Mumbai Indians W vs Royal Challengers Bangalore W, 1st Match
Regular Season 2026 · T20 · · Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Royal Challengers Bangalore W won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining) (Mumbai Indians W 154/6, Royal Challengers Bangalore W 157/7).
- Mumbai Indians W: 154/6 (20 ov)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore W: 157/7 (20 ov)
Match report
Mumbai Indians W (MI-W) faced Royal Challengers Bangalore W (RCB-W) in the 1st Match of Regular Season 2026, a T20 match, at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. Play began on Friday, 9 January 2026 at 14:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Royal Challengers Bangalore W won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Bhavesh Patel and N Janani, with Rajni Basnet as match referee.
Mumbai Indians W made 154/6 in 20 overs, with Sajeevan Sajana top-scoring on 45 from 25 balls. Nadine de Klerk was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 26. Royal Challengers Bangalore W made 157/7 in 20 overs, with Nadine de Klerk top-scoring on 63 not out from 44 balls. Amelia Kerr was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 13.
Result: Royal Challengers Bangalore W won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining). Nadine de Klerk was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Mumbai Indians W · 1st innings: 154/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Kerr | c Arundhati Reddy b Lauren Bell | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| G Kamalini | b Shreyanka Patil | 32 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Natalie Sciver-Brunt | st Richa Ghosh b Nadine de Klerk | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | c Richa Ghosh b Nadine de Klerk | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 117.65 |
| Nicola Carey | c Dayalan Hemalatha b Nadine de Klerk | 40 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 137.93 |
| Sajeevan Sajana | c Smriti Mandhana b Nadine de Klerk | 45 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 180 |
| Amanjot Kaur | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poonam Khemnar | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Saika Ishaque
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Bell | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Linsey Smith | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Arundhati Reddy | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Nadine de Klerk | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Shreyanka Patil | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Radha Yadav | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.5 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore W · 1st innings: 157/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Harris | c Shabnim Ismail b Natalie Sciver-Brunt | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 208.33 |
| Smriti Mandhana | c Poonam Khemnar b Shabnim Ismail | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 138.46 |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | lbw b Amanjot Kaur | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Richa Ghosh | c Nicola Carey b Amelia Kerr | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Radha Yadav | b Amelia Kerr | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nadine de Klerk | not out | 63 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 143.18 |
| Arundhati Reddy | c Amelia Kerr b Nicola Carey | 20 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
| Shreyanka Patil | b Nicola Carey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Prema Rawat | not out | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Shabnim Ismail | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Nicola Carey | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Amanjot Kaur | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Amelia Kerr | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 3.25 |
| Saika Ishaque | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (RCB-W, Natalie Sciver-Brunt): 20 runs, 152/7 – 4 6 4 6 • •
- Over 19 (RCB-W, Shabnim Ismail): 11 runs, 132/7 – 4 1 2 • 4 •
- Over 18 (RCB-W, Amanjot Kaur): 5 runs, 121/7 – 4 • • 1 • •
- Over 17 (RCB-W, Nicola Carey): 4 runs, 116/7 – W 1 2 • 1 W
- Over 16 (RCB-W, Amelia Kerr): 6 runs, 112/5 – 1 1 1 1 1 1
- Over 15 (RCB-W, Nicola Carey): 6 runs, 106/5 – 1 • • 4 • 1