- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.3 through her, and Bell breaks this threatening stand! Zipped in full just outside off. Matthews shuffles across and looks to heave this behind square. Aims a little too square and the ball is quick enough to sneak past the bat. Ricochets off both pads in the end before thudding into leg stump. Bell leaps in delight, but Matthews walks back after a fine tone-setting knock! 147/22.2 rapped on the pad, and the finger goes up! Zinged in full on middle and off. Sajana falls across and then tries to work to leg. Seemed pretty straight and Sajana, in the end, seemed to miss a straight ball. She has a word with her partner but does not bother with the review eventually. Bell on the board, and MI's opening woes continue! 16/118.4 miscued, and taken on the fence! Length ball hung up wide outside off. Harmanpreet goes back and across, before swinging herself off her feet. Cuts across it a little too much, though, and Voll, stationed right on the long off fence, does the rest! 189/319.5 stumps smashed, and Amanjot has to go! Darted in very full on off stump. Amanjot backs away too much and then tries to play it too square on the off side. Misses it completely, and her midle and off stump are soon left in an almighty mess! 198/4Extras11 (lb 2, w 9)TOTAL199/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.95)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Sajeevan Sajana, 2.2 ov), 2-147 (Hayley Matthews, 14.3 ov), 3-189 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 18.4 ov), 4-198 (Amanjot Kaur, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LK Bell 4 0 21 2 5.25 15 3 0 2 0 SG Satghare 4 0 42 0 10.5 6 5 1 1 0 A Reddy 3 0 36 0 12 2 5 0 1 0 N de Klerk 4 0 40 1 10 6 5 1 1 0 SR Patil 3 0 34 1 11.33 3 6 0 0 0 RP Yadav 2 0 24 0 12 1 4 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.1 nicked and gone! Ismail breaks through, or does she?! Shortish outside off and this skids through. Harris has a swipe at it and there seems to be a noise as the ball passes the bat. Looks like the umpire thinks there is an edge but is unsure if it carried. We go upstairs to check. There is a spike on UltraEdg, so there is bat involved, and the catch is clean too. Harris has to go! 20/13.1 skied, and the off-spin trick works a charm instantly! Back of a length on middle and leg, and this seems to stop in the surface. Mandhana looks to help it behind square but the lack of pace means she top-edges it. The ball swirls towards backward square leg and Khemnar, running back, gobbles up a smart chance over her right shoulder. Big, big moment in the game! 26/23.5 has Voll been strangled down leg? Oh dear - looks like she has been! This is one of the worst balls Matthews might bowl all tournament. On a length and way down leg. Would have been a wide had Voll left it but she decides to fiddle at it. Gets a bottom edge and Firdous does superbly to hold on. MI and Matthews cannot believe their luck, and RCB are in a real hole very early in their chase! 31/34.1 hot knife through butter, and the defending champions are flexing their muscles now! Bulldozed in on a length on middle and off. Naik, perhaps expecting the short ball, gets caught on the crease. The feet go nowhere and the bat comes down at an angle too, meaning the ball breezes past the blade, kisses the pad and then knocks back the stumps. MI all over RCB like a rash! 31/45.1 straight down Ismail's throat, and Matthews is having a day out in Vadodara! Matthews dangles the carrot on a full length outside off and Radha bites. She tries to go downtown but there is no power on the lofted stroke. Regulation chance for Ismail at long on, and half ot the RCB batting unit is now back in the shed! 35/519.6 a shank to finish the innings, and Ghosh and RCB fall short! Pulls the length back on middle and off. Ghosh takes a step down and swings for the hills. Loses her shape completely and the ball skews off to point, who does the rest. What a display of power-hitting by Ghosh but she just had too much on her plate! 184/911.1 Kerr comes up clutch yet again, and you cannot keep NSB out of the action tonight! Floated up full on the stumps. de Klerk's eyes light up and she tries to tonk this over cow corner. Does not generate the requisite power, though, and NSB, stood well inside the deep mid wicket fence, does the rest. Another massive blow to RCB's hopes! 77/616.5 simpler chance, and Amanjot makes no mistake this time! Hard length just outside off and this skids through. Reddy has a flat-batted swat at it and plonks it back to the bowler. Amanjot take it and even though she does grimace slightly thereafter, there was never any doubt around if she would take this. RCB seven down! 129/716.6 oh my word - that is terrific from Amanjot! Back of a length on the stumps. Satghare pokes it to the bowler's right and thinks the single is on. She wanders down but to her disbelief, sees Amanjot field the ball on the follow-through and then in the same motion, throw down the stumps at the batter's end. Superb fielding, and RCB eight down now! 129/8Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL184/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.2)Did not bat: LK BellFall of wickets: 1-20 (Grace Harris, 2.1 ov), 2-26 (Smriti Mandhana, 3.1 ov), 3-31 (Georgia Voll, 3.5 ov), 4-31 (Gautami Naik, 4.1 ov), 5-35 (Radha Yadav, 5.1 ov), 6-77 (Nadine de Klerk, 11.1 ov), 7-129 (Arundhati Reddy, 16.5 ov), 8-129 (Sayali Satghare, 16.6 ov), 9-184 (Richa Ghosh, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB S Ismail 4 0 25 2 6.25 14 5 0 0 0 Nat Sciver-Brunt 4 0 43 0 10.75 8 6 1 4 0 HK Matthews 2 0 10 3 5 8 2 0 0 0 AB Kaur 4 0 51 1 12.75 6 4 4 0 0 Vaishnavi Sharma 2 0 15 0 7.5 4 2 0 1 0 AC Kerr 4 0 37 2 9.25 10 4 2 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
26 January 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Mumbai Indians Women 2, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 1 wicket)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 4
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians Women - 68/1 in 9.0 overs (HK Matthews 28, Nat Sciver-Brunt 29)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (HK Matthews 21, Nat Sciver-Brunt 29, Ex 2)
- Nat Sciver-Brunt: 50 off 32 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 61 balls (HK Matthews 34, Nat Sciver-Brunt 65, Ex 2)
- HK Matthews: 50 off 34 balls (8 x 4)
- Mumbai Indians Women: 150 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 10
- Strategic Timeout: Mumbai Indians Women - 159/2 in 16.0 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 77, H Kaur 9)
- Nat Sciver-Brunt: 100 off 57 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Mumbai Indians Women - 199/4 in 20.0 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 100, AC Kerr 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 5 wickets)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 0
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women - 65/5 in 9.0 overs (RM Ghosh 13, N de Klerk 21)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women - 123/6 in 16.0 overs (RM Ghosh 47, A Reddy 9)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (RM Ghosh 31, A Reddy 13, Ex 6)
- RM Ghosh: 50 off 39 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 9
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 16 balls (RM Ghosh 42, SR Patil 12, Ex 1)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCalm, clarity, century - the making of Sciver-Brunt's WPL landmark
Three years after the tournament began, a unique batter broke an important barrier
'On her day, Richa can do absolute magic' - RCB's finisher almost pulls off a miracle
Richa Ghosh walked in at 31 for 4 in a chase of 200 against Mumbai Indians and hit 90 off 50 balls
Stats - Nat Sciver-Brunt ends 1059-day wait with WPL's first century
MI batter also has most fifty-plus scores and the most runs in the tournament
'Didn't want to replicate that' - Nat Sciver-Brunt breaks WPL hundred barrier
Her hundred powered Mumbai Indians to 199 for 4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sciver-Brunt's maiden WPL ton lifts MI to second despite Ghosh heroics
RCB have now lost two in a row after kicking off the season with five wins on the bounce


