RCB-W vs UPW-W Prediction, WPL 2026, Match 18, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women will lock horns with UP Warriorz Women in the 18th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2025) at the BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara, on Thursday, January 29.

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Led by Smriti Mandhana, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women are in pole position with five wins and two losses in seven encounters, picking up 10 points. On the other hand, the Meg Lanning-led UP Warriorz Women are holding the wooden spoon with two wins and four losses in six games, accumulating only four points.

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 18 Details

Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs UP Warriorz Women, WPL 2026, Match 18

Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Thursday, January 29

Venue: BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 18 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue is around 161 in the six games played here. Any score above 170 would be a tough ask for the chasing side. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first.

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 18 Probable XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women

Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Voll, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell.

UP Warriorz Women

Meg Lanning (c), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud.

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 18 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women.

RCB is holding pole position with five wins from seven matches with ten points. On the other hand, UP Warriorz Women are holding the wooden spoon with two wins from six matches. We can expect the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, led by Smriti Mandhana, to get back to winning ways against the struggling Warriorz, strengthening their pole position in the standings.

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