WPL 2023 Highlights UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Kanika Ahuja, Ellyse Perry Star as RCB Register First Win of Season

Shreyanka Patil hit the winning runs for RCB after Richa Ghosh set the platform for her with a six and a four to finish the match with two overs to spare. RCB finally managed to end their losing streak as they registered their first win of the season by beating UP Warriorz by 5 wickets. Kanika Ahuja was the star of the match with her 46-run knock. Royal Challengers Bangalore (136/5 in 18 overs) beat UP Warriorz (135) by 5 wickets

OUT! Sophie Ecclestone gets the massive wicket of Kanika Ahuja here as she departs for a well-made 46 here. Kanika went to play the sweep but missed it completely and got castled. The wickets came at a crucial stage but the equation is still quite simple for RCB and UPW had to take more wickets to make something out of where. RCB 120/5 in 16.4 overs

A tight over from Deepti Sharma as only five runs came off it but the match has slipped from UP Warriorz reach here and only a miraculous effort can save them now. RCB 119/4 in 16 overs

A couple of boundaries for Royal Challengers Bangalore as they are now marching towards a big victory. 9 runs came off the over. RCB now need 22 runs off the last five overs as things are looking bright for them for the first time in the season. RCB 114/4 in 15 overs

Kanika Ahuja on Fire! She slams Devika Vaidya for a big six here as Richa Ghosh looks happy to play the second fiddle here as Kanika is running the show at DY Patil Stadium. 13 runs came off the over as Ghosh finished it off with a four. RCB 101/4 in 13 overs

Kanika Ahuja is not stopping for anyone here as she smashes three boundaries in Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s over to make a run-a-ball equation for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sensational batting from the southpaw here as UP Warriorz under massive pressure. RCB 88/4 in 12 overs

Kanika Ahuja is dealing in boundaries here as she has already hit five so far. While two of them came in the last over as nine runs came off it. The required run rate is less than the current run rate which is good sign for them. RCB 75/4 in 11 overs

Six runs came off the last over as things have started working in UP Warriorz favour here. RCB need a big effort from here to get over the line. They have thrown the match time and again in this tournament so expectations are not very high from them. RCB 66/4 in 10 overs

OUT! MASSIVE BLOW! Royal Challengers Bangalore keep losing wickets here as UP Warriorz are the top of the game with Heather Knight’s departure. The English cricketer went for a big shot but missed the best of timing and got caught for 24. RCB 60/4 in 9 overs

Heather Knight continues to play her shots freely despite the wicket of Ellyse Perry. She played a reverse sweep to find a boundary off Rajeshwari Gayakwad’s over. 7 runs came off it. RCB 55/3 in 8 overs

OUT! MASSIVE WICKET! Devika Vaidya gets the big fish Ellyse Perry on the first ball of her spell. Big breakthrough for UP Warriroz here as Perry has been in good form recently. It was a flighted delivery and Perry pushes it straight in Sophie Ecclestone’s hands. RCB 43/3 in 6.1 overs

7 runs came off the last over of the powerplay as Heather Knight finds another boundary here. RCB need a big partnership here to tighten their grip on this game. Meanwhile only wickets are going to help Warriorz. RCB 43/2 in 6 overs

A couple of good overs for UP Warriorz as they managed to put a brake on the scoring rate as 9 runs came off them. RCB have good depth in their batting line-up and they should easily chase this down despite losing the openers early. RCB 36/2 in 5 overs

A couple of boundaries for Heather Knight! RCB batters are playing an attacking brand of cricket tonight irrespective of the situation. 9 runs came off the over. There is no required run rate pressure but RCB have to win this match with a big margin to improve their NRR. RCB 27/2 in 3 overs

OUT! And the rough patch continues for Smriti Mandhana for a duck. The off-spin does the trick once again versus Mandhana as she went for a sweep but missed it completely and Deepti Sharma hit the timber. Excellent start for UP Warriorz here. RCB 14/2 in 1.3 overs

OUT! Grace Harris gets the last laugh here as she gets the better of Sophie Devine after getting hit for a six and a couple of boundaries. Devine went for another big shot on the last ball but this time finds a fielder in Tahlia McGrath and departs for 14. RCB 14/1 in 1 over

Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine are in the middle to open the innings for RCB. Grace Harris has the ball in hand.

And Royal Challengers Bangalore bundled out UP Warriorz for 135. Anjali Sarvani was caught on the second ball while Sophie Ecclestone got run out on the second ball. The pressure will be on UP Warriroz now as they are definitely 20-25 runs short here. UP Warriorz 135 all out in 19.3 overs