UP Warriorz Women vs RCB Women Match Highlights
On March 8, 2025, a thrilling match between UP Warriorz Women and Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women took place in the 18th match of the Women’s Premier League 2025 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The match commenced at 7:30 PM local time and saw an exciting advertisement for cricket, with UP Warriorz winning the match by 12 runs in a nail-biter of a contest, after posting a huge 225 for 5 in their 20 overs and mounting a nail-biting chase that had everyone on the edge of their seat to the last ball.
The UP Warriorz Women, batting first, started their raging strokeplay. Briefly, Grace Harris laid the groundwork with a quick 39 off 22 balls, included two fours and a six, before being run out. Then it was Kiran Navgire, who pretty much went berserk scoring 46 in just 16 balls. She struck six fours and three sixes in a blistering knock with a strike rate of 287.50.
She was supported in the innings by an unbeaten 99 from Georgia Voll from 56 balls, the knock one ball short of a century, yet sure composed and powerful, with eight fours and a six. Chinelle Henry and Sophie Ecclestone made small contributions of 19 and 13, respectively, while Deepti Sharma could get just a run and run out in the last over.
In the total of the UP Warriorz, eight extras were added, losing five wickets maintain proving that the batting lineup is long but it still counted; Georgia Wareham took two wickets for Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, chasing 226, came in fierce. Sabbhineni Meghana got the ball rolling with a blazing 27 off 12 deliveries, in which she blasted five fours and a six, before being dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone.
Skipper Smriti Mandhana was out cheaply for 4, caught off Chinelle Henry. With Ellyse Perry scoring 28 and Raghvi Bist 14 behind them to build momentum, the show was mostly stolen by Richa Ghosh, who scored 69 off 33 balls, smashing three fours and six sixes at a strike rate of 209.09. Her fireworks show provided hope for Bengaluru, but the tide turned with Deepti Sharma dismissing Ghosh in the 16th over.
Georgia Wareham and Sneh Rana bravely brought home 17 and 26 runs respectively; Rana made her contribution with two fours and three sixes in the late charge. However, one crucial wicket after others fell-Ecclestone had three, with Wareham and Charlotte Dean (9) also falling, while Deepti had three kills. The run-out of Renuka Singh on the third ball of the final over sealed Bengaluru’s fate at 213 all out.
The contest showed off bright moments from both the teams: Voll’s 99 not out and Navgire’s quick 46 provided the start for UP Warriorz, while Ecclestone’s 3 for 25 and Deepti’s 3 for 50 kept the chase by Bengaluru quiet. Royal Challengers had… not so much luck with bowling, with Charlie Dean (1 for 47) and Wareham (2 for 43) being events.
Ghosh’s heroics did just about turn the game this way, though; target, ultimately, was still a bit far ahead. Both teams took advantage of their first powerplay phases-while the Warriorz scored 67 in the first six overs, Bengaluru managed 70-but with Bengaluru, after a brief collapse in the middle-order, came back in feed but barely enough to take the game through.
This 12-point ouster insisted on UP Warriorz Women batsmen in build and practice under pressure, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women will have to rue missed opportunities notwithstanding some brilliance from Ghosh. The despatch filled with boundaries and sixes showcased the Women’s Premier League theatrics, delightful for the viewers at Ekana Stadium by the sheer display of skill and drama.
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