Women Premier League (WPL) 2026: BLR-W vs UP-W Match 18, Pitch Report: In the 18th match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026, UP Warriors Women (UP W) will face Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCB W). Let's take a look at the pitch report for today's RCB-W vs UP-W match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs UP Warriorz Women (RCB-W vs UP-W) Match Details:
- League: Women Premier League (WPL) 2026
- Venue: BCA Stadium, Vadodare
- Date: Thursday, 29 January 2026
- Start Time: 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT)
- Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs UP Warriorz Women
BLR-W vs UP-W Match Previews
UP Warriors have not had a great start to the season, winning only two of their six matches. They lost their last match against Gujarat Giants Women by 45 runs. However, Phoebe Litchfield and Chloe Tryon performed well, scoring 32 and 30 runs respectively. In the bowling department, Sophie Ecclestone and Kranti Gaur took two wickets each.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women started the season with five consecutive wins, but their performance has been inconsistent in the last few matches. They lost their last match against Mumbai Indians Women by 15 runs. In that match, Richa Ghosh performed exceptionally well, scoring 90 runs off just 50 balls. Lauren Bell also bowled well, taking two wickets. However, other players failed to perform.
RCB-W vs UP-W, BCA Stadium Pitch Report
UP-W vs BLR-W Match Pitch Report: The BCA Stadium in Vadodara has transformed into a slow, low-bouncing pitch for the WPL 2026 match between RCB-W and UP-W, which is proving advantageous for spinners as cracks are appearing on the surface and the ball is gripping more.
- The black soil pitch now offers unpredictable bounce, assisting spinners and slower bowlers in the middle overs, while power hitters can score runs if they play straight.
- Fast bowlers get some assistance with the new ball in the initial overs, but the surface flattens out later, encouraging strokeplay on the fast outfield.
- The average first-innings score in the 6 WPL matches played here is 155, with the highest total being 178/6, and teams batting first have won 4 out of 6 matches.
- Batting first is the clear trend as the pitch slows down further in the second innings, making chasing more risky, even though the heavy evening dew helps batting under the lights.
- Therefore, the captain winning the toss might consider bowling first, but the statistics favor setting a total around 160-170.
BCA Stadium Records and Stats In T20
| Total matches: | 7 |
| Batting first won: | 1 |
| Bowling first won: | 6 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 160 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 148 |
| Highest Total: | 201/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 108/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 202/7 |
| Lowest Defended: | 151/7 |
UP-W vs RCB-W Match Playing 11
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (BLR-W) Possible Playing 11: 1. Smriti Mandhana(C), 2. Grace Harris, 3. Georgia Voll, 4. Gautami Naik, 5. Radha Yadav, 6. Richa Ghosh(WK), 7. Nadine de Klerk, 8. Shreyanka Patil, 9. Arundhati Reddy, 10. Sayali Satghare, 11. Lauren Bell
UP Warriorz Women (UP-W) Possible Playing 11: 1. K P Navgire, 2. Meg Lanning(C), 3. Phoebe Litchfield, 4. Harleen Deol, 5. Chloe Tryon, 6. Deepti Sharma, 7. Shweta Sehrawat(WK), 8. Sophie Ecclestone, 9. Sobhana Asha, 10. Shikha Pandey, 11. Kranti Gaud
