if they improve their batting.
However, UP women’s bowling performance was good in the last match. They did not allow Gujarat to build a big partnership and kept taking wickets regularly. Kranti Gaud and Sophie Ecclestone took two wickets each while Deepti Sharma and Chloe Tryon also took a wicket each.
Tip
| Player | Tip | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Litchfield | Over 21.5 Runs | 1.85 |
Phoebe Litchfield was one of the few positives for UP Warriorz Women in the last game, scoring 32 runs. With the batting unit under pressure, she will be crucial again at the top and is well placed to cross this mark.
RCB W vs UP W Probably Playing XI
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (C), Georgia Voll, Gautami Naik, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Ball
UP Warriorz Women: Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (C), Harleen Deol, Chloe Tyron, Amy Jones, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Ecclestone, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud.
RCB W vs UP W Pitch Report
The pitch at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, generally offers balanced conditions. The ball comes onto the bat with good pace. So batters definitely want to score boundaries. The bowler also gets good movement with the new ball. Considering the last five matches played at this venue, the score is likely to be around 148. Due to dew during the night, bowlers may face difficulty in bowling in the second innings.
The weather on Thursday at BCA Stadium, Kotambi (Vadodara) is expected to be partly sunny, around 29°C, with a 10% chance of rain, comfortable 45% humidity, and moderate winds near 14 km/h.
Venue T20I Statistics
| Stats | Details |
|---|---|
| Total Matches | 12 |
| Matches won batting first | 4 |
| Matches won bowling first | 8 |
| Average 1st innings Score | 158 |
| Average 2nd innings Score | 149 |
| Highest total recorded | 202/4 – RCB W vs GG W |
| Lowest total recorded | 108/10 – UP W vs GG W |
| Highest score chased | 202/4 – RCB W vs GG W |
RCB W vs UP W Winner Prediction
Royal Challengers Bengaluru women started the tournament in a great way, winning five matches in a row. However, after this, they had to face defeat in the last two matches. Despite this, their performance has been much better than that of UP Women. So Bengaluru Women will be the favourites to win this match. They surely want to get back on the winning track in this match.
On the other hand, UP Women must need to improve their performance in batting as well as in bowling. Although they have certainly kept themselves alive in this tournament by winning two matches in a row. Now, only consecutive wins can give them a chance to reach the next round. They definitely need to perform at their best level to win this match.
Our Prediction: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
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