Royal Challengers Bangalore Women will face UP Warriors Women In the fifth match of the fourth edition of Women’s Premier League. This article provides details about UP Warriors Women Playing 11 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women.
UP Warriors Women Playing XI vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women – Women’s Premier League 2026, Match 5:
Openers: Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (C)
When UP Warriors Women face off against RCB Women in their second match of the tournament, they will be hoping things take off as far as winning matches is concerned.
Meg Lanning-led side RCB Women will be looking to support their bowlers to restrict them to a manageable total, as the opposition has players who can take the game away from them in the blink of an eye.
Along with the bowlers, the batsmen will also be given the responsibility to perform well and chase the target given by the opposition team.
The onus will be on the openers to set the stage for the middle order to take advantage by playing aggressively in the first six overs of the innings.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Phoebe Lichfield, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Sophie Ecclestone.
The likes of Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin make the middle order of UP Warriors Women strong against any opposition.
The onus will be on all the above mentioned batsmen to deliver strong performances with the bat and force the opposition captain to change his plans which he had set for a particular batsman in the upcoming match.
The biggest advantage UP Warriors have is that they bat deep, which means the top-order batsmen have the license to hit their shots right from the first ball.
Having said that, despite having depth in the batting department against RCB Women, the onus will be on the top five batsmen to score most of the runs for the team and not rely on the lower order batsmen to finish the job.
Bowlers: Asha Shobhana, Kranti Gaur
If we talk about the UP Warriors Women bowling lineup, it will aim to keep the RCB Women batsmen under control in what is expected to be good batting conditions, especially in the second innings of the game, with dew playing its part.
The bowlers will have to be on top of their game right from the start of the UP Warriors Women’s bowling innings, as they may get wet conditions to bowl in, meaning they will have to get the job done.
While experienced bowlers like Deepti Sharma will have to lend their hand and control things in the middle overs, Kranti Gaur has kept things under control by taking wickets in the first six overs.
It will take a complete effort from the bowling unit, with each bowler putting their hand up and contributing for their team in all three phases of the innings and by doing so increasing their team’s chances of victory.
