initial conflict of women’s premier league 2026 pitts defending champion mumbai indians women against Royal Challengers Bangalore Women At Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. Both teams enter with strong squads studded with international stars, setting the stage for a high-stakes opener on January 9. Mumbai Indians under the leadership of captain Harmanpreet KaurBoasts Featuring a Balanced Lineup Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews And amelia kerr For explosive batting and versatile all-round contribution
Harmanpreet’s Mumbai Indians have a historic lead in head-to-head encounters, having won 4 of the last 6 matches against RCB Women, including a thrilling chase of 167 in their last meeting. trust the defending champion Shabnim Ismailspeed of and Saika Ishaqspin to take advantage of early conditions, while Amanjot Kaur And Nicola Carey Add midsection muscles. RCB, captained by Smriti Mandhanacompete with Richa Ghoshfinishing power of, Shreyanka PatilOff-spin, and new recruitment grace harris For aggressive strokeplay, aiming to reverse previous fortunes
MI-W vs RCB-W, WPL 2026: Match Details
- date and time: 09 January; 07:30 PM IST/ 2:00 PM GMT
- venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
MI-W vs RCB-W, head-to-head record in WPL
Matches played: 7 | Mumbai Indians won: 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore won: 3 | no results: 0
DY Patil Sports Academy Pitch Report
The Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy pitch has historically been batsman-friendly in the WPL, offering genuine bounce and short boundaries (about 65 meters straight). Here in WPL 2025, teams posting 160+ successfully defended twice as many times, but chasing the target under dew was successful 70% of the time. The captain who wins the toss may choose to chase the target after winning the toss depending on the circumstances.
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squads
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G. Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajna Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vashishtha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaq, Millie Illingworth.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Woll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Lynsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Pratyosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha, Sayali Satghare.
MI-W vs RCB-W, WPL 2026: Today Match Prediction
Case 1:
- Mumbai Indians Women won the toss and bowled first
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Powerplay Score: 40-50
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s total score: 140-150
Case 2:
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women won the toss and bowled first
- Mumbai Indians Women Powerplay Score: 50-60
- Mumbai Indians Women Total Score: 150-160
Match result: The team bowling first wins the match.
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