Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs UP Warriorz Women, 18th Match, Women's Premier League 2026 - Player Highlights

Deepti Sharma to Smriti, FOUR, RCB storm into the final. Skipper Smriti seals it in style. Flighted outside off, she's made to reach for the slog sweep and does well to middle it, clears mid-wicket with ease and there's no one on the rope. The players exchange handshakes and it is a happy RCB dugout..

Asha Sobhana to Smriti, 1 run, fifty for Smriti. Much needed runs under her belt. She raises her bat and soaks in the applause. Second of the season for her. She comes down the track, reaches for the flighted delivery and eases it to long-off

Asha Sobhana to Smriti, no run, tossed up and short of length, Smriti waits and knocks it towards cover

Asha Sobhana to Smriti, no run, flighted outside off, Smriti goes back and punches it to cover

Asha Sobhana to Smriti, SIX, whoa! That's an incredible shot. Smriti shimmies down and Sobhana went short of length, bowled quicker as well but Smriti adjusted quickly and launches the pull well over deep mid-wicket

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, short and slanting away, Smriti cuts to sweeper cover

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, SIX, that's the shorter side and Smriti takes full advantage. Short and angling in, Smriti is waiting for the pull, quickly moves back and nails it flat over deep square leg. The fielder could only watch it sail over..

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, short of length slanted across, Smriti rides the bounce and punches square on the off-side

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, FOUR, in the air and wide of mid-off. Fullish delivery around off, Smriti stays leg-side and drives through the line, hits it aerially but evades Ecclestone diving near the edge of the circle

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, 1 run, drifting outside off, Smriti guides it towards short third and Shikha does well to keep it to a single

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, FOUR, hat-trick of fours for Smriti. Tryon overcorrects her line, strays down leg and that's easy pickings for Smriti, she sits down and sweeps it backward of square

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, FOUR, now behind square. Quicker and sliding across, Smriti plays it late deliberately and places the late cut wide of backward point. No need to run for that..

Chloe Tryon to Smriti, FOUR, drifted across, fraction short and Smriti does not overhit - stays on the back foot and punches it in front of square.

Deepti Sharma to Smriti, no run, floated up close to off, Smriti pushes it to the right of Deepti and she makes a diving stop

Deepti Sharma to Smriti, 1 run, full toss outside off, Smriti is happy to ease it to deep extra cover and take a single

Deepti Sharma to Smriti, FOUR, boundaries from both ends. Short and outside off, Smriti waits and cuts it square on the off-side. No one in the deep to stop that

Asha Sobhana to Smriti, 1 run, comes down the track, does not quite get to the pitch and mistimes the loft to long-on, the ball does not carry to Simran

Asha Sobhana to Smriti, no run, flighted around off, Smriti prods forward and defends it to point

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, no run, low full toss around off, Smriti drives towards extra cover and picks out the fielder

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti, FOUR, now Smriti gets into the act. She shuffles across, gets under the flighted delivery and pumps it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti, no run, short of length and sliding across, Smriti knocks it to cover

Deepti Sharma to Smriti, 1 run, throws it up outside off, Smriti pushes it to sweeper cover

Deepti Sharma to Smriti, no run, slower and close to off, Smriti plays it late and dabs it in front of backward point

Deepti Sharma to Smriti, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Smriti eases it to sweeper cover and gives the strike back to Harris

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, uses the angle going across her, opens the bat face and directs it to deep backward point

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, 1 run, shortens the length and angles it across, Smriti steers it behind square but there's deep backward point in place, just a single

Shikha Pandey to Smriti, FOUR, Smriti is off and running. She loves playing that shot - steer behind point. Slanted across the southpaw, Smriti waits and plays it late, opens the bat face and guides it past a diving backward point