1st Match Mumbai vs Bengaluru Women’s Premier League (WPL 2026)

MI-W Vs RCB-W Match 1st January 09, 2026

In the opening match of WPL 2026, champions RCB beat Mumbai in the last-ball finish of Nadine de Klerk.

Turning Point of the Match :-

RCB needs 18 runs in the last 04 balls. Nadine, the South African batter, finished the game, scoring 20 runs in the last 04 deliveries.

Match Score Card :-

Mumbai Indians (W) – 154/6 (20 Overs).

Royal Challenger Bengaluru (W) – 157/7 (20 Overs).

Bengaluru won by 03 wickets.

Mumbai Batting Struggle :-

Mumbai lost 04 wickets on just 67 runs. In the final three balls, no runs were scored.

Mumbai Top Performance :- Nicola Carey scored 40 runs in 29 balls. She Hit 04 boundaries. Sajeevan Sajana scored 45 runs in 25 balls. She Hit 07 boundaries and 01 six.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 20 runs in 17 balls. Kaur Hit 01 boundary and 01 six.

Weakness Of the team:-

Team Mumbai dropped two catches of Nadine de Klerk in this match.

Bengaluru Top Performance:-

Grace Harris scored 25 runs in 12 balls. She hit four boundaries.

Smriti Mandhana scored 18 runs in 13 balls. she hit 4 boundaries.

Nadine took 04 wickets and scored not out 63 runs in 44 balls.

Arundhati Reddy scored 20 runs in 25 balls.

Weakness Of the team:-

Team Mumbai dropped catches in this match.