By Admin 
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated UP Warriors by 9 wickets in the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. With the second consecutive win, RCB has reached the top of the points table. At the same time, after the second consecutive defeat, UP is in fifth place.
In the match played at DY Patil Sports Academy on Monday, after losing the toss, UP Warriors came to bat and scored 143 runs losing 5 wickets. The team had lost 5 wickets by the score of 50. Meanwhile, captain Mag Lanning was out after scoring 14 runs, while Phoebe Lichfield was out after scoring 20 runs.
From here, Deandra Dottin made a partnership of 93 runs in 70 balls with Deepti Sharma for the sixth wicket and took the team to a challenging score. Deepti Sharma scored unbeaten 45 runs in 35 balls with 1 six and 5 fours, while Dottin contributed 40 runs in 37 balls. His innings included 1 six and 3 fours.
From the opposition camp, Shreyanka Patil and Nadine de Klerk took 2 wickets each, while Lauren Bell got 1 wicket.
In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore won in 12.1 overs. Gracie Harris and captain Smriti Mandhana gave a great start to this team.
Both the players made a partnership of 137 runs in 11.4 overs. Harris was out after scoring 85 runs in 40 balls with 5 sixes and 10 fours. From here Mandhana took charge. He gave an easy victory to RCB by scoring unbeaten 47 runs with 9 fours in 32 balls. Shikha Pandey got the only success from the opposition camp.
The record for most wins with most balls remaining in WPL is in the name of Delhi Capitals, who won against Gujarat Giants in the year 2023 with 77 balls remaining. Whereas, Delhi Capitals had won against Mumbai Indians in the year 2023 with 66 balls remaining. RCB has reached the third position in the list by registering victory with 47 balls remaining.
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