Bangalore vs Uttar Pradesh 2026 Match Match 5 Commentary | Ball-by-Ball Cricket Commentary

Bangalore vs Uttar Pradesh Commentary

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Bangalore vs Uttar Pradesh Commentary

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UPW • 1st innings

143/5

RCB • 2nd innings

145/1

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Overs

12.1

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR BYES! That will do it for RCB. Deepti tosses it up from around the wicket, full and outside off, Mandhana walks across her stumps, trying to drag the sweep away on the leg side. She is beaten as the ball spins away and the keeper, Shweta Sehrawat, is also beaten. It races past short third and Asha Sobhana's chase goes in vain. Royal Challengers Bengaluru romp home with 47 balls to spare.

11.1

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

FOUR! That has raced away at the rate of knots! Shikha misses the yorker and slips in a full toss, on the pads. Grace Harris obliges and flicks it solidly to beat the deep backward square leg fielder to her left for a boundary.

11.2

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

PUT DOWN! A much simpler chance than the previous one, but Harleen Deol has shelled it. It sums up the night for them. Cross-seam delivery, full and outside off, Harris goes deep in the crease and tries to get under the ball to slam it down the ground. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of long off, where Deol could have taken a step or two to make it easier for herself. She hung back and got low to take it around her ankle, but could not cling on. The batters cross for one.

11.3

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

Full and on off, pushed to long off for a single.

11.4

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

OUT! CAUGHT! End of a superlative knock from Grace Harris. The Navi Mumbai crowd and Grace's teammates in the dugout give her a standing ovation. Full and wide on off, Harris reaches out and tries to carve it over cover. Hits it straight to Meg Lanning at cover-point, who hops back and takes it around her midriff. Harris departs after scoring an outstanding 85 off 40 balls.

11.5

Shikha Pandey to Richa Ghosh

FOUR! Nicely done! Wide yorker, cross seam delivery, Ghosh gets her bat down and glides it with an open bat face. Plays it fine of short third and the ball races away.

11.6

Shikha Pandey to Richa Ghosh

Pace off, on a back of a length, Richa stabs it down on the off side.

Till Now Score: 141/1

(12 Overs)

R Ghosh

4(2)

S Mandhana

47(31)

S Pandey

3-0-28-1

Over 12 ·141 Runs

10.1

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! All class! Pitched outside leg, on a fuller length. Smriti Mandhana jumps out of the crease and lofts it inside out over extra cover and the ball half volleys the boundary cushions before rolling over.

10.2

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

Full, on leg, worked down to long on and they jog across for a single.

10.3

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

In-dipping full toss, on middle, Harris drives it to long on for a single.

10.4

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

Much fuller, on leg, Smriti Mandhana caresses it through wide mid on for one more.

10.5

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

Dishes out a low full toss, on the leg stump. Grace Harris presses forward and clips it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a couple of more runs.

10.6

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

Overpitched on middle, Grace Harris mistimes her heave towards deep mid-wicket for a single. RCB need just 13 runs to win!

Till Now Score: 131/0

(11 Overs)

G Harris

80(37)

S Mandhana

46(30)

D Sharma

3-0-25-0

Over 11 ·131 Runs

9.1

Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris

SIX! Hit flat and hard! Ecclestone spears it in, full and on middle. Harris gets down on a knee and gets her hands out in front before sweeping over deep square leg for her 5th six.

9.2

1WD

Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris

Wide! Ecclestone comes from over the wicket now and this is fizzed across the right-hander. This goes well beyond the tramline. Grace lets it be.

9.2

Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris

Nails the yorker, outside off, Harris walks across and takes it on the full. She paddles it to short fine leg and is keen for a single but Smriti Mandhana sends her back.

9.3

Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris

A well-executed yorker, sneaking just inside the tramline on off. Harris fails to squeeze it out.

9.4

Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris

DROPPED! Misjudged by Deandra Dottin and she did not even lay a hand on it. She hides her face with her cap before Kiran Navgire consoles her with an arm around her shoulder. Low full toss, sliding across, Harris swings across the line and gets a top edge. It goes over short fine leg, where Dottin runs over her right shoulder but never managed to settle under it. The ball ended up dropping beside her as she tried to circle under it. Two runs taken.

9.5

Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris

Low full toss, on off, Harris hammers it down to long off for a single.

9.6

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana

Full and on middle, Smriti Mandhana wrists it through mid-wicket for one.

Till Now Score: 121/0

(10 Overs)

S Mandhana

40(27)

G Harris

76(34)

S Ecclestone

2-0-20-0

Over 10 ·121 Runs

1WD

8.1

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! Off the edge! Pushed across the left-hander, full in length, Mandhana reaches out for the drive well away from her body. Gets an outside edge and the ball goes slightly uppishly but between short third and backward point.

8.2

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

Slows it down, does Deepti and it is closer to the off stump, Smriti knocks this full ball to long off for one.

8.3

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

Slanting into the right-hander, on a length, Harris clears the front leg and hacks it to deep square leg. They cross.

8.4

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

Dropping on the left-hander, full and on middle and leg. Smriti Mandhana blocks it off.

8.5

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

Hangs it up there again, on off and middle, Smriti stays back and pushes it to cover.

8.6

Deepti Sharma to Smriti Mandhana

A bit fuller, on off, Mandhana taps it to cover again.

Till Now Score: 110/0

(9 Overs)

S Mandhana

39(26)

G Harris

67(29)

D Sharma

2-0-15-0

Over 9 ·110 Runs

7.1

Asha Sobhana to Smriti Mandhana

Tossed up, on a length, near the tramline on off. This is punched to deep point for a run.

7.2

Asha Sobhana to Grace Harris

Floated up, on middle, Harris powers the drive to long on for a single.

7.3

Asha Sobhana to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! Just over! Asha offers flight, full and on off, Mandhana gives herself a bit of room and opens up the front hip. She lofts it over the leaping mid off fielder and picks up a boundary.

7.4

Asha Sobhana to Smriti Mandhana

Shorter and turning in, on middle and leg, Mandhana flicks it through square leg and turns the strike over.

7.5

Asha Sobhana to Grace Harris

SIX! That has gone many a mile! Flighted delivery, right in the hitting arc, on middle and leg. Grace drops on a knee and slog sweeps it way over deep mid-wicket for an 86-metre hit. 100 comes up for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in just 7.5 overs.

7.6

Asha Sobhana to Grace Harris

FOUR! The change of angle does not make any difference. Sobhana switches to around the wicket and tosses it up, around off, Harris drags the sweep and hits it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a four. 17 runs off Sobhana's first over. RCB need 40 more runs.

Till Now Score: 104/0

(8 Overs)

G Harris

66(28)

S Mandhana

34(21)

A Sobhana

1-0-17-0

Over 8 ·104 Runs

6.1

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! Not a bad ball at all, just too good from Mandhana. Fractionally short, on middle, Smriti presses back and jabs it to the left of the diving deep mid-wicket fielder for a four.

6.2

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana

Fuller and on off, Mandhana taps it to cover.

6.3

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! Threads it through! Short and a bit wide this time, Smriti reaches out and angles the bat face to punch it wide of point for four more.

6.4

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana

Shorter and on middle, Mandhana plays it back to the bowler.

6.5

Sophie Ecclestone to Smriti Mandhana

Very full, on middle and leg, Mandhana squeezes it out to wide long on for one.

6.6

Sophie Ecclestone to Grace Harris

A ripper from Sophie Ecclestone! Drifting in and then straightening with some bounce, full and on middle. Harris pushes out in front of her body but is beaten on the outside edge. Luckily for her, the bounce takes the ball over the stumps.

Till Now Score: 87/0

(7 Overs)

G Harris

55(25)

S Mandhana

28(18)

S Ecclestone

1-0-9-0

Over 7 ·87 Runs

5.1

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

FOUR! Deandra Dottin is welcomed with a boundary. 50 comes up for RCB. Pitched up by Dottin, on off, Harris presses forward and does not try to overhit this one. Just lofts it with a straight bat over mid off. Uh, oh, Deandra has overstepped. A tight call, but she has got nothing behind the line. NO BALL called. Free Hit coming up.

5.1

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

SIX! Grace Harris takes full toll. Dottin dishes out a loopy full toss, on middle and leg, Harris needs no second invitation as she clubs it over deep square leg for a six.

5.2

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

FOUR! Punished! Fractionally short, outside off. Grace gets the width to work with and she slaps it through covers for a four. 15 runs already.

5.3

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

SIX! Clean strike. Make that 21 runs off the first 3 balls. Dottin bashes the surface, over off. Harris presses on the front foot and nails the pull over deep square leg for six more.

5.4

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

SIX! Grace Harris gets to her FIFTY in style. She reaches her fourth WPL half-century in just 22 balls. She is all smiles as she raises her bat towards the dugout. Fastest fifty of the season and the 5th quickest overall. Dottin hurls it fuller, on middle, Grace just swings through the line and launches it over long on for the third six of the over.

5.5

1WD

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

Wide! Sprayed down leg, full in length. Harris misses out on the tickle.

5.5

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

FOUR! Grace Harris does not miss out this time. Full and drifting down leg, Harris helps it to the left of short fine leg for a four. 32 runs off the over with a ball to go, level for the most expensive over in WPL history, bowled by Sneh Rana only yesterday. Will that record be broken?

5.6

Deandra Dottin to Grace Harris

Leg-cutter, on a length, on middle, Harris turns it straight to square leg.

Till Now Score: 78/0

(6 Overs)

G Harris

55(24)

S Mandhana

19(13)

D Dottin

1-0-32-0

Over 6 ·78 Runs

1WD

4.1

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

Full and on off, Grace Harris heaves it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

4.2

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

Takes pace off, on a length, Smriti Mandhana hangs back and pushes it down to long on for a single.

4.3

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

A bit too straight from Shikha, on the legs, Harris clips it behind, but finds short fine leg.

4.4

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

FOUR! This time, she gets her placement spot on! Another delivery that is angled on the leg stump, on a fuller length. Grace Harris gets low on her knee and paddles it between square leg and short fine leg for a boundary.

4.5

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

Fullish ball, on the middle stump line, Grace works it through wide mid on for a single.

4.6

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

Full and wide on off, Smriti Mandhana strides across and drives it straight to the cover fielder. The target is now under three digits for RCB.

Till Now Score: 46/0

(5 Overs)

S Mandhana

19(13)

G Harris

25(17)

S Pandey

2-0-18-0

Over 5 ·46 Runs

3.1

Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris

FOUR! HAMMERED! Short and wide, Grace Harris accepts the width gleefully and slashes it to the left of the diving point fielder for a boundary. Ordinary bowling this by the Warriorz!

3.2

Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris

On a fuller length, around off, Grace drills it straight to mid off.

3.3

Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris

FOUR! Carnage! Back of a length, on top of off, sits up nicely for the batter. Grace Harris creates a stable base by pressing back and pulls it to the right of the deep square leg fielder for a boundary. Geez, that's blazed away to the fence.

3.4

Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris

Angles it down leg, on a length, Grace misses on the pull and the ball is deflected off her thigh pad to backward square leg. They collect a leg bye.

3.5

Kranti Gaud to Smriti Mandhana

Nice and full, on off, Smriti forces the drive to cover.

3.6

Kranti Gaud to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! Goodness me, this is pure class from these two! Half volley from Gaud, outside off. Smriti Mandhana goes inside out over extra cover for a boundary to end yet another expensive over.

Till Now Score: 39/0

(4 Overs)

S Mandhana

18(11)

G Harris

19(13)

K Gaud

2-0-18-0

Over 4 ·39 Runs

2.1

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! That's a shot and a half! Shikha serves it full, on middle and leg, Smriti Mandhana clears her front leg and lofts it over mid on for a cracking boundary. A brisk start for RCB in the chase.

2.2

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! PUNISHED! Straight and full, a cross-seam delivery at a gentle pace, Smriti Mandhana gets forward and swings through the line, launching it over the bowler for another four.

2.3

1WD

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

WIDE! Down leg, on a length, Smriti misses on the pull and the keeper too, fumbles to gather it to her right, parrying it to short fine leg.

2.3

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

Lands it full, on off, Smriti Mandhana caresses it to mid off.

2.4

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

Seeing Smriti shuffling down leg to open up the off side, Pandey follows the batter and bowls full, outside leg. Mandhana carves it away wide of extra cover for a single.

2.5

Shikha Pandey to Grace Harris

Leg cutter on a length, on off, Grace Harris knocks it down to long on for an easy single.

2.6

Shikha Pandey to Smriti Mandhana

Straight line on middle, full in length, driven off the front foot to mid off. A productive over for RCB. 11 runs off it.

Till Now Score: 26/0

(3 Overs)

S Mandhana

14(9)

G Harris

11(9)

S Pandey

1-0-11-0

Over 3 ·26 Runs

1WD

1.1

Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris

Full and in front of the sticks, Grace wrists it down to long on for an easy single.

1.2

Kranti Gaud to Smriti Mandhana

FOUR! The captain is up and running as well! Fuller delivery, angling in from middle, Smriti Mandhana flicks off her pads, and gets it through deep backward square leg for a boundary.

1.3

Kranti Gaud to Smriti Mandhana

Length ball, on off, punched on the rise to cover.

1.4

Kranti Gaud to Smriti Mandhana

Outside off and full, Mandhana leans on and jabs it to cover-point.

1.5

Kranti Gaud to Smriti Mandhana

Much fuller, off, Smriti squeezes it through backward point for a single.

1.6

Kranti Gaud to Grace Harris

On a hard length, on off, Grace Harris prods forward and stabs it back to the bowler.

Till Now Score: 15/0

(2 Overs)

G Harris

10(8)

S Mandhana

5(4)

K Gaud

1-0-6-0

Over 2 ·15 Runs

It will be the young right-arm quick, Kranti Gaud from the other end.

RCB need 98 off 90 balls. Deandra Dottin is summoned into the attack for the last over of the Powerplay. She replaces Kranti Gaud.

STRATEGIC BREAK! Within the Powerplay, RCB have chalked down more than half the runs of their target. They are on course for a massive victory, which will do the world of good to their net run rate. So far, the bowlers of UP Warriorz have found no answers to this onslaught and have been all over the place. No offence to the UP bowlers, but Grace Harris is literally treating this attack as if she's in a net practice session. Can the Warriorz conjure up a wicket? For that, Lanning has tossed the ball to her trump card, Sophie Ecclestone.

Asha Sobhana, the leg spinner, is brought into the attack now. She replaces Deandra Dottin.

With the final rites being read, the crease has a new occupant. Richa Ghosh is in at number 3.

So two wins in two games for the Royal Challengers. With this bossy win, they have leapfrogged to the top spot. Meg Lanning and Co. have a lot of soul-searching to do. Still early days in the tournament, but it has exposed which ends need to be tightened up. That's it from the fifth game of the season. Next up, we have another delicious clash as defending champions Mumbai Indians go up against the high-flying Gujarat Giants at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. That game will be played on Tuesday, 13th January, with the first ball scheduled to be bowled at 7.30 pm IST (2 pm GMT). But do make sure to join us in advance for the buildup and the pre-match buzz. Until then, ta-ta, stay safe. Cheers!

0.1

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

FOUR! Into the business straightaway! Deepti drops it full, on off, Grace plants her front leg ahead and smokes it over the bowler, gun-barrel straight down the ground for a boundary.

0.2

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

Pulls the length back, on off, tapped off the back foot to mid off.

0.3

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

Turns in from off, on a length, Grace goes back and eases it back to Sharma.

0.4

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

FOUR! Through the gap! Outside off and short, Grace Harris presses back and tries to cut, but gets an outside edge that goes between short third and backward point for a boundary.

0.5

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

Full, outside off, Harris works it to mid off.

0.6

Deepti Sharma to Grace Harris

Short, on middle, Grace hangs deep in the crease and laces it down to long on for a single. 9 off the first over for RCB, chasing 144.

Till Now Score: 9/0

(1 Overs)

G Harris

9(6)

S Mandhana

0(0)

D Sharma

1-0-9-0

Over 1 ·9 Runs