Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, 1st Match, Womens Premier League 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, FOUR, de Klerk’s done it! RCB pull off a heist at DY Patil! Arms aloft, she runs through for the winning runs as her teammates stream onto the field to mob her. What a knock - we saw this ice-cold finishing touch at the World Cup against India, and she’s produced it again on the opening night of the WPL. And the winning ball? A full delivery outside off, de Klerk makes room and drills it straight back down the ground - her favourite scoring zone - and right there is where the ball ends up, sealing a stunning RCB victory

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, SIX, oh my! RCB need 2 from 1. What a turnaround. de Klerk is doing it all for RCB. Slower ball, not quite in the hitting length, but de Klerk backs away and manages to power it over cow corner. That was all power because there was no pace on the ball..

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, FOUR, fifty for de Klerk. What a knock! She's done it before in the World Cup and is doing it for RCB now. Slower short of length delivery, angling down leg, de Klerk makes room and pulls it backward of square, just lands inside the rope

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, SIX, whoa! de Klerk, you beauty! She's produced a maximum when RCB needed it the most. Full pitcher at the stumps, she moves away to give herself the space and pumps it over long-off

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, no run, slower back of a length delivery, de Klerk backs away and splices the flat-batted hit, the ball goes up and lands in front of Harmanpreet at extra cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, no run, back of a length angled in, de Klerk makes room and heaves it towards deep square leg, picks out the fielder and does not take the single

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, 2 runs, short and outside off, de Klerk cuts it square of the wicket and races back for the second. Excellent work from Amanjot - she sprints to her left, picks up the ball cleanly and releases it quickly. But can't stop de Klerk from picking the second

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, FOUR, just over Harmanpreet. Floaty full delivery, lands pretty full but de Klerk manages to get under it, lofts it towards mid-off and gets enough to clear a leaping Harmanpreet

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Arundhati Reddy, 1 run, short of length delivery, Arundhati takes it on and miscues the pul wide of long-on, Ismail collects it on the bounce and keeps it to a single

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, 1 run, on a length and close to off, de Klerk makes room and punches to sweeper cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, no run, full and angling in, de Klerk misses the flick and is rapped on the pads. The angle was taking it down

Nat Sciver-Brunt to de Klerk, 2 runs, short and outside off, de Klerk cracks it in front of square and the sweeper gets around to make the stop, saves a couple

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, out Caught by Ismail!! MI fighting back. Both openers back in the hut. First 3 overs - 40/0, next 2 overs - 7/2. The smile on Harmanpreet's face suggests MI are right back in the contest. Soft dismissal! Fuller and close to off, Harris does not go through with the loft, chips it to long-on and Ismail hangs on even though she slips. Grace Harris c Ismail b Nat Sciver-Brunt 25(12) [4s-4 6s-1]

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, FOUR, fullish delivery around off, Harris looks to loft down the ground but drags it off the inner half to wide long-on. Mistimed but the power of Harris fetches her another boundary

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, wide, slower ball but sprayed down leg, Harris can't reach it and umpire signals a wide

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Hemalatha, 1 run, too straight - on middle and leg, Hemalatha sits down inside the line and helps it along to fine leg

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Hemalatha, no run, back of a length close to off, Hemalatha turns it towards mid-wicket and wants a single, decides against it

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Hemalatha, no run, on a length and close to off, Hemalatha defends it down near her feet

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Hemalatha, no run, fuller and outside off, Hemalatha aims to drive and is beaten on the outside edge

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Smriti, no run, 104.1ks on a length and close to off, Smriti hangs back and knocks it to cover-point

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Smriti, FOUR, shot! Fraction short and Smriti loves playing the pull, quickly picks the length and nails the pull in front of square. There's a fielder in the deep but the placement was perfect

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, 1 run, 99ks short and hint of away swing, Harris cuts it to sweeper cover

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Smriti, 1 run, 100.2ks fuller and angled across, Smriti eases it past cover and gets off the mark

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, 1 run, fuller and close to off, Harris squeezes it off the inside edge to square leg

Nat Sciver-Brunt to Grace Harris, FOUR, Harris and RCB are underway. She makes her intentions clear. Short of length and Sciver-Brunt does not have the pace or bounce to trouble Harris, she pulls this off the front foot to the deep square leg fence