Mumbai Indians Women and UP Warriorz Women meet at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Thursday 15 January in the Women’s Premier League 2026, with Mumbai defending the title and the Warriorz hunting for a first victory.
Mumbai began shakily, losing to Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women by 3 wickets, but they have since put together back-to-back wins. The second of those came against Gujarat Giants, when they chased a huge 193 using a fresh plan. Nat Sciver-Brunt was missing for that game, and captain Harmanpreet Kaur stepped up to guide the side home comfortably. Amelia Kerr and Nicola Carey give the line-up balance, and Shabnim Ismail leads the pace attack.
UP Warriorz are under real pressure. They were beaten by nine wickets by Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in their previous match after scoring only 143, with Deepti Sharma and Deandra Dottin the main resistance. The bowlers managed one wicket. Led by Meg Lanning, they have Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol and Sophie Ecclestone to call on, and need quick improvement to climb off the bottom of the standings.
