RCB vs UPW, WPL 2026 Live Updates: Smriti Mandhana and Co. look for second win; toss updates, streaming info

Coming on the back of a come-from-behind win against Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru hopes to keep the momentum going as it faces the UP Warriorz in a Women’s Premier League fixture on Monday.

With the DY Patil Stadium set to be a packed house, despite it being the first working day of the week, the Smriti Mandhana-led side will be keen on ironing out its batting flaws that let it down in the previous outing. However, with an enviable batting line-up, featuring captain Smriti, Grace Haris, Richa Ghosh and Nadine de Klerk, who eventually bailed the team out with an unbeaten 63, there’s enough firepower.

For the champion of the 2024 edition, it will be all about executing the plans on a surface that is likely to aid 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 Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match will begin at 7:30 PM IST on Monday, January 12 at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The toss will take place at 7 PM IST.

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

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz WPL 2026 match will be telecast on the  Star Sports network and live 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