UPW vs RCB LIVE Cricket Score, WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru progress to the final after a commanding win of 8 wickets over UP Warriorz

WPL 2026 Cricket Score Live Updates, UPW vs RCB Women Score Updates: RCB registered a scintillating win over UP Warriorz by 8 wickets at the BCA Stadium in Vododara to progress to the final of WPL 2026. Batting first, UP Warriorz posted a paltry score of 143/8 in 20 overs. In reply, RCB achieved the total in just 13.1 overs. RCB opener Grace Harris, who scored a brilliant knock of 75 off 37 balls, was adjudged the player of the match.Match SummaryRCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and invited UP Warriorz to bat first. In a must-win game the Warriorz openers- Meg Lanning and Deepti Sharma- gave the team a bright start. The opening pair forged a stand of 74 runs. However, Nadine de Klerk, who bowled the 9th over of the innings brought RCB back by removing Lanning (41 off 30) and Amy Jones in the over. Warriorz could not recover from the sudden shake-up and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Sharma kept UPW in the hunt to reach a competitive but she eventually perished after scoring 55 off 43. In the end, UP Warriorz could only manage 143/8 after 20 overs. Nadine de Klerk emerged as the standout bowler for RCB. She picked 4 wickets and gave away just 22 runs in her quota of 4 overs.Chasing 144, Grace Harris launched a ferocious attack on the Warriorz bowlers, dampening their hopes in the powerplay itself. Powered by Harris' 49 off 27, RCB scored 63 runs in the first 6 overs. Harris did not stop there and continued her onslaught. She eventually got out after scoring 75 in just 37 balls. After her dismissal, captain Smriti Mandhana took the aggressive route and assured RCB's victory. Just before the attaining the win, RCB lost the wicket of Georgia Voll. Mandhana finished the match with a boundary. She went unbeaten at 54 in 27 balls.With the win, RCB became the first finalists of the season.