Smriti Calls the Shots: RCB vs UPW WPL 2026 Clash with Vastrakar’s Return

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Women’s Premier League 2026 match featuring Royal Challengers Bengaluru against UP Warriorzon Thursday in Vadodara.

TOSS UPDATE

RCB wins the toss and chooses to field first under the captaincy of Smriti Mandhana. There’s one change for the top team: Pooja Vastrakar replaces Gautami Naik. However, the captain mentions that Pooja Vastrakar, the all-rounder, won’t be bowling today.

Playing XIs:

RCB: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (C), Georgia Voll, Pooja Vastrakar, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Sayali Satghare, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell

UPW: Meg Lanning (C), Simran Shaikh, Amy Jones (wk), Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud

LIVE STREAMING INFO

When is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match?

The match will kick off at 7:30 PM IST on Thursday, January 29, at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, with the toss scheduled for 7 PM IST.

Where to watch the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match LIVE?

Catch the action live on the Star Sports network and stream it on the JioHotstar platform.

SQUADS

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, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha.

UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Amy Jones (replacement for 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, Charli Knott (replacement for Tara Norris).

Published on Jan 29, 2026