Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs UP Warriorz Women WPL 5th Match Prediction, Betting tips and Who will win today’s match?

RCB Women take on UP Warriorz today, January 12, 2026, in the 5th match of WPL 2026 at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. RCB come into this game on a high after their last-ball win over Mumbai Indians, where Nadine de Klerk turned the impossible into possible with her big-hitting in the final over. UP Warriorz are hurting from their defeat to Gujarat Giants, though Phoebe Litchfield’s cracking 78 off 40 balls showed what they’re capable of when their batters click. RCB’s openers Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana have started well, and they’ve shown they can handle pressure when it counts. UP need more batters to stick around and support Litchfield if they want to get their first points on the board. RCB have the momentum, UP have something to prove – this one should be a good scrap at the DY Patil. Let’s break down with expert analysis, team performance, betting insights and RCBW vs UPW WPL 5th Match Prediction. Who will win today’s WPL Match?

Team Performance

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women- Team Preview & Performance

RCB Women started their season with a nail-biting last-over win against Mumbai Indians Women, pulling off one of the great escapes. Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana gave them a flying start with an attacking opening stand, but things went south quickly as RCB slumped to 65/5. Nadine de Klerk and Richa Ghosh fought back with a gutsy 50-run partnership to keep the chase alive, but when Richa Ghosh fell in the 17th over, RCB needed 29 off 12 balls and looked dead and buried. De Klerk had other ideas though. With Prema Rawat hitting a few crucial boundaries at the other end, de Klerk smashed her way through the final over, knocking off 18 runs to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. The middle-order meltdown is something they’ll need to sort out, but you can’t fault the fighting spirit. De Klerk’s ice-cool finishing under that kind of pressure was brilliant to watch. That win has given them real belief heading into today’s clash with UP Warriorz, and with the confidence from pulling off such an unlikely chase, RCB look in good shape to make it two wins from two.

UP Warriorz Women – Team Preview & Performance

UP Warriorz went down fighting against Gujarat Giants in their last outing. The chase got off to a poor start with Kiran Navgire dismissed early, and skipper Meg Lanning couldn’t get going in the power play when they needed quick runs. Phoebe Litchfield was the shining light, smashing a brilliant 78 off 40 balls to keep UP in the contest. She played some cracking shots and kept the scoreboard ticking, but lacked support at the other end. Shwetha Sehrawat gave her a hand with a quick 25 off 17 balls, and Asha Sobhana had a crack at the end, but wickets kept falling and the asking rate kept climbing. UP had to go for their shots and perished trying to keep up with the rate. Litchfield’s knock was top-class and shows what UP can do when their batters fire. But one player can’t win matches alone. They’ll need the rest of the batting order to step up and build partnerships when they take on RCB Women today. The talent is there, they just need more batters to stick around and contribute.

RCBW vs UPW Today’s Match Weather Condition:

• Temperature: 30.2°C
• Humidity: 29%
• Rain: 0% Rain of chance
• Wind direction: SSE
• Wind speed: 5KPH

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RCBW vs UPW Today’s Match Pitch Report & Condition

The pitch at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai for today’s RCBW vs UPW 5^th match is a belter for batters, offering good bounce and pace that rewards clean hitting. The average first-innings score in the last five matches sits at 184 runs, showing just how much this surface favours the bat. The toss plays a big role here because dew becomes a real factor during evening games. Teams winning the toss usually choose to bowl first, as chasing gets easier when the ball skids on with moisture later in the match. The numbers back this up – teams batting second have won more often at this venue in the WPL, making the toss a key moment before the game even starts.

RCBW vs UPW – Probable Playing XI (WPL 5th Match 2026)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Smriti Mandhana (c), Grace Harris, Georgia Voll, Dayalan Hemalatha, Richa Ghosh (wk), Nadine de Klerk, Prema Rawat, Pooja Vastrakar, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell.

UP Warriorz Women: Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Meg Lanning (c), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Deandra Dottin, Chloe Tryon, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Shikha Pandey.

WPL Betting Insights for RCBW vs UPW WPL 5th Match 2026

• Who will win the toss Today: RCBW won the toss and elect to Bowl first.
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• Today’s WPL betting tips: Team Chasing are safe bet to play today’s WPL 5th match 2026.

WPL match Prediction: Team Chasing are favourites to win today’s WPL 5th Match 2026.