🏏WPL 2026: Match 16: RCB W vs MI W at Vadodara on 26/01/26🏏- Page 5

RCB has definitely dominated the powerplay, keeping the run rate below 7

Whose Powerplay was it then? Mumbai or Bengaluru? Restricting MI to just about run-a-ball is a win for RCB. Because for Mumbai, this particular phase, meaning, the Powerplay phase, has been their weakest link this season. Yet again, they couldn't make the most of it. But losing only one wicket, they have the cushion to accelerate in this middle phase with wickets in hand.

end of over 7

8 runs

MI-W: 46/1

CRR: 6.57

HK Matthews

18 (19)

Nat Sciver-Brunt

17 (16)

N de Klerk

1-0-7-0

A Reddy

1-0-5-0

RCB-W bowling in Overs 1-6 in WPL 2026

Wickets: 14

Avg: 19.57

SR: 18

ER: 6.52

Bnd%: 17.06%

They are the best team on each of the above five parameters.

Lets go RCB win it

Dipen: “MI steady but slow — middle overs will decide if this becomes a defendable total or an easy chase”

Timeout!

End of 9 overs

1 0 4 1 1 4 (11 runs)

MIW 68-1

Hayley Matthews

28(24)

Nat Sciver-Brunt

29(23)

Nadine de Klerk

2-0-18-0

Damn, that’s a beauty!

At the end of the Powerplay, MI looked under tremendous pressure, with just 38/1 on the board. But the next three overs have gone for 30 runs, with this partnership worth 52 runs. They have arrested the collapse and have batted beautifully. It hasn't been hammer and tongs, but they have ensured that the dot-ball percentage stays low.

END OF OVER 10 | 8 runs

MI-W: 76/1CRR: 7.60

HK Matthews 34 (27)

Nat Sciver-Brunt 31 (26)

RP Yadav 1-0-8-0

A Reddy 2-0-16-0

RCB needs to break this partnership varna it’ll get a difficult to defend the score!
That’s a 6 followed by a 4

11.3

F

Shreyanka Patil to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, fifty for Sciver-Brunt. Must-win game for Mumbai Indians and their best player steps up. Fourth for her this season. But this has been one of her fluent knocks. No celebrations from her, just gets on with it. Tossed up on off, Sciver-Brunt kneels down and repeats the sweep from the previous delivery!

Congratulations to Nat Sciver Brunt for her 12th fifty and with that MI-W has reached 100 runs!

Shreyanka has been expensive today!

END OF OVER 12 | 18 runs

MI-W: 107/1 CRR: 8.91

HK Matthews 41 (31)

Nat Sciver-Brunt 55 (34)

SR Patil 2-0-29-0

N de Klerk 2-0-20-0