2026 WPL: Gujarat Giants Elect to Bowl First Against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the 2026 Women’s Premier League match between the Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, held on Monday at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara.

Toss Update:

Gujarat Giants won the toss and chose to bowl first. Anushka Sharma makes a comeback from injury for the Ashleigh Gardner-led team, and Happy Kumari is set to make her debut.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will field the same playing XI.

Playing XIs:

Gujarat Giants (GG): Beth Mooney (WK), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Kanika Ahuja, Ashleigh Gardner (C), Georgia Wareham, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali, Tanuja Kanwer, Happy Kumari, Renuka Singh Thakur

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (C), Georgia Voll, Richa Ghosh (WK), Gautami Naik, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Shreyanka Patil, Sayali Satghare, Lauren Bell

Streaming Information:

Match Timing:

The Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2026 match is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST on Monday, January 19, at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara. The toss will occur at 7 PM IST.

How to Watch:

Catch the live telecast of the Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2026 match on the Star Sports network and stream it live on the JioHotstar platform.

Squads:

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (C), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashvee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (C), Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare (replacement for Ellyse Perry), Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy

Published on Jan 19, 2026