MI vs RCB WPL 2026 Highlights: De Klerk hits a boundary off the last ball! Thrilling win for RCB

• RCB dominated Mumbai Indians in the first match
• Smriti Mandhana’s team max
• De Klerk was the hero of the match

Navi Mumbai Dr. D.Y. Patil Stadium Women’s Premier League The first match of the season was exciting. Bengaluru needed 18 runs to win in the last over, but then two dot balls were bowled. Nadine de Klerk then hit a six, a four and a six. Needing just two runs to win off the last ball, de Klerk sealed victory with a last-ball four. Bengaluru made a winning start to the tournament. Chasing a target of 155, Mandhana and Grace Harris got off to a fast start, but the team’s batting faltered.

Mumbai Indians scored only 154 runs

from WPL Mumbai Indians scored 154 for 6 in 20 overs due to Sajivana Sajjan’s explosive innings in the first over. Lauren Bell started well for RCB. Due to RCB’s tight bowling, Mumbai could only score 67 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 11 overs. But then Nicola Carey and Sajivan Sajna struck from one end. Sajivan Sajna scored 45 off 25 balls, while Nicola scored 40 off 29 balls.

These two innings allowed Mumbai to reach a target they could defend. Laurel Bell bowled well for Bangalore, conceding 1 maiden in 4 overs and taking 1 wicket for 14 runs. Sajna got life on 4 runs and now she is capitalizing on it. Earlier, RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and invited Mumbai to bat. Toss was done 15 minutes ago. This was followed by the opening ceremony, where Harnaaz, Jacqueline and Honey Singh mesmerized the fans with their performances.

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De Klerk pulled the match

RCB needed 18 runs from the last over to win. All eyes and hopes were on De Klerk. Harmanpreet Kaur handed over the last over to Nat Syver Brunt. The first two balls were dot balls, which tipped the balance in Mumbai’s favour, but then de Klerk hit two sixes and two fours off four consecutive balls to turn the match in RCB’s favour. De Klerk scored an unbeaten 63 off 44 balls with seven fours and two sixes.

RCB’s innings was shaky

RCB’s run chase started well, but then faltered. At one point, half of RCB’s team was bowled out for 65 runs. Clarke then put on a sixth-wicket half-century partnership with Arundhati Reddy (20) to revive the innings and pave the way for victory. Opener Grace Harris scored 25 runs and Smriti Mandhana scored 18 runs for RCB. Nicola Carey and Amelia Kerr took two wickets each for Mumbai. Nat Siver Brunt, Shabnam Ismail and Amanjot Kaur took one wicket each.

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Playing XI of both the teams

Mumbai Indians Women’s Playing XI: Nat Syver-Brunt, G Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Amanjot Kaur, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Shabneem Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajivan Sajna, Saika Isha

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Grace Harris, Dayalan Hemlata, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Prema Rawat, Lynsey Smith, Lauren Bell