RCB vs MI Live Score, WPL 2025: Hello and a very warm welcome to CricketNext’s live coverage of this important clash between heavyweights Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025. We’ll give you all the live updates and ball-by-ball action from the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is hosting its first match of the season.
It’s as big as it gets in India’s premier T20 competition. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur-led MI are the winners of the inaugural edition and Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s RCB took the title off their hands in 2024 to become the current defending champions — an achievement they celebrated with full fervor at the ground which will host today’s clash.
RCB’s Indian players have led their excellent charge so far this season where they have won both of their opening clashes to rein at the top. MI’s overseas players have dominated more, meanwhile, as they have overcome the heartbreak of a narrow defeat to Delhi Capitals with a big, five-wicket one over the Gujarat Giants.
MI won the first three matches between these two teams, while RCB won the next two, including the Eliminator of the last season. Nothing will make these teams feel better than getting one up the other and you can expect the atmosphere at the Chinnaswamy to reflect the weight of the contest.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Raghvi Bist, Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Ekta Bisht, Joshitha VJ, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sneh Rana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Nuzhat Parween, Heather Graham, Charlotte Dean, Jagravi Pawar and Prema Rawat
Mumbai Indians Women Squad: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, G Kamalini, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Parunika Sisodia, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita, Amandeep Kaur and Akshita Maheshwari
