Ellyse Perry walked off the ground having scored 90 not out off 56 balls. Nine fours, three sixes, a strike rate of 160.7. In a T20 innings that should have won any match.
UP Warriorz matched it. Exactly. 180 all out. Off the last ball of the 20th over. Perry one of the greatest women’s cricketers alive had played a 90-not-out in a losing cause. And nobody was going to remember her innings for long, because the Super Over result was the headline.
That is what makes the UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru rivalry so compelling. Eight WPL matches across four seasons. Six decided by fewer than 30 runs. One Super Over. One 9-wicket demolition. The H2H stands at RCB 5-3 after WPL 2026. But the ledger does not tell the full story. Here is the complete timeline all 8 matches, every scorecard, every turning point, every individual performance that defined this fixture.
Head-to-Head Summary: RCB Women vs UP Warriorz (WPL 2023–2026)
Overall Record (Updated After WPL 2026)
| Season | Matches | RCB Wins | UPW Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPL 2023 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| WPL 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| WPL 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| WPL 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 5 | 3 |
The Rivalry Arc: 3-1 → 3-3 → 5-3
The arc of this specific rivalry follows three distinct chapters:
- WPL 2023–2024: RCB dominated winning 3 of 4 matches. UPW’s only win was a 10-wicket demolition in the first ever meeting
- WPL 2025: UPW dominated winning both matches (Super Over + 12-run win in Lucknow). The H2H levelled at 3-3. UPW finished last in the 2025 table despite going 2-0 against RCB
- WPL 2026: RCB dominated winning both matches emphatically (9 wickets + 8 wickets). RCB qualified for the WPL 2026 Final. UPW lost 5 of 7 matches
The rivalry pattern shows that whichever team has the more dominant individual at the crease in any given match wins not the team with the better squad depth. Perry’s 90* wasn’t enough without support in 2025. Harris’ 85 off 40 was enough because Mandhana backed it up in 2026. This is a rivalry decided by partnerships, not by bowling depth.
WPL 2023. Match 1: UPW Won by 10 Wickets (March 10, 2023, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)
Result: UP Warriorz won by 10 wickets.
This was the first-ever meeting between these two WPL franchises. UP Warriorz chased 139 without losing a single wicket in 13.4 overs.
A 10-wicket win chasing a T20 total of 138 without a single dismissal is one of the rarest scorelines in women’s T20 cricket. It requires not just good batting but systematic failure of the opposing bowling to take wickets across 14 overs. RCB’s bowling combination in 2023 simply had no answer for UPW’s opening pair on the Brabourne pitch.
RCB’s all-out dismissal for 138 was the first turning point setting a total that was always below the 150-threshold UPW needed to face genuine pressure. Below 145, any competent T20 batting pair can manage the chase at 7-8 per over without risk. UPW played within themselves and won easily.
WPL 2023. Match 2: RCB Won by 5 Wickets (March 15, 2023, DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai)
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets.
Six days after the 10-wicket loss, RCB reversed the result completely winning by 5 wickets after bowling UPW out for 135.
WPL 2023 set the template for every subsequent meeting between these teams. Match 1 showed UPW can comprehensively dominate when RCB’s batting collapses cheaply. Match 2 showed RCB can win methodically when they bowl the opposition out for sub-140 totals. This push-pull has defined every season since.
Season result: 1-1 in WPL 2023. Both teams won when their bowling restricted the opponent to under 140.
WPL 2024. Match 3: RCB Won by 2 Runs (February 24, 2024, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
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Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 2 runs.
2 runs. The narrowest margin in the rivalry’s entire history. RCB posted 157/6. UPW needed 158 in 20 overs and finished on 155/7. Two runs short with the final ball bowled.
At Chinnaswamy in the last over, UPW needed 9 off the final 6 balls with wickets in hand. RCB’s bowler bowling the 20th over conceded just 6 runs, taking a wicket to seal the match. Two runs off 6 balls is the definition of a match decided by a single ball one boundary would have changed the result.
This 2-run win is more important to the rivalry’s history than the 10-wicket win in WPL 2023. A 10-wicket win proves one team is better on a given day. A 2-run win proves both teams are evenly matched and that RCB have the closing-over bowling execution to defend totals when UPW are close to winning.
WPL 2024. Match 4: RCB Won by 23 Runs (March 4, 2024, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 23 runs.
RCB’s 198/3 is the highest total they have posted against UP Warriorz in WPL history.
198/3 is also a T20 total that fundamentally changes the chase psychology when a batting team posts 198, the fielding team knows they need to score 10 per over from ball one. No singles. No rebuilding overs. No recovery phase. UPW’s 175/8. A strong score in any other context fell 23 runs short.
RCB’s batting in the first 10 overs of this match. Reaching 100+ in the powerplay-to-mid-overs window is what generates 198 totals the death-over hitting is only possible when the platform already exists. RCB’s opening pair and middle order built that platform and UPW’s bowling attack (7 overs remaining when UPW batted) had conceded the match psychologically before they started their chase.
RCB won both 2024 matches 2 runs and 23 runs. RCB led the all-time H2H 3-1 after WPL 2024.
WPL 2025. Match 5: UPW Won via Super Over (February 24, 2025, Chinnaswamy Stadium)
Result: UP Warriorz won via Super Over.
Ellyse Perry 90* off 56 Balls: The WPL’s Most Remarkable Losing Innings
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Most people remember this match as “the Super Over match” UPW’s dramatic equaliser. The reality is that Ellyse Perry played one of the finest T20 innings in WPL history in a losing cause. Perry’s 90* off 56 balls nine fours, three sixes represents the specific cruelty of the Super Over format: a player can produce a historically elite individual batting performance and still lose because a 6-ball format negates it.
The Super Over decision which bowler RCB sent to bowl the Super Over, and which batter UPW sent to chase. With Perry exhausted after 56 balls and Wyatt-Hodge having contributed 57, RCB’s bowling in the Super Over was where the match was decided rather than by the batters.
Perry’s 90* in this match is arguably the best individual innings ever played by an RCB batter against UP Warriorz. It is also the innings that least affected the match outcome precisely because UPW matched the total off the last ball and the Super Over produced a different result.
WPL 2025. Match 6: UPW Won by 12 Runs (March 8, 2025, Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)
Result: UP Warriorz won by 12 runs.
UP Warriorz 225/5. one of the highest totals in WPL history.
The 225 Run-Barrier
This is where things go wrong for RCB: Chasing 226 in a T20 means scoring 11.3 per over from the first ball. RCB’s 213. A score that would win most T20 matches was not enough here.
This is the specific tactical reality: 225+ totals in women’s T20 cricket create a psychological pressure that is different from defending 175 or 190. At 225, the chasing batting team must attack from ball 1 meaning they take risks in the powerplay that cost wickets. RCB were bowled out for 213, not because their batting failed, but because 226 required a perfect batting performance from every batter in the XI.
Season result: UPW won both 2025 matches Super Over + 12 runs. H2H levelled at 3-3 after WPL 2025.
UPW finishing last in the 2025 WPL table despite going 2-0 against RCB (the team that finished above them) is the clearest evidence that WPL tables are decided by depth across all fixtures not by rivalry results. UPW beat the best team in the 2025 table twice, then lost to everyone else.
WPL 2026. Match 7 (Match 5): RCB Won by 9 Wickets (January 12, 2026, DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai)
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets (47.5 balls remaining).
Grace Harris 85 off 40 Balls: The Most Explosive Innings in This Rivalry’s History
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Harris | 85 | 40 | 212.5 | 13 fours + 4 sixes |
| Smriti Mandhana | 47 | — | — | |
| Partnership | 108 | 55 balls | — | Opening stand |
| RCB total | 145/1 | 12.1 ov |
Grace Harris 85 off 40 balls a strike rate of 212.5.
This is the most explosively scored individual innings in the complete UP Warriorz vs RCB timeline. A strike rate of 212.5 means Harris scored more than two runs per ball across 40 deliveries including a single dismissal of her opening partner (Mandhana’s 47 contributed to the 108-run opening stand, also scored at a rapid rate).
Harris-Mandhana 108 off 55 balls: A first-wicket partnership at a run-rate of 11.78 per over ended UPW’s match in the powerplay and the following two overs. Grace Harris was dismissed only at 12.1 overs (137/1 at that point). With 8 balls remaining but only needing 8 more runs, Mandhana and the incoming batter completed the chase calmly.
Turning point Harris’ first 8 balls: The match was decided not in UPW’s batting innings (143 is a competitive total on most pitches) but in Harris’ first 8 balls of the RCB chase. She scored 30+ in her first 8 deliveries, making UPW’s 143 psychologically unchassable from a pressure standpoint immediately. UPW’s bowlers without a plan for Harris’s front-foot dismissal hitting over mid-wicket were dismantled within 5 overs.
WPL 2026. Match 8 (Match 18): RCB Won by 8 Wickets (January 29, 2026, Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 8 wickets. RCB qualified for the WPL 2026 Final.
Nadine de Klerk 4/22: The Bowling Performance That Won the Season
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De Klerk took 4/22: dismissing Meg Lanning (UPW’s most dangerous batter), Amy Jones, Simran Shaikh (their young gun), and Sophie Ecclestone (UPW’s bowling all-rounder who contributes crucial lower-order runs).
Four wickets. Four different positions in UPW’s batting order. Lanning in the middle order, Jones keeping, Shaikh as a young hitter, Ecclestone as a batting lower-order option. De Klerk systematically removed every key UPW contributor in a single 4-over spell.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deepti Sharma | 55 | — | UPW’s only 50+ scorer |
| Meg Lanning | — | — | De Klerk wicket |
| UPW total | 143/8 | 20 ov | Only Deepti + Lanning SR above 100 |
Deepti Sharma’s 55 was UPW’s only above-average contribution. But with de Klerk removing the batting support, 143/8 was UPW’s best possible score in the match conditions.
Harris 75 off 37, Mandhana 54*: RCB Chase in 13.1 Overs
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Harris | 75 | 37 | 202.7 | POTM — 108-run opening stand |
| Smriti Mandhana | 54* | — | — | Unbeaten anchor |
| Opening partnership | 108 | 55 balls | — |
Harris 75 off 37, Mandhana 54*. For the second match in succession in WPL 2026, Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana opened together and put on a 108-run partnership.
This is the rivalry’s 2026 story. Not just one Harris innings two consecutive Harris-Mandhana partnerships of exactly 108 runs in Match 5 and Match 18 of WPL 2026. The same opening pair. The same partnership total. Against the same opposition. In two different matches.
The 108-run opening partnership appearing in both WPL 2026 matches against UPW is not coincidence. It reflects a specific match-plan: Harris attacks UPW’s opening bowlers in the powerplay (taking the 7.1–7.6 runs per over needed in overs 1–4), Mandhana anchors at the other end providing the running. The plan was so successful the first time that RCB ran it back unchanged. UPW had no adjustment.
RCB won both 2026 matches 9 wickets and 8 wickets. WPL 2026 H2H: RCB 5-3. RCB qualified for the WPL 2026 Final. UPW finished 5th with 5 losses in 7 matches.
Complete RCB Women vs UP Warriorz Scorecards Table (All 8 Matches)
5 Individual Performances That Defined This Rivalry
What RCB Does That UPW Can’t Match and Vice Versa
What RCB executes better:
- Opening batting partnerships Harris + Mandhana in WPL 2026 are the most destructive opening combination in this specific fixture
- Bowling at the death to defend sub-160 totals (2-run win, WPL 2024)
- Team consistency across a full season (RCB reached WPL 2026 Final; UPW finished 5th)
What UPW executes better:
- Posting 200+ totals (225/5 in WPL 2025 remains the highest score in this fixture)
- Last-over match execution (Super Over win, WPL 2025; last-ball tie to force Super Over)
- Individual match-turning performances against RCB in home conditions (Ekana, Lucknow)
The most revealing pattern in this rivalry is venue: RCB have never lost a match against UPW at Chinnaswamy or DY Patil. UPW’s two wins before 2026 came at Brabourne (2023 Match 8) and Ekana (2025 Match 18). When RCB bat at home, the familiar outfield and boundary dimensions give their aggressive batters (Harris, Perry, Wyatt-Hodge) a specific advantage. If you are using this timeline to predict future matches watch the venue.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: What is the head-to-head record between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the WPL?
Ans. As of WPL 2026 (all 8 matches played between 2023–2026): RCB Women lead 5-3. RCB won in WPL 2023 (1 match), WPL 2024 (both matches), and WPL 2026 (both matches). UP Warriorz won in WPL 2023 (1 match) and WPL 2025 (both matches).
Q2: What were the results of all WPL 2026 matches between RCB Women and UP Warriorz?
Ans. RCB Women won both matches in WPL 2026: Match 5 (January 12, 2026, DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai) — UPW 143, RCB 145/1 in 12.1 overs, RCB won by 9 wickets (Grace Harris 85 off 40); Match 18 (January 29, 2026, Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara) — UPW 143/8, RCB 147/2 in 13.1 overs, RCB won by 8 wickets (Harris 75 off 37, Mandhana 54*, de Klerk 4/22). RCB qualified for the WPL 2026 Final.
Q3: What happened in the RCB vs UP Warriorz Super Over match in WPL 2025?
Ans. In WPL 2025 Match 9 (February 24, 2025, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru): RCB 180/6 in 20 overs (Ellyse Perry 90* off 56 balls, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge 57) vs UP Warriorz 180 all out in 20 overs. The match tied. UP Warriorz won the Super Over. It was the first Super Over in this rivalry’s history.
Q4: What was Grace Harris’s performance in the WPL 2026 matches vs UP Warriorz?
Ans. Grace Harris played two exceptional innings against UP Warriorz in WPL 2026: Match 5 — 85 off 40 balls (strike rate 212.5, 13 fours, 4 sixes), part of a 108-run opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana in 55 balls; Match 18 — 75 off 37 balls (strike rate 202.7), another 108-run opening partnership with Mandhana. Harris was Player of the Match in both fixtures.
Q5: When did UP Warriorz post their highest total against RCB?
Ans. UP Warriorz posted their highest total against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in WPL 2025 Match 18 (March 8, 2025, Ekana Stadium, Lucknow) — UPW 225/5. RCB were bowled out for 213 chasing 226, losing by 12 runs. It was UPW’s largest winning margin in this rivalry.
Q6: What is the narrowest margin in the UP Warriorz vs RCB rivalry?
Ans. The narrowest margin is 2 runs — RCB 157/6 beat UP Warriorz 155/7 in WPL 2024 Match 2 (February 24, 2024, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru). UPW needed 3 runs off the final over with wickets in hand and fell short by 2 runs.