UP W vs RCB W Dream11 Prediction, Match 18, Women Premier League Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

The UP Warriorz Women are set to face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in the 18th match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, on Thursday, January 29.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 29 Jan 2026, 09:16 IST

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Preview

In the 18th game of the Women Premier League (WPL) 2026, UP Warriorz Women (UP W) are set to face Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB W). The UP Warriorz didn't get a good start as they won just two out of the six games. They also lost the previous game by 45 runs against the Gujarat Giants Women. However, Phoebe Litchfield and Chloe Tryon performed well, scoring 32 and 30 runs, respectively. Sophie Ecclestone and Kranti Gaud took two wickets each in the bowling department. 

On the other hand, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women started this season with five wins in a row, but they haven't performed well in the last few games. They lost the previous game by 15 runs against the Mumbai Indians Women. In that game, Richa Ghosh performed well and scored 90 runs off just 50 balls. While bowling, Lauren Bell did a good job and took two wickets. But other players failed to perform well.

Match Information

UP Warriorz Women vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, Match 18

Women's Premier League, 29 Jan 2026, Thur, 7:30 PM IST ,Kotambi Stadium

Broadcast

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Team Form (Last 5 matches)

UP Warriorz Women

L
W
W
L
L

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women

L
L
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

243 Runs

6 Matches

2

Smriti Mandhana

BAN-W - bat

236 Runs

7 Matches

3

Meg Lanning

UP-W - bat

207 Runs

6 Matches

4

Richa Ghosh

BAN-W - wk

183 Runs

7 Matches

5

Grace Harris

BAN-W - all

153 Runs

7 Matches

6

Harleen Deol

UP-W - all

150 Runs

6 Matches

1

Prema Rawat

BAN-W - bowl

200.00

3 Matches

2

Grace Harris

BAN-W - all

171.91

7 Matches

3

Shreyanka Patil

BAN-W - all

164.71

7 Matches

4

Chloe Tryon

UP-W - all

161.22

4 Matches

5

Asha Shobana

UP-W - bowl

156.52

6 Matches

154.78

6 Matches

1

Lauren Bell

BAN-W - bowl

11 Wkts

7 Matches

2

Nadine de Klerk

BAN-W - bowl

11 Wkts

7 Matches

3

Shreyanka Patil

BAN-W - all

10 Wkts

7 Matches

4

Sayali Satghare

BAN-W - all

8 Wkts

4 Matches

6 Wkts

6 Matches

6

Shikha Pandey

UP-W - bowl

5 Wkts

6 Matches

1

Prema Rawat

BAN-W - bowl

5.33

3 Matches

2

Lauren Bell

BAN-W - bowl

5.68

7 Matches

3

Kranti Goud

UP-W - bowl

7.16

6 Matches

4

Nadine de Klerk

BAN-W - bowl

7.54

7 Matches

5

Sayali Satghare

BAN-W - all

7.71

4 Matches

6

Radha Yadav

BAN-W - all

7.93

7 Matches

Probable Playing XI

UP Warriorz Women

MM Lanning (C), K P Navgire, H Deol, CL Tryon, DJS Dottin, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), DB Sharma, S Ecclestone, S Pandey, K Goud, S Asha

Bench : Shipra Giri, Phoebe Litchfield, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal, Gongadi Trisha, Suman Meena, C Knott

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women

GM Harris, S Mandhana (C), Georgia Voll, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, N de Klerk, Shreyanka Patil, A Reddy, LK Bell, Sayali Satghare

Bench : Prathyoosha Kumar, D Hemalatha, P Vastrakar, P Rawat, LCN Smith

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, generally offers balanced conditions. The ball comes onto the bat with good pace. So batters definitely want to score boundaries. The bowler also gets good movement with the new ball. Considering the last five matches played at this venue, the score is likely to be around 148. Due to dew during the night, bowlers may face difficulty in bowling in the second innings.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

153

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Smriti Mandhana BAN-W | BAT

Smriti Mandhana is an excellent batter and is currently performing well. She scored 301 runs in the last 10 games. She will definitely be a key player for her RCB W this season.

9
VC

Meg Lanning UP-W | BAT

Meg Lanning is an outstanding top-order batter and also performed well in the previous season. She also scored 207 runs in the last 6 matches.

8.5

Richa Ghosh BAN-W | WK

Richa Ghosh is an excellent batter and is currently performing well. Moreover, she scored 90 runs off just 50 balls in the last game against MI W.

7

Lauren Bell BAN-W | BOWL

Lauren Bell is performing very well with the ball. She took 11 wickets in the last 7 games.

7.5

Nadine de Klerk BAN-W | BOWL

Nadine de Klerk is an outstanding South African all-rounder who has also performed well in the recent past. She also took 11 wickets in the last 7 games.

9

Sophie Ecclestone UP-W | ALL

Sophie Ecclestone is an excellent Bowler. She took two wickets in the last game against the Gujarat Women.

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6.5

Shweta Sehrawat

UP-W | BAT

6.5

Asha

UP-W | BOWL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jan 29 2026 9:16 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

UP-W

4 : 7

BAN-W

Credits Left
13.5/100

Mega League
Richa Ghosh

8.5

Georgia Voll

7.5

Smriti Mandhana
C

9

Meg Lanning
VC

9

Harleen Deol

7.5

Gautami Naik

8

Shreyanka Patil

5.5

Deepti Sharma

8.5

Nadine de Klerk

7.5

Lauren Bell

7

Shikha Pandey

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

UP-W

4 : 7

BAN-W

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Richa Ghosh

8.5

Georgia Voll

7.5

Smriti Mandhana

9

Grace Harris
C

9

Meg Lanning

9

Harleen Deol

7.5

Shreyanka Patil

5.5

Radha Yadav

7.5

Deepti Sharma
VC

8.5

Sophie Ecclestone

9

Lauren Bell

7

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