UP Warriorz Women and Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women will take place in the 18th match of the Women's Premier League 2026 at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on Thursday. After an excellent start to the tournament, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women lost momentum and lost their last two matches. They lost their previous match by 15 runs against the MI Indians Women, failing to chase down the target of 200 runs. It is important to win this final group match as it will set them up for a straight path to the final.

On the other hand, the UP Warriorz Women are currently occupying the bottom position in the points table with four points. They lost their previous match by 45 runs against the Gujarat Giants Women. With only two group games left on their schedule, the playoff race has tightened, and this game is now crucial.

Also Read: WPL 2026, Match 18: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs UP Warriorz Women, Probable Playing XI, Live Streaming & Where to Watch them Live

UPW-W vs RCB-W Match Details

• Match: UP Warriorz Women vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, 18th Match

• Date: 29th January 2026

• Time: 7.30 PM IST

• Venue: Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara 

• Live Streaming: FanCode

UPW-W vs RCB-W Weather Report

Pitch Report - Kotambi Stadium

• Good batting surface

• Fast outfield and small boundaries 

• Good bounce

Top Batters to Watch – UPW-W vs RCB-W

• Phoebe Litchfield (UPW-W): 243 runs in this tournament 

• Smriti Mandhana (RCB-W): 236 runs in this tournament 

• Meg Lanning (UPW-W): 207 runs in this tournament 

Top Bowlers to Watch – UPW-W vs RCB-W

• Lauren Bell (DC-W): 11 wickets in this tournament 

• Nadine de Klerk (RCB-W): 11 wickets in this tournament 

• Shreyanka Patil (RCB-W): 10 wickets in this tournament 

UPW-W vs RCB-W Recent Form

UPW-W vs RCB-W Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1: If UPW-W Bat First

• Powerplay Score: 35–45

• Predicted Total: 140–155

• Match Result: RCB-W to win

Scenario 2: If RCB-W Bat First

• Powerplay Score: 45–55

• Predicted Total: 160–170

• Match Result: RCB-W to win

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UPW-W vs RCB-W Predicted Playing XIs

UP Warriorz Women 

Meg Lanning (c), Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Deandra Dottin, Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women 

Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana(c), Georgia Voll, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh(w), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell.

UPW-W vs RCB-W Today Match Prediction – Who Will Win Today?

According to our GG-W vs DC-W today match prediction, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women are the favourites to win this Women's Premier League 2026 match. Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh are expected to be the key performers.

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