RCB-W vs UPW-W Prediction, WPL 2026, Match 5, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women will go head-to-head with the UP Warriorz Women in the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2025) at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Monday, January 12.

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Led by Smriti Mandhana, RCB Women started the campaign with a three-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians Women. On the other hand, the Meg Lanning-led UP Warriorz Women suffered a 10-run defeat to the Gujarat Giants Women in their season opener.

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 5 Details

Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs UP Warriorz Women, WPL 2026, Match 5

Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Monday, January 12

Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 5 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue is 191 in the first four contests of the season. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bat first and put up a big total and win the contest eventually. Any score above 190 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 5 Probable XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women

Smriti Mandhana (c), Grace Harris, Dayalan Hemalatha, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Prema Rawat, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

UP Warriorz Women

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

RCB-W vs UPW-W, WPL 2026, Match 5 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women.

While the RCB Women secured a nail-biting win in their campaign opener, the UP Warriorz Women suffered a 10-run defeat to open their competition. On that note, we can expect the Mandhana-led RCB Women to continue their winning momentum in this crucial encounter.

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