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The 16th game of WPL 2026 will feature Royal Challengers Bangalore Women and Mumbai Indians Women on January 26 at BCA Stadium in Vadodara. The previous fixture saw the Bengaluru franchise defeat Mumbai by three wickets in Navi Mumbai.

RCB Women have been in stellar form, holding the top spot with 5 wins from 6 matches and a strong net run rate of 1.236. They suffered a heavy 7-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals Women in their previous outing.

Mumbai Indians Women are struggling in fourth place, having won just two of their six matches. Despite a strong start, they are now on a three-match losing streak. With only four points and a marginal NRR, every game is a do-or-die situation for MI as they look to keep their playoff hopes intact.

RCB W vs MI W Match Details

Pitch report

The pitch at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, is known for favoring batter, providing plenty of opportunity to score. Early overs with the new ball will offer some help to the bowlers, but the potential for dew in the later stages of the match could make life difficult for the bowlers.

RCB W vs MI W head-to-head record

The head-to-head record is evenly balanced, with both Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women and Mumbai Indians Women winning 4 each of the 8 encounters.

RCB W vs MI W probable top performers

Key batter to watch out for: Harmanpreet Kaur (MI-W)

Harmanpreet Kaur is in excellent form heading into the match against the RCB. With 240 runs across six innings, she’s been consistent and is expected to contribute heavily with the bat again. Kaur is currently ranked second in the run-scoring standings.

Key bowler to watch out for: Nadine de Klerk (RCB-W)

Nadine de Klerk is likely to be the key bowler in her team’s next encounter. With 10 wickets in six innings, she has been a consistent performer, taking important wickets. Mumbai’s batting lineup will need to be wary of her threat.

RCB W vs MI W Match Prediction

RCB Women are likely to win, given their strong batting form and dominant run so far. Mumbai Indians Women will need a collective effort to challenge them, but RCB looks the stronger side heading into the match.

RCB W vs MI W: probable XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Voll, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Sayali Satghare, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (w), Nadine de Klerk, Lauren Bell

Mumbai Indians: Hayley Matthews, Rahila Firdous (w), Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajana, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sanskriti Gupta, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma.

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