Shreyanka’s Double Blow Wobbles UP Warriorz in Dramatic RCB Clash – WPL 2026 Live

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Women’s Premier League 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz.

LINEUPS

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Gautami Naik, D. Hemalatha, Grace Harris, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (captain), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey.

PREVIEW

Following an impressive comeback victory against Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru aims to maintain their winning streak as they take on UP Warriorz in a Women’s Premier League clash on Monday.

Even with the challenge of playing on a workday, a full house is anticipated at DY Patil Stadium. Led by Smriti Mandhana, the team will focus on improving their batting, which faltered in their last game. With a strong batting line-up that includes Smriti Mandhana, Grace Harris, Richa Ghosh, and Nadine de Klerk—whose unbeaten 63 was pivotal in the last match—the team is brimming with potential.

As former champions of the 2024 edition, they are keen to execute their strategies on a pitch expected to benefit the batters.

FULL PREVIEW | Smriti-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru hopes to keep momentum as it faces UP Warriorz

LIVE STREAMING INFO

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

The match is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST on Monday, January 12, at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The toss will be conducted at 7 PM IST.

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

The match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network and can also be streamed on the JioHotstar platform.

SQUADS

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (C), Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, 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: Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning (C), Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Charli Knott, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal.

Published on Jan 12, 2026