Nat Sciver-Brunt kicked things off with the very first hundred in WPL history, while Hayley Matthews and Shabnim Ismail tore through the RCB top order, taking the first five wickets and securing a 15-run win.
Match Summary
Earlier in the match, RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first against MI during match 16 of the Women’s Premier League at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara, on Thursday(January 26,2026).
Mumbai Indians started off a bit slow, a powerful second-wicket partnership of 131 runs between Hayley Matthews and Natalie Sciver-Brunt propelled them to this impressive score.
They teamed up early in the third over after Lauren Bell got Sajeevan Sajana (7runs) out leg before wicket.
Matthews scored 56 runs from 39 balls, while Sciver-Brunt shone in the innings, finishing not out with a brilliant 100 off just 57 balls.
Sciver-Brunt scored the first century in the Women’s Premier League.
The Mumbai Indians have set a solid total of 199 for 4 in their 20 overs.
For the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Lauren Bell stood out with the ball, taking two wickets.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru had a rough start to their chase.
Grace Harris was out for 15 runs off 9 balls, thanks to Shabnim Ismail, while Smriti Mandhana (6 off 7 balls) and Georgia Voll (9 off 6 balls) were quickly dismissed by Hayley Matthews.
Shabnim Ismail then took out Gautami Nayak for just 1 run before Matthews struck again, getting Radha Yadav out for a duck, which left RCB at 35 for 5 and really hurt their chances early on.
Nadine de Klerk tried to bring the innings back to life with a quick 28 off 20 balls before Amelia Kerr got her out.
Arundhati Reddy (14 off 18 balls) followed shortly after, falling to Amanjot Kaur, who then ran out Siyali Sathghare on the very next ball, crushing RCB’s last hopes.
Richa Ghosh played an impressive innings, scoring 90 off 50 balls to make sure RCB didn’t get bowled out. But her effort alone wasn’t enough.
RCB Women managed to score 184/9 in their 20 overs, falling short by 15 runs.
MI won by 15 runs. Mumbai Indians win kept their playoff dreams alive and highlighted their status as defending champions.
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