WPL2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs Up Warriorz Women 18th Match Prediction, Betting Tips, and Who will win?

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCBW) face UP Warriorz women (UPW) tomorrow at BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara in match 18 of WPL 2026. RCBW are already qualified, sitting top with 10 points and a net run rate of 0.947. UPW are sitting at the bottom of the table with four points and negative 0.769 net run rate. Desperate for wins to keep playoff hopes alive. RCB lost their last two games so momentum’s shaky. UP beat Mumbai twice but got destroyed by Gujarat recently. RCB should win this comfortably, but their recent form raises doubt. UP need a miracle. Both teams under pressure for different reasons. Let’s break down with expert analysis, team performance, betting insights and RCBW vs UPW WPL 18th Match Prediction. Who will win today’s WPL Match?

Team Performance

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women – Team Preview & Performance

RCBW started WPL 2026 like a house on fire. Won five straight matches. That opening night win against Mumbai? Insane. Nadine de Klerk finished it on the last ball. Then they absolutely destroyed Gujarat Giants twice and handled Delhi comfortably. Everyone thought they’d cruise through unbeaten.

Then things fell apart. Delhi bowled them out for 109. Embarrassing stuff. Mumbai beat them by 15 runs even though Richa Ghosh smashed 90 off 50 balls, which was absolutely brutal to watch. Two losses back to back after that perfect start. Currently 5 wins from 7 games with 10 points. Already qualified for playoffs though, and still sitting on top of the table with a net run rate of 0.947.

Richa’s been carrying the batting. That 90 against MI was special. Smriti gets starts but throws it away too often. Middle order? Complete mess when the top order fails. Shreyanka took five wickets against Gujarat. Best bowling spell of the tournament for RCB. Lauren Bell’s been okay but nothing special.

They face UP Warriorz in match 18. Playoffs are secured, but losing three in a row would damage their top spot and momentum heading into knockouts. Net run rate of 0.947 keeps them ahead for now, but recent form doesn’t inspire confidence honestly.

UP Warriorz Women – Team Preview & Performance

UP Warriorz’s in WPL 2026 having disaster so far. Three losses straight at the start. Gujarat beat them by 10 runs, RCB bowled them out for 143, then another loss. Kiran Navgire got two ducks in three games. Averaging 3.20. That’s shocking for an opener. Season looked finished already.

Then they somehow beat Mumbai twice. Back to back wins out of nowhere. Harleen Deol’s 64 not out was brilliant, especially after that retired out controversy the game before. Chloe Tryon smashed 27 off 11 to seal it. Beat MI again a few days later. Four points on the board. Hope wasn’t dead yet.

Gujarat destroyed them recently though. 45 run loss. Bowled out for 108. Horrible batting performance. Now they’re bottom of the table with four points from six matches. Net run rate is negative 0.769. Dead last position. Playoffs? Looks impossible.

Phoebe Litchfield’s scored 150 plus runs. Only consistent batter they have. Meg Lanning hasn’t done much with the bat, just captaining. Deepti and Sophie Ecclestone bowl okay but can’t win matches alone. The batting lineup collapses every single time under pressure.

Facing RCBW tomorrow in match 18. RCBW already qualified, sitting top of the table. UP need every win possible just to stay alive for playoffs. Recent form’s terrible. That GGTW loss killed whatever confidence they had. Need to come back in the remaining matches and need to stop the losing streak in this game.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs Up Warriorz Women – Probable Playing XI (WPL 18th Match 2026)

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

UP Warriorz Women Playing XI:
Meg Lanning (c), Kiran Navgire, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Shikha Pandey, Asha Sobhana Joy, Kranti Gaud

RCBW vs UPW Today’s Match Weather Condition:

• Temperature: 19.9°C
• Humidity: 32%
• Rain: 0% Rain of chance
• Wind direction: NW
• Wind speed: 13.3KPH

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RCBW vs UPW Today’s Match Pitch Report

The BCA Stadium pitch in Kotambi has gotten slower after so many matches. It’s dry, multi-layered, and the black soil is gripping like crazy now. Spinners will love bowling first innings because the ball’s turning sharply and batters are struggling to time anything properly. But here’s the thing—toss is absolutely crucial. Evening dew comes in heavy during the second innings, makes the ball slippery and skiddy. Suddenly the bowlers can’t grip it, and chasing becomes way easier. So whoever wins the toss will probably bat second. The pitch conditions completely flip between innings because of that dew factor.

WPL match Prediction: Team chasing are favourites to win today’s WPL 18th Match 2026.

WPL Betting Tips for RCBW vs UPW WPL 18th Match 2026

• Who will win the toss Today: RCBW to win the toss and elect to Bowl first.
• Top Batter Performance: Phoebe Litchfield
• Top Bowler Performance: Shreyanka Patil
• Today’s WPL betting tips: Team chasing are safe bet to play today’s WPL 18th match 2026.