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Match 18, BCA Stadium, Vadodara , Jan 29, 2026
UP Warriorz UP Warriorz 143/8 (20.0/20)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Royal Challengers Bengaluru 143/1 (12.5/20)
CRR: 11.14
Royal Challengers Bengaluru need 1 run in 43 balls at 0.13 rpo
11.6
1
Shikha Pandey To Georgia Voll
1 run.
11.5
1
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
Angling away from the batter, on a shorter length, Smriti forces it to deep cover for a run.
11.4
6
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
SIX! Smriti Mandhana has nailed that. Short on middle and sitting up nicely, she swivels quickly and unleashes a powerful pull, sending it soaring over square leg. A statement shot as RCB continue to show their full range.
11.3
1
Shikha Pandey To Georgia Voll
Gets across the stumps and paddles a length ball down to fine leg for a run.
11.2
4
Shikha Pandey To Georgia Voll
FOUR! That is shovelled away with intent. Length ball outside off, Voll stays back, brings the bottom hand into play and powers it down towards wide long on to pick up the boundary.
11.1
2
Shikha Pandey To Georgia Voll
Pandey serves a length ball, around off, Voll again walks across the stumps for the paddle shot but doesn't middle it properly. This time it comes off from the top part of the blade and lobs behind the keeper. They get two runs.
End Of The Over 11 : 120/1
5 Runs
  • 010.1
  • 010.2
  • 010.3
  • 010.4
  • 410.5
  • 110.6
G. Voll
7 (9)
S. Mandhana
36 (20)
S. Ecclestone
2-0-14-0
10.6
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Georgia Voll
Fullish and on middle, Voll eases it down to long on for a run. 24 needed off 54 balls.
10.5
4
Sophie Ecclestone To Georgia Voll
FOUR! That will break the monotony of dot balls. Flighted around off and skidding in, Voll shuffles across the stumps and uses the pace nicely, paddling it fine past the keeper and down to the fine leg fence.
10.4
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Georgia Voll
Make it 4 dot balls. Flatter arm ball on middle, Voll stands opened up in her stance as she defends it from the back foot.
10.3
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Georgia Voll
Gets away with another short ball. Outside off, cut from the back foot to covers. Three dots.
10.2
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Georgia Voll
Flighted and full, around off, it's driven down to mid off.
10.1
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Georgia Voll
Short and outside off, Voll cuts but finds the fielder at covers.
Sophie Ecclestone is back on. 0/9 in her 1 over.
End Of The Over 10 : 115/1
7 Runs
  • W 9.1
  • 09.2
  • 19.3
  • 49.4
  • 19.5
  • 19.6
G. Voll
2 (3)
S. Mandhana
36 (20)
S. Pandey
3-0-21-1
9.6
1
Shikha Pandey To Georgia Voll
At 104.7 kph, not all that short, on middle. Voll swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.
9.5
1
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
On a back of a length, outside off, Mandhana guides it behind point and crosses over.
9.4
4
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Shikha pushes the length up, on off, Mandhana has a swing through the line and plays an uppish drive. Sophie Ecclestone dives to her left at mid on but the ball bounces wide of her and races away.
9.3
1
Shikha Pandey To Georgia Voll
On a length, on middle and leg, Georgia works it behind square on the leg side for a single to get off the mark.
9.2
0
Shikha Pandey To Georgia Voll
Full and on middle, driven to mid on by Voll.
A wicket against the run of play. The danger of Grace has been removed, but she has almost put the chase to bed here. Georgia Voll joins Mandhana in the middle.
9.1
W
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris OUT!
OUT! CASTLED! End of a knock of high quality from Grace Harris. Shikha returns to the attack and bowls it on a back of a length. She keeps the stumps in play, but the ball stays a bit low. Harris ends up playing all around it as she tries to clip it away on the leg side. It sneaks past the inside edge and shatters the stumps. Harris falls after scoring a well-made 75. 36 needed more, off 65 balls.
End Of The Over 9 : 108/0
15 Runs
  • 18.1
  • 48.2
  • 48.3
  • 48.4
  • 18.5
  • 18.6
G. Harris
75 (36)
S. Mandhana
31 (18)
C. Tryon
1-0-15-0
8.6
1
Chloe Tryon To Grace Harris
Flat and short, on off, Harris punches it to long off for a single. 15 runs off Tryon's first over.
8.5
1
Chloe Tryon To Smriti Mandhana
Shorter and quicker, on off, Mandhana looks to use the pace and run it down. It is cut off by the sliding short third fielder. They cross.
8.4
4
Chloe Tryon To Smriti Mandhana
FOUR! Easy pickings! A hat-trick of fours for the RCB skipper. Chloe errs in line on a full ball. Sprays it on the pads, Mandhana does not miss out as she sweeps it past short fine leg for another boundary.
8.3
4
Chloe Tryon To Smriti Mandhana
FOUR! This time, behind square and Smriti picks up another four. Tryon stays around the wicket and this goes across the left-hander. Mandhana makes use of the angle and guides it between backward point and short third. 100 comes up for RCB.
8.2
4
Chloe Tryon To Smriti Mandhana
FOUR! Good shot! Short and sliding across off, Mandhana hangs on the back foot and gets on top of the bounce. She punches it past the diving point fielder for a four.
8.1
1
Chloe Tryon To Grace Harris
Loosener first up from Tryon, drops it way too short, on off. Harris drags the pull to wide long on for a single.
Chloe Tryon is introduced to the attack.
End Of The Over 8 : 93/0
14 Runs
  • 47.1
  • 17.2
  • 47.3
  • 47.4
  • 17.5
  • 07.6
S. Mandhana
18 (14)
G. Harris
73 (34)
D. Sharma
2-0-24-0
7.6
0
Deepti Sharma To Smriti Mandhana
A dot after a cat and mouse battle. First, Deepti bailed out and then on the second go, Smriti returned the favour. The ball was finally delivered, and Mandhana pushed it back to Deepti, who dived to her right to make the stop.
7.5
1
Deepti Sharma To Grace Harris
Deepti switches to around the wicket, full and on leg, Harris works it square on the leg side for a single.
There is a mini-conference in the middle. Meg Lanning, Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone are deep in discussion, plotting ways to put the brakes on this carnage.
7.4
4
Deepti Sharma To Grace Harris
FOUR! Hit flat this time but the result is the same. Deepti stays full and at the sticks, Harris just holds her shape and smacks it back past the bowler. Sharma sticks out her right hand but the ball is past her by then. The umpire was in the firing line, and he did well to get out of the way. No chance for long off.
7.3
4
Deepti Sharma To Grace Harris
FOUR! The boundaries keep flowing! Deepti hangs it up there, on middle, Grace gets on the front foot quickly and just swings through the line. She pumps it back over the bowler's head and picks up a boundary.
7.2
1
Deepti Sharma To Smriti Mandhana
Low full toss, on off, Mandhana pats it through covers for a single.
7.1
4
Deepti Sharma To Smriti Mandhana
FOUR! Nicely done! Deepti drops it short, outside off, Smriti has all the time in the world to rock back and she punches it between point and cover-point for a boundary.
Meg Lanning is looking clueless at the moment. This is insane striking from Grace Harris. Deepti Sharma comes back into the attack. 0/10 in her 1 over so far.
End Of The Over 7 : 79/0
16 Runs
  • 66.1
  • 16.2
  • 06.3
  • 16.4
  • 46.5
  • 46.6
G. Harris
64 (31)
S. Mandhana
13 (11)
A. Sobhana
1-0-16-0
6.6
4
Asha Sobhana To Grace Harris
FOUR! Simran Shaikh should have done better there! Asha tosses it up, full and on off. Harris presses on the front foot, opens up the front hip and plays the lofted drive wide of long off. Shaikh moves to her left but cannot get her body behind the ball. She looks to make the stop by staying side on but the ball bounces past her and into the ropes. 16 runs off Asha's first over.
6.5
4
Asha Sobhana To Grace Harris
FOUR! Gets it through! Fractionally short, not all that wide, Harris presses back at first before going back. She waits on it and threads the cut wide of backward point for a four.
6.4
1
Asha Sobhana To Smriti Mandhana
Offers flight, on a length, on middle. Smriti dances down the track and looks to go over mid-wicket. Mistimes the lofted hit and ends up hitting it down towards long on. Just a single.
6.3
0
Asha Sobhana To Smriti Mandhana
Sliding across the left-hander, Smriti pushes this full ball to cover.
6.2
1
Asha Sobhana To Grace Harris
Oh, that kept low! On the shorter side, on off. Harris does well to drop her bat down. She bunts it to long on for a single.
6.1
6
Asha Sobhana To Grace Harris
SIX! High and handsome! That will be FIFTY FOR HARRIS! She loves batting against UP Warriorz. She achieved her WPL career best score of 85 last time she came up against them and has put on a show once again. Floated up, full and outside off, Harris reaches out in front and mows it over wide long on for a six.
STRATEGIC BREAK! Well begun is half done, and RCB have certainly begun in style. They went on the attack from the word go, with Grace Harris leading the charge and being particularly severe on the UP bowlers. RCB have raced to 63, dragging the asking rate down below six. The only way UP Warriorz can stay alive here is by taking wickets. Can they find a way back?
End Of The Over 6 : 63/0
6 Runs
  • 05.1
  • 1 WD 5.2
  • 05.2
  • 45.3
  • 05.4
  • 15.5
  • 05.6
S. Mandhana
12 (9)
G. Harris
49 (27)
S. Pandey
2-0-14-0
5.6
0
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
Very full, moving away in the air, Smriti takes it on the full and drives it to covers, where the fielder dives to her left and makes the stop. 6 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, RCB are 63/0.
5.5
1
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
Keeps it full again, on middle. Harris wrists it wide of mid-wicket and turns the strike over.
5.4
0
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
Full and on middle. Harris firmly pushes it back to Shikha. Pandey collects and fakes a throw at the batting end. A bit of frustration creeping in.
5.3
4
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
FOUR! Just a push and it races away! Shikha hurls it on a length, on middle. Grace leans on and eases herself into the drive. The ball rolls past the stumps, and neither the mid off nor the mid on fielder stands a chance.
5.2
0
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
Angled into the pads, on a length, Grace works it straight to short fine leg.
5.2
wd
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
Wide! On a good length, shaping down leg. Grace misses out on the tickle. Amy Jones does well to get a hand on it whilst standing up to the stumps and prevents the ball from racing towards the fence.
5.1
0
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
Curving back into the right-hander, on a length. Harris looks to pick it up off the pads but misses and gets hit on the front pad.
UP Warriorz are left scratching their heads for answers. Shikha Pandey is back.
End Of The Over 5 : 57/0
9 Runs
  • 44.1
  • 04.2
  • 04.3
  • 14.4
  • 04.5
  • 44.6
S. Mandhana
12 (8)
G. Harris
44 (22)
S. Ecclestone
1-0-9-0
4.6
4
Sophie Ecclestone To Smriti Mandhana
FOUR! Smriti Mandhana joins the party. A loopy delivery, full and right in the slot, and she gets into position early, lofting it cleanly over mid on. Nine from the over, and RCB continue to cruise.
4.5
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Smriti Mandhana
Short and on off, Smriti Mandhana gets back and pushes it to covers.
4.4
1
Sophie Ecclestone To Grace Harris
Fires it full and on middle, Grace helps it to mid-wicket for one.
4.3
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Grace Harris
Loopy and outside off, pushed a bit aerially but safely to mid off.
4.2
0
Sophie Ecclestone To Grace Harris
Full and around off, driven back to the bowler who stopped it with a dive.
4.1
4
Sophie Ecclestone To Grace Harris
FOUR! No bowler is being spared here. Tossed up, full and on middle, Harris charges down the track and clobbers it straight back over the bowler's head. Fifty comes up quickly for RCB as the tempo stays high.
Spin from both ends. Sophie Ecclestone comes on from the other end.
End Of The Over 4 : 48/0
10 Runs
  • 13.1
  • 63.2
  • 13.3
  • 03.4
  • 13.5
  • 13.6
G. Harris
39 (18)
S. Mandhana
8 (6)
D. Sharma
1-0-10-0
3.6
1
Deepti Sharma To Grace Harris
JUST SHORT! Full and flighted around off with a bit of turn, Harris goes hard but gets an inside edge that loops towards mid-wicket. It hangs in the air for a moment and drops just in front of Lanning. The ball is deflected towards long on and they cross. 10 from the over.
3.5
1
Deepti Sharma To Smriti Mandhana
Leans forward to a full ball and strokes it through covers. Rotates the strike.
3.4
0
Deepti Sharma To Smriti Mandhana
Short and wide outside off, Mandhana cuts but finds point.
3.3
1
Deepti Sharma To Grace Harris
Fires it full and down the leg side, Harris helps it to square leg for one.
3.2
6
Deepti Sharma To Grace Harris
SIX! Effortless power. Flighted, full and around off, Harris uses her long levers and lofts it casually straight down the ground. Long on is in place, but she can only turn and watch as it sails comfortably over her head.
3.1
1
Deepti Sharma To Smriti Mandhana
Flighted and outside off, Mandhana presses forward and drives it through covers for a single.
Meg Lanning turns to Deepti Sharma in search of a breakthrough. Smriti Mandhana's struggles against off spin have been well-documented. Deepti has dismissed her 3 times in 4 innings in WPL, according to the on-air graphic.
End Of The Over 3 : 38/0
20 Runs
  • 42.1
  • 02.2
  • 42.3
  • 42.4
  • 42.5
  • 42.6
G. Harris
31 (15)
S. Mandhana
6 (3)
K. Gaud
2-0-29-0
2.6
4
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
FOUR! Just stand and admire. Width on offer again outside off, short in length, and Harris latches onto it, hammering the cut shot square of the wicket on the off side for yet another boundary. 20 runs from the over and RCB are cruising!
2.5
4
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
FOUR! Three in a row for Harris. Gaud looks to change it up with the slower one, but the line drifts down the leg side on a length. Harris is quick to read it, closes the face of the bat and works it neatly wide of short fine. Another boundary, and the pressure continues to build.
2.4
4
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
FOUR! One more, and Harris keeps the pressure on. Short again and outside off, she camps back and throws her hands at it, thwacking it through the covers. No stopping that, and the boundaries continue to flow.
2.3
4
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
FOUR! Whacked away! Short and wide outside off, and Harris jumps all over the width, cracking it through cover-point for a boundary. Gaud gives her a bit too much to work with, and it is punished.
2.2
0
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
Lands it on a length, around off, Grace pushes it from the crease to covers.
2.1
4
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
FOUR! Harris is clearly in the mood. Fullish on middle and right in the slot, she rolls her wrists beautifully and whips it away towards deep mid wicket. Chloe Tryon throws herself at it near the rope, but the ball wins the race.
UP Warriorz don't have many runs to play with. Does Meg Lanning stick with Kranti Gaud? Yes. She has shown faith in the youngster to come good.
End Of The Over 2 : 18/0
9 Runs
  • 1 LB 1.1
  • 41.2
  • 11.3
  • 11.4
  • 11.5
  • 11.6
G. Harris
11 (9)
S. Mandhana
6 (3)
S. Pandey
1-0-8-0
1.6
1
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
Angles in a length delivery on off, Harris just bunts it gently towards mid on and pinches a quick single, taken right under the fielder's nose.
1.5
1
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
Movement away from the left-hander, around off, Mandhana stays back, plays late and eases it through cover-point for one.
1.4
1
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
Fullish and on off, swinging in, Harris pushes it from the inner half to mid on and races across to the other end.
1.3
1
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
Back of a length, around off, it's steered through cover-point for a run.
1.2
4
Shikha Pandey To Smriti Mandhana
FOUR! Smriti Mandhana gets off the mark in style. There is width on offer outside off on a shorter length, she rocks back, waits on the ball, and with minimal fuss guides it past backward point. All about timing, and it races away.
1.1
lb
Shikha Pandey To Grace Harris
The famous inswinger from Shikha. Full and curling in around middle and leg, Harris fails to flick and it deflects off her pads to square leg. They cross for a leg bye.
Who will bowl from the other end? It will be the experienced right-arm quick, Shikha Pandey. Amy Jones is standing up to the stumps.
End Of The Over 1 : 9/0
9 Runs
  • 40.1
  • 00.2
  • 40.3
  • 00.4
  • 00.5
  • 10.6
G. Harris
9 (6)
S. Mandhana
0 (0)
K. Gaud
1-0-9-0
0.6
1
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
Fuller and on middle, Harris flicks it towards short fine where the fielder gets a hand on it and parries it to deep square leg. A single taken and RCB are off to a fine start.
0.5
0
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
Around off, on a length and angling in, Grace is forward as she pushes it to mid off.
0.4
0
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
Back of a length, outside off and nipping away, Harris sits back to run it down but finds short third.
0.3
4
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
FOUR! Despite two fielders in the deep, Harris finds the gap with ease. Gaud errs again with a low full toss on middle, and Harris takes full toll, flicking it sweetly through mid wicket. The fielder dives near the rope but cannot get close enough.
0.2
0
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
A good comeback by Kranti. Delivers it on a length and outside off, shaping away, Harris pushes inside the line and misses.
0.1
4
Kranti Gaud To Grace Harris
FOUR! And RCB are up and running. Gaud offers a friendly full toss on middle, and Harris happily accepts the invitation, muscling it away behind square leg to get the innings off the mark with a boundary.
Match Info
  • Venue BCA Stadium, Vadodara
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field
  • Umpire Ajitesh K Argal (IND), Anish Sahasrabudhe (IND) and Tony Emmatty (IND)
  • Referee Niyati Lokur (IND)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: UP 143/8 in 20.0 overs
  • Referral 4 (19.6 ovs): BLR against S Pandey (LBW) Unsuccessful (UP: 2, BLR: 0)
  • Referral 3 (19.3 ovs): BLR against A Sobhana (LBW) Unsuccessful (UP: 1, BLR: 1)
  • D Sharma T20 fifty: 50 runs in 40 balls (5x4) (1x6)
  • UP 102/3 in 12.5 overs
  • Referral 2 (8.5 ovs): A Jones against BLR (LBW) Unsuccessful (UP: 1, BLR: 2)
  • Strategic Time-out: UP 50/0 in 6.0 over
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): UP 50/0
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 35 balls between M Lanning (26) and D Sharma (22)
  • UP 50/0 in 5.5 overs
  • Referral 1 (5.4 ovs): Bengaluru against M Lanning (LBW) Unsuccessful (UP: 2, BLR: 2) (Retained)
  • S Mandhana T20 fifty: 50 runs in 26 balls (7x4) (2x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 102 off 51 balls between G Harrs (74) and S Mandhana (26)
  • Bengaluru 102/0 in 8.3 overs
  • G Harris T20 fifty: 55 runs in 28 balls (9x4) (2x6)
  • Strategic Time-out: Bengaluru 63/0 in 6.0 overs
  • Mandatory Power play (1-6): Bengaluru 63/0
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 52 off 25 balls between G Harrs (43) and S Mandhana (8)
  • Bengaluru 52/0 in 4.1 overs
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