MI W vs RCB W Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, Women Premier League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates
The Mumbai Indians Women are set to face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in the opening match of the WPL 2026 at the DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, on Friday, January 9.
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Preview
In the opening game of the Women Premier League (WPL) 2026, Mumbai Indians Women (MI W) are set to face Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB W). The Mumbai Indians women's had performed outstandingly in the last season and won the title by defeating the Delhi Capitals Women in the final. So, this time too, they will try their best to defend the title by performing brilliantly and would like to start this season with a win in the very first match.
On the other hand, Champions of WPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, didn't perform well last season, winning just three out of eight matches and failed to qualify for the playoffs. So they will be looking to get off to a good start this season.
Match Information
Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, Match 1
Women's Premier League, 9 Jan 2026, Fri, 7:30 PM IST ,Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
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Weather Report
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31.0°C
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Mumbai Indians Women
DEL-W
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MI-W
WPL
MI-W
vs
GUJ-W
WPL
MI-W
vs
BAN-W
WPL
MI-W
vs
GUJ-W
WPL
UP-W
vs
MI-W
WPL
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
MI-W
vs
BAN-W
WPL
UP-W
vs
BAN-W
WPL
BAN-W
vs
DEL-W
WPL
BAN-W
vs
GUJ-W
WPL
BAN-W
vs
UP-W
WPL
Players Stats in current Series
Natalie Sciver
MI-W - all
319 Runs
6 Matches
Harmanpreet Kaur
MI-W - all
260 Runs
7 Matches
Smriti Mandhana
BAN-W - bat
236 Runs
7 Matches
Richa Ghosh
BAN-W - wk
183 Runs
7 Matches
Grace Harris
BAN-W - all
153 Runs
7 Matches
Nicola Carey
MI-W - all
149 Runs
6 Matches
Sanskriti Gupta
MI-W - bowl
200.00
7 Matches
Prema Rawat
BAN-W - bowl
200.00
3 Matches
Grace Harris
BAN-W - all
171.91
7 Matches
Shreyanka Patil
BAN-W - all
164.71
7 Matches
Natalie Sciver
MI-W - all
154.85
6 Matches
Richa Ghosh
BAN-W - wk
153.78
7 Matches
Amelia Kerr
MI-W - all
12 Wkts
6 Matches
Lauren Bell
BAN-W - bowl
11 Wkts
7 Matches
Nadine de Klerk
BAN-W - bowl
11 Wkts
7 Matches
Shreyanka Patil
BAN-W - all
10 Wkts
7 Matches
Sayali Satghare
BAN-W - all
8 Wkts
4 Matches
Nicola Carey
MI-W - all
7 Wkts
6 Matches
Prema Rawat
BAN-W - bowl
5.33
3 Matches
Lauren Bell
BAN-W - bowl
5.68
7 Matches
Vaishnavi Sharma
MI-W - bowl
5.83
2 Matches
Shabnim Ismail
MI-W - bowl
6.00
6 Matches
Nadine de Klerk
BAN-W - bowl
7.54
7 Matches
Amelia Kerr
MI-W - all
7.67
6 Matches
Probable Playing XI
Mumbai Indians Women
Kamalini (wk), Poonam Nanasaheb Khemnar, H Kaur (C), NR Sciver, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, AC Kerr, Sanskriti Gupta, S Sajana, S Ismail, S Ishaque
Bench : Rahila Firdous, NJ Carey, N Reddy, Triveni Vasistha, Milly Illingworth
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
Richa Ghosh (wk), Georgia Voll, S Mandhana (C), D Hemalatha, N de Klerk, GM Harris, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, A Reddy, P Vastrakar, LK Bell
Bench : Prathyoosha Kumar, EA Perry, Gautami Naik, P Rawat, LCN Smith, Sayali Satghare
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
60%
Pace Bowling
40%
Spin Bowling
80%
Batting Pitch
165
Average Score
20%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Natalie Sciver MI-W | ALL
Sciver-Brunt is an excellent all-rounder and is currently in good form. Moreover, she scored 523 runs in the last 10 games. She is definitely a key player for Mumbai in this season.
Hayley Matthews MI-W | ALL
Hayley Matthews is another outstanding all-rounder who can perform well at any time with the ball and bat. Moreover, she scored 307 runs and took 18 wickets in the last 10 games.
Smriti Mandhana BAN-W | BAT
Indian star Smriti Mandhana is an outstanding top-order batter and also performed well in the previous season. Moreover, she scored 238 runs in the last 10 games.
Amelia Kerr MI-W | ALL
Amelia Kerr is an excellent all-rounder who is currently performing well. Moreover, she took 18 wickets in the last 10 games. She will definitely be a key player for the Mumbai Indians Women.
Richa Ghosh BAN-W | WK
Richa Ghosh is an excellent middle-order batter who is currently in excellent form. Moreover, she scored 261 runs in the last 10 games.
Shreyanka Patil BAN-W | ALL
Shreyanka Patil is an excellent bowling all-rounder. She has delivered many match-winning performances in the past. She will definitely be a key player for the RCB Women.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Pooja Vastrakar
BAN-W | ALL
Poonam Nanasaheb Khemnar
MI-W | ALL
Last Updated On - Jan 9 2026 6:49 PM
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