Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s Highlights of the WPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants, being held in Navi Mumbai on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Shivani Singh, Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur.

TOSS

Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bowl.

PREVIEW

Coming on the back of a convincing win against the UP Warriorz, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will start as a favourite against Gujarat Giants, when the two teams square off in a Women’s Premier League fixture on Friday.

As the spectators return to the DY Patil Stadium, they would be hoping for an entertaining evening.

With Smriti Mandhana back among runs after stuttering in the season opener against Mumbai Indians, the Bengaluru outfit will be hoping to maintain its winning run against the Giants, which went down to Mumbai Indians in their previous outing.

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WHERE TO WATCH

When is the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match?

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match will begin at 7:30 PM IST on Friday, January 16, at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

The toss will take place at 7 PM IST.

Where to watch the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match live?

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants WPL 2026 match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network and live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.

THE SQUADS

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Gautami Naik, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, Georgia Voll, Prathyoosha Kumar, Sayali Satghare, Prema Rawat.

Gujarat Giants Women: Beth Mooney (wk), Sophie Devine, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Ayushi Soni, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh Thakur, Anushka Sharma, Titas Sadhu, Shivani Singh, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.

Published on Jan 16, 2026