WPL 2024, UPW vs RCB-W Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women beat UP Warriorz by 23 runs

UPW vs RCB Live Score: UP 150/5 in 17 overs

Wareham bowling her third over. Only one run in three balls so far. A single on the fourth. Another single on the fifth. Just three runs off the over. Excellent. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: UP 126/5 in 14 overs

Renuka is back. Deepti launches towards long on for a SIX! UP needs quite a few of those. An LBW against Deepti, umpire says not out but RCB reviews. Pitched way outside leg. Not out. Eight runs from the over. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: UP 90/4 in 10 overs

Asha Sobhana is here. OUT! Sehrawat is caught inside the circle. Wasn’t able to time the ball well during her short stay, Sehrawat. 

Deepti Sharma now. Just a single and a wicket in that over. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: UP 75/3 in 8 overs

Healy cuts and gets a boundary on the first ball of the over of Devine. SHOT! Now Grace Harris pulls the ball fine for four. OUT! Harris falls. Tries to ramp, doesn’t time it well, and a brilliant catch by the keeper. 

Shweta Sehrawat at the crease.

UPW vs RCB Live Score: UP 47/1 in 5 overs

Devine is back. Starts off with a wide. OUT! Navgire tries to go big but gets caught at mid-on. 

Looks like Healy is in some sort of discomfort. The game continues. Chamari Athapaththhu walks in. Devine welcomes her with two short balls. Just one run from the over. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: UP 16/0 in 2 overs

Devine from the other end. Swing! Beats Kiran Navgire. First runs on the board for UP as Navgire pushes the ball towards square leg to get three runs. Good fielding by Perry in the deep to save the boundary. SIX! Healy is off the mark with a SIX over cover! Beautiful hit just over the fielder in the deep. And another SIX to end the over by Healy. Same shot, same region, same result. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: UP 0/0 in 1 over

Renuka Thakur with the new ball. Alyssa Healy gets beaten and Richa Ghosh hits directly at the stumps and umpire sends the decision upstairs. She’s safe. Made it to the crease. Healy has found it difficult to time on the first three balls. Five dot balls on the trot. Maiden! What a start. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 198/3 in 20 overs

Ecclestone to bowl the final over. OUT! Perry is caught in the deep. Outstanding knock this. Tried to once again clear the midwicket boundary but couldn’t this time. 

Sophie Devine is at the crease now. A double on the third ball of the over. A single on the fourth. Two boundaries away from 200. A single on the fifth ball. Wide ball. Four to end the over! Richa clashes past backward point. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 188/2 in 19 overs

Deepti bowling the penultimate over. Perry gets to her fifty in style. Hits straight down the ground for four. SIX!! Perry launches over midwicket. Superb shot and she breaks the glass of the car there. Pretty expensive six that. 13 runs from the over. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 146/1 in 16 overs

Mandhana begins the Anjali over with a boundary past short fine leg. And another boundary! This time lofted towards long off and fielder almost grabs it until she doesn’t. Third four of the over on the fourth ball. Cut past backward point. Easy pickings. Perry ends the over with another boundary past short third. 17 runs from it. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 116/1 in 14 overs

Ecclestone is bowling her third over. Three singles in four balls. LBW appeals against Perry, the umpire isn’t interested but UP takes a review. Inside edge and the decision stays. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 102/1 in 12 overs

Gayakwad is back and Perry smacks her towards midwicket for four on the first ball. SHOTT! Mandhana plays a spectacular inside out for a SIX over cover. 100-up for RCB. 14 off the over.

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 79/1 in 9 overs

Mandhana charges Chamari and misses the ball but the keeper misses it as well!! Four byes and a double lifeline for Smriti in three balls. On the next ball, Mandhana laps to get a boundary. 12 runs from the over. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 63/1 in 7 overs

Deepti Sharma into the attack. Mandhana pulls her first ball towards square leg for four. Just two singles on the next four balls. Just six runs off the over.

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 45/0 in 5 overs

Chamari Athapaththu is welcomed into the attack with a punch past the backward point for four. Now Smriti, full ball and she slogs it straight over long on for a SIX!

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 14/0 in 2 overs

Anjali Sarvani bowling the second over. Starts off with two wides down the leg. First legal delivery, a half-tracker and Mandhana puts it aways towards square leg for the first boundary of the day. Now Meghana gets a boundary. Thick outside edge and that goes past short third. 12 runs from the over. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: RCB 2/0 in 1 over

RCB has a change in opening pair with Smriti Mandhana coming out with Meghana. Meghana faces the first ball off Grace Harris’ over. A single on the third ball gets RCB off the mark. Just two runs off the over. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: Ekta Bisht WPL debut

The 38-year-old spinner becomes the oldest player to play in the WPL. 

UPW vs RCB Live Score: Playing XIs

UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy(w/c), Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh(w), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Ekta Bisht, Simran Bahadur, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Thakur Singh

UPW vs RCB Live Score: Pitch Report

Average score on the pitch tonight isn’t that great – 123. There’s moisture on the pitch, spinners will have the advantage in the initial period. Teams prefer chasing here. Captain winning the toss may want to bowl first – Pitch report from Anjum Chopra on JioCinema.

UPW vs RCB Live Score: Toss

UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy has won the coin toss and opted to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore tonight.

UPW vs RCB Live Score: Hello and Welcome

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Match 11 of WPL 2024 between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswammy Stadium. This is the final match of the 1st leg of the tournament before the actions shift to New Delhi.