RCB vs. MI, WPL 2026 Highlights: Nat Sciver-Brunt’s historic century helped the Mumbai Indians overcome the Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 15 runs and stay in the running for the playoffs.
Highlights of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs. Mumbai Indians (RCB vs. MI) WPL 2026: Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 15 runs in a must-win game at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi in Vadodara on Monday. Nat-Sciver Brunt’s knock for the ages, which was the Women’s Premier League’s first century, helped them win.
MI stays in the running for the playoffs with this win.
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In Women’s Premier League 2026 Match No. 16 in Kotambi, the struggling Mumbai Indians will play the table-topping Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Indians are trying to get into the playoffs.
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RCB has already made it to the playoffs after winning five games in a row. Now, Smriti Mandhana’s team is battling for a spot in the final. Meanwhile, the MI team that won the championship last year is having a hard time this year. Mumbai is in danger of being knocked out early because they have only won two of their six games.
MI lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their first game of the WPL 2026 season, but they won their next two games against DC and the Gujarat Giants. The UP Warriorz then beat them twice in a row, and the Delhi Capitals also beat them in their last encounter.
RCB started off great, winning their first five games, but DC beat them for the first time.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s squad:
Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Voll, Richa Ghosh (wk), Gautami Naik, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Shreyanka Patil, Sayali Satghare, Lauren Bell, Dayalan Hemalatha, Arundhati Reddy, Linsey Smith, Pooja Vastrakar, and Prathyoosha Kumar.
Mumbai Indians Squad:
Hayley Matthews, Sajeevan Sajana, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nicola Carey, Vaishnavi Sharma (in place of Gunalan Kamalini), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Nalla Kranthi Reddy, Triveni Vasistha, Shabnim Ismail, Milly Illingworth, Poonam Khemnar, Saika Ishaque, and Rahila Firdous (wk).
