WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Highlights: De Klerk punishes fielding errors by Mumbai, guides Royal Challengers to victory

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Now Amanjot joins the party! Removes Hemalatha! A length delivery by Amanjot

and Hemalatha goes for the flick, trapped in front. Lbw call, the umpire gives it! OUT!

Hemalatha lbw b Amanjot 7 (12)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: OUT!! A full delivery by Sciver-Brunt and off. Harris ends up chipping it to long-on for a catch!

Harris c Ismail b Sciver-Brunt 25 (12)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The pressure gets to Mandhana! Four dots by Ismail and then she forces Mandhana to go big, ends up getting caught by Poonam at mid-on.

Mandhana c Poonam b Ismail 18 (13)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Good start from RCB, Mandhana also gets a four. She pulls Sciver-Brunt in front of square for the boundary. Harris also pulled her for a four in the opening ball.

RCB - 11/0 (1), Target - 155

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The run-chase begins. Mandhana and Harris to open for RCB. Sciver-Brunt to bowl the opening over for MI.

Target - 155

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: De Klerk also removes Carey in the fifth ball, departs for 40 off 29 balls, after hitting a four in the earlier delivery.

Carey c Hemalatha b De klerk 40 (29)

One more ball to go! Ends it with a dot!

MI - 154/6 (20)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: OUT! Sajana tries to take on De Klerk and goes for the aerial route. She sends it to deep mid off and is caught!

Sajana c Mandhana b De Klerk 45 (25)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Sajana destroys De Klerk! Hits her three fours in this over ! First one is to the third man boundary. The other two are to wide long-on and deep midwicket ropes!

MI - 126/4 (17)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Two more fours by Sajana, this time smacks Reddy to the ropes, past fine leg ad then over mid-off! SHOTS! 12 runs from this over!

MI - 112/4 (16)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: A short delivery by Radha and Carey hammers it for a four, past deep point ropes. Then she takes a single, followed by Sajana launching her for a six, over long-on, Then it is a dot and Sajana ends the over with a four!

MI - 100/4 (15)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Six runs conceded in the 13th over as Radha keeps it tight. Carey (11*) and Sajana (3*) need to accelerate soon!

MI - 80/4 (13)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: BIG MOMENT! Harmanpreet departs! De Klerk pitches it up, outside off. It is slow and Harmanpreet goes for the drive, but outside edges it to the wicketkeeper for a catch! OUT!

Harmanpreet c Richa b De Klerk 20 (17)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: OUT! SHREYANKA STRIKES!

She tosses it up, around off. Kamalini goes on one knee for the slog sweep, but inside edges it onto the stumps! OUT!

Kamalini b Shreyanka 32 (28)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Shreyanka concedes 7 runs. Harmanpreet (5*) and Kamalini (29*) need to build a partnership now after the early dismissals.

MI - 45/2 (8)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: De Klerk sends it on the pads of Sciver-Brunt, and it rolls back to the wicketkeeper. Ghosh is quick and takes off the bails, with Sciver-Brunt's back foot outside the crease.

Sciver-Brunt st Ghosh b de Klerk 4 (3)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smith is hit for three fours in the sixth over. First Kamalini pulls her to deep midwicket for a four in the first ball. Then in the third delivery, the Indian sweeps her to deep square leg ropes. In the final delivery, Sciver-Brunt hammers her to deep backward square leg boundary for a four!

MI - 34/1 (6)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: OUT!!! A good delivery by Bell and Kerr is truggling. She splices it high and Reddy catches it in the extra cover area.

Kerr c Reddy b Bell 4 (15)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Another good over for Bell, concedes only a single as Kerr opens her account. Kerr (1*) and Kamalini (10*) will look for an opening partnership here!

MI - 11/0 (3)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: A short delivery by Smith, outside off. Kamalini taps it through covers for a four! SHOT! MI open their account and so does Kamalini. Then she takes a double to retain strike. Smith responds with three dots and then Kamalini ends the over with a four, through covers.

MI - 10/0 (2)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Maiden over for Bell, Kerr is struggling. There was a huge appeal for lbw in the opening over, but turned down by the umpire. Kerr and Kamalini will look to get going soon!

MI - 0/0 (1)

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Kerr and Kamalini to open for MI. Bell to take the new ball for RCB.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The national anthem is done and RCB take to the field.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB - Smriti Mandhana (capt), Grace Harris, D Hemalatha, Richa Ghosh, Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Prema Rawat, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

MI - Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), G Kamalini, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti, S Sajana, Saika Ishaque

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Honey Singh's performance ends and that's it for the opening ceremony too!

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Honey Singh is performing Blue Eyes now, and the crowd goes crazy! Its one of his most iconic songs!

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The players are also enjoying Honey Singh's performance as they sing along from their respective dugouts.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacqueline's performance is done as the crowd cheers for her! Now its time for Honey Singh, he starts his performance in the dugout, sitting between Harmanpreet and Mandhana.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The fans are going gaga over Jacqueline and the noise is super high! She shows off her dance moves, and is supported by other dancers!

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jacqueline's performance begins as she walks down the field, from the boundary ropes. She walks onto the stage!

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Now is the time for Jacqueline's dance performance! The crowd goes berserk!

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Now they are showing a motivational video, with Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu serving as the voice over, and she is on stage.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The opening ceremony has begun and they are showing highlights from previous seasons, culminating in MI's title victory last year.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The opening ceremony is set to begin now as the lights go off in the stadium.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Both Harmanpreet and Mandhana are in the middle for toss. It looks like the opening ceremony will take place after this.

Mandhana wins the toss and opts to bowl.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Both teams are on the field, and are warming up ahead of toss.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: WPL opening ceremony will start at 6:45 PM and we will see Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez take centre stage!

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mandhana is known for her weakness against offspin, and it has troubled her a lot in the WPL. She has managed 139 runs vs right-arm offspinners and has lost her wicket to them on 11 occassions. She also strikes at 95.86 against them.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Kerr will be key for MI. She is the leading wicket-taker in women's T20s, and went past Jonassen's 394 recently. She is also the first woman to take 400 T20 wickets (402 currently) during the ongoing Super Smash. She also got her maiden T20 ton at the Super Smash.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: The pitch in Navi Mumbai is expected to be batting friendly, with dew expected to influence the second innings. The surface also gives early movement to pacers.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Score, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: RCB will be without star Aussie all-rounder Perry, who withdrew from WPL 2026 due to personal reasons. Speaking on her absence, RCB skipper Mandhana said, "She has been amazing for us. We have learned so much from her work ethic and the way she carries herself around the group, especially for the younger players. Of course, no one can replace someone like her, but we have a young, high-quality group that's really gelling together."