The RCB vs MI WPL rivalry has produced nine matches since the Women’s Premier League began in 2023. Mumbai Indians won the first two meetings, RCB turned the contest around in 2024, and the two teams then split their meetings in both 2025 and 2026.
After the latest match on January 26, 2026, Mumbai Indians lead the overall RCB vs MI WPL head-to-head record by 5 wins to 4. The latest contest was also one of the highest-scoring matches between the teams: MI made 199/4 and RCB replied with 184/9, giving MI a 15-run victory. Natalie Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 100 from 57 balls, while Richa Ghosh made 90 from 50.
This guide covers the complete RCB vs MI WPL match history, head-to-head record, season-by-season results, highest and lowest scores, major batting and bowling performances, key players, venues and the latest 2026 result.
RCB vs MI WPL Head-to-Head Record
Through the completion of the 2026 WPL season, the two sides have played nine matches.
| Head-to-head statistic | RCB Women | MI Women |
| Matches played | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 4 | 5 |
| Losses | 5 | 4 |
| No results | 0 | 0 |
| Highest score | 199/3 | 199/4 |
| Lowest score | 125/9 | 113 all out |
The complete match list on IPL.com records the same nine meetings and shows MI ahead 5-4 after the January 26, 2026 result.
How Many RCB vs MI WPL Matches Have Been Played?
There have been nine completed RCB vs MI WPL matches:
- 2 in 2023
- 3 in 2024
- 2 in 2025
- 2 in 2026
The 2024 season is the only season in which the teams met three times because they faced each other in the Eliminator.
RCB Wins
RCB have won four matches against MI:
- March 12, 2024 — by 7 wickets
- March 15, 2024 — by 5 runs
- March 11, 2025 — by 11 runs
- January 9, 2026 — by 3 wickets
MI Wins
Mumbai Indians have won five:
- March 6, 2023 — by 9 wickets
- March 21, 2023 — by 4 wickets
- March 2, 2024 — by 7 wickets
- February 21, 2025 — by 4 wickets
- January 26, 2026 — by 15 runs
The IPL.com head-to-head record lists all nine results in chronological order.
RCB vs MI WPL Record by Season
| Season | Matches | RCB wins | MI wins |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 9 | 4 | 5 |
This shows that the rivalry has become much closer since the inaugural season, when MI won both matches.
RCB vs MI WPL Match Results
Here is the complete RCB vs MI WPL results list through the end of the 2026 season.
| Season | Date | Venue | RCB score | MI score | Result |
| 2023 | Mar 6 | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 155 all out | 159/1 | MI won by 9 wickets |
| 2023 | Mar 21 | DY Patil Sports Academy | 125/9 | 129/6 | MI won by 4 wickets |
| 2024 | Mar 2 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 131/6 | 133/3 | MI won by 7 wickets |
| 2024 | Mar 12 | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 115/3 | 113 all out | RCB won by 7 wickets |
| 2024 | Mar 15 | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 135/6 | 130/6 | RCB won by 5 runs |
| 2025 | Feb 21 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 167/7 | 170/6 | MI won by 4 wickets |
| 2025 | Mar 11 | Brabourne Stadium | 199/3 | 188/9 | RCB won by 11 runs |
| 2026 | Jan 9 | DY Patil Sports Academy | 157/7 | 154/6 | RCB won by 3 wickets |
| 2026 | Jan 26 | Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara | 184/9 | 199/4 | MI won by 15 runs |
The results and team totals are supported by the match records and individual scorecards from IPL.com and ESPNcricinfo.
RCB vs MI WPL Matches in 2023
The rivalry began on March 6, 2023, at Brabourne Stadium. RCB were bowled out for 155. MI then chased the target in only 14.2 overs, reaching 159/1 and winning by nine wickets. Hayley Matthews was central to the chase with an unbeaten 77.
The second meeting came on March 21 at the DY Patil Sports Academy. RCB scored 125/9, while MI reached 129/6 to win by four wickets.
MI therefore finished the first WPL season with a 2-0 advantage in the RCB vs MI WPL matchup.
RCB vs MI WPL Matches in 2024
The 2024 season changed the direction of the rivalry.
On March 2, MI defeated RCB by seven wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB scored 131/6 before MI reached 133/3 in 15.1 overs.
Ten days later, RCB produced a major response. MI were bowled out for just 113, with Ellyse Perry taking 6/15. RCB chased the target with a score of 115/3 and won by seven wickets.
The teams met again three days later in the Eliminator. RCB scored 135/6 and restricted MI to 130/6, winning by five runs. Ellyse Perry scored 66 and was one of the key performers in the victory. RCB therefore won two of the three RCB vs MI WPL meetings in 2024.
RCB vs MI WPL Matches in 2025
The first 2025 meeting was played on February 21 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. RCB scored 167/7, but MI chased the target successfully, reaching 170/6 in 19.5 overs to win by four wickets. The reverse fixture on March 11 was a much higher-scoring game.
RCB made 199/3, with Smriti Mandhana scoring 53, Ellyse Perry finishing on 49*, and Georgia Wareham making 31*. MI replied with 188/9, led by Natalie Sciver-Brunt’s 69, but RCB held on for an 11-run win. Sneh Rana took 3/26.
That 2025 meeting produced 387 runs in total, which is the highest combined score in the nine-match RCB-MI WPL history.
RCB vs MI WPL Matches in 2026
The first 2026 meeting took place on January 9 at the DY Patil Sports Academy.
MI scored 154/6 from 20 overs. RCB chased the target successfully, finishing on 157/7 on the final ball to win by three wickets. Nadine de Klerk was Player of the Match after scoring 63 from 44 balls* and taking 4/26.
The second meeting was played on January 26 at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
MI posted 199/4. Natalie Sciver-Brunt made an unbeaten 100 from 57 balls, while Hayley Matthews scored 56. RCB responded with 184/9, with Richa Ghosh making 90 from 50 balls. MI won by 15 runs.
The 2026 results therefore finished 1-1 between the teams.
RCB vs MI WPL Highest Team Scores
RCB’s Highest Score
RCB’s highest total against MI is 199/3, scored on March 11, 2025.
The official WPL report confirms the score and the 11-run victory.
MI’s Highest Score
MI’s highest total against RCB is 199/4, scored on January 26, 2026.
Sciver-Brunt’s century provided the foundation for the total.
Highest Match Aggregate
The highest combined score in the RCB vs MI WPL fixture is 387 runs.
That came in the March 11, 2025 match:
- RCB: 199/3
- MI: 188/9
- Combined: 387
The January 26, 2026 match produced 383 runs, so it is second on this list rather than first.
RCB vs MI WPL Lowest Team Scores
RCB’s Lowest Score
RCB’s lowest score against MI is 125/9, recorded on March 21, 2023. MI chased 126 and won by four wickets.
MI’s Lowest Score
MI’s lowest score against RCB is 113 all out, recorded on March 12, 2024.
Perry’s 6/15 was the defining bowling performance in that match.
Biggest Winning Margins
MI’s biggest victory by runs is the 15-run win in 2026.
RCB’s biggest victory by runs is the 11-run win in 2025.
By wickets, MI’s largest win is the nine-wicket victory in 2023, while RCB’s largest is the seven-wicket win in 2024.
RCB vs MI WPL Top Batting Performances
Highest Individual Score
The highest individual score in the fixture is Natalie Sciver-Brunt’s 100*.
She reached the century from 57 balls in the January 26, 2026 match. It was the first century in WPL history.
RCB’s Highest Individual Score
RCB’s highest individual score in the matchup is Richa Ghosh’s 90 from 50 balls, made in the same 2026 match.
RCB’s Leading Run-Scorer in the Rivalry
Before the start of the 2026 season, RCB’s official website listed Ellyse Perry with 322 runs against Mumbai Indians, making her RCB’s leading run-scorer in this fixture at that point. Perry did not play in WPL 2026, so her total did not increase during the season.
This is a useful example of why cumulative statistics should be tied to a specific date. Other third-party databases have published different totals for the fixture, so the RCB team’s own statistical report is the safer source for this particular figure.
Notable Batting Performances
Several innings stand out across the nine matches:
- Hayley Matthews — 77* in the first-ever meeting in 2023
- Ellyse Perry — 66 in the 2024 Eliminator
- Smriti Mandhana — 53 in the 2025 high-scoring match
- Natalie Sciver-Brunt — 69 in the 2025 meeting
- Nadine de Klerk — 63* in the 2026 opener
- Natalie Sciver-Brunt — 100* in 2026
- Richa Ghosh — 90 in 2026
The match reports and scorecards provide the individual innings details.
RCB vs MI WPL Top Bowling Performances
Best Bowling Figures
The best bowling figures in the rivalry are Ellyse Perry’s 6/15 in the March 12, 2024 match.
MI were bowled out for 113, and RCB completed the chase with seven wickets remaining.
RCB’s Leading Wicket-Taker Against MI
RCB’s official statistical report before the 2026 season listed Perry as the team’s leading wicket-taker against MI with 10 wickets.
Perry’s 6/15 remains the standout individual bowling performance in the matchup.
Other Important Bowling Performances
Nadine de Klerk’s 4/26 in the January 9, 2026 opener was another major performance. Her contribution came in both innings because she also scored 63*.
Sneh Rana’s 3/26 helped RCB defend 199 against MI in March 2025.
RCB vs MI WPL Key Players
RCB Players
Smriti Mandhana has been RCB’s captain and one of the team’s principal opening batters. She scored 53 in RCB’s 199/3 against MI in 2025.
Richa Ghosh has provided several useful contributions in the fixture, with her 90 from 50 balls in 2026 becoming RCB’s highest individual score against MI.
Ellyse Perry has been one of the most significant players in the rivalry. RCB’s official statistics list her as their leading run-scorer and wicket-taker against MI before the 2026 season, while her 6/15 remains the best bowling performance in the fixture.
Nadine de Klerk made a major impact in the 2026 opener with 63* and 4/26.
MI Players
Natalie Sciver-Brunt produced the biggest individual innings in the rivalry when she scored 100* in January 2026. She also made 69 in the 2025 meeting.
Hayley Matthews was influential from the beginning of the rivalry. She made 77* in the first-ever meeting and scored 56 in the 2026 game.
Amelia Kerr has contributed with both bat and ball during the fixture and was involved in several MI victories in the early seasons.
Harmanpreet Kaur has remained an important part of MI’s leadership and batting group across the WPL seasons.
RCB vs MI WPL Captaincy and Team Strategy
The teams have used different combinations over the four WPL seasons, but their results show that the fixture has not been dominated by one type of match.
RCB have won through both chasing and defending. Their 2024 seven-wicket win came while chasing 114, while their 2024 Eliminator and 2025 victory came while defending relatively high-pressure totals.
MI have also won in both ways. Their first two victories in 2023 came while chasing, whereas their 2026 victory came after defending 199/4.
This makes the RCB vs MI WPL record more useful when examined match by match rather than simply looking at the overall win count.
Most Memorable RCB vs MI WPL Matches
The 2024 Eliminator
The 2024 Eliminator is one of the most important meetings because it was the only knockout match between the teams so far.
RCB made 135/6 and restricted MI to 130/6, winning by five runs.
The 2025 Run-Fest
The March 11, 2025 meeting produced 387 runs, the highest aggregate in the fixture.
RCB reached 199/3 before MI made 188/9. RCB won by 11 runs.
The 2026 Last-Ball Chase
The January 9, 2026 opener went to the final ball.
MI made 154/6, and RCB reached 157/7 to win by three wickets. Nadine de Klerk’s unbeaten 63 was decisive.
The 2026 Century Match
The January 26, 2026 meeting produced the highest individual score in the rivalry.
Sciver-Brunt made 100*Richa Ghosh answered with 90, and MI eventually won by 15 runs.
RCB vs MI WPL Records and Milestones
| Record | Verified figure |
| Matches played | 9 |
| MI wins | 5 |
| RCB wins | 4 |
| Highest RCB total | 199/3 |
| Highest MI total | 199/4 |
| Lowest RCB total | 125/9 |
| Lowest MI total | 113 all out |
| Highest individual score | Natalie Sciver-Brunt — 100* |
| Highest RCB individual score | Richa Ghosh — 90 |
| Best bowling figures | Ellyse Perry — 6/15 |
| Biggest MI win by runs | 15 runs |
| Biggest RCB win by runs | 11 runs |
| Biggest MI win by wickets | 9 wickets |
| Biggest RCB win by wickets | 7 wickets |
| Highest match aggregate | 387 runs |
The team totals, margins and match sequence are confirmed by the complete head-to-head listing on IPL.com and the relevant ESPNcricinfo scorecards.
RCB vs MI WPL 2026: Latest Match Information
The latest RCB vs MI WPL match was played on January 26, 2026, at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
MI batted first and scored 199/4. Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 100 was the central innings, while Matthews contributed 56.
RCB’s chase began poorly, but Richa Ghosh kept the side in the contest with 90 from 50 balls. RCB eventually finished on 184/9, giving MI a 15-run victory.
The result left MI ahead 5-4 in the overall head-to-head record.
RCB vs MI WPL Rivalry Over the Years
The rivalry started with MI winning both meetings in 2023. RCB then changed the pattern in 2024, winning two of three games, including the Eliminator.
In 2025, each team won once. RCB won the March meeting by 11 runs after scoring 199/3.
The same 1-1 pattern continued in 2026. RCB won the opening match by three wickets, while MI won the second meeting by 15 runs.
So although MI still lead 5-4 overall, the season-by-season record shows that the difference has narrowed considerably since 2023.
RCB vs MI WPL Match Venues and Conditions
The nine meetings have taken place at several major WPL venues:
| Venue | City | RCB-MI meetings |
| Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai | 2 |
| DY Patil Sports Academy | Navi Mumbai | 2 |
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | 2 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | Delhi | 2 |
| Kotambi Stadium | Vadodara | 1 |
The 2026 opener at DY Patil was recorded as a flat, high-scoring surface, while the January 26 match at Kotambi was classified by IPL.com as offering average pace and bounce conditions.
Venue conditions have therefore varied across the rivalry. The 2024 meeting in Delhi produced only 113 from MI, while the 2025 Brabourne match and 2026 Vadodara match were much higher-scoring contests.
Final Thoughts
The RCB vs MI WPL rivalry has become increasingly competitive since the Women’s Premier League began.
Mumbai Indians currently lead the nine-match head-to-head 5-4, but RCB have won four of the last seven meetings after losing both matches in the inaugural season.
The rivalry has produced several important WPL records and performances. Ellyse Perry’s 6/15 remains the best bowling figures in the matchup, RCB’s 199/3 is their highest total against MI, MI’s 199/4 is their highest, and the highest combined score is 387 runs from the 2025 meeting.
The latest chapter came in January 2026, when the teams exchanged wins. RCB won the season opener by three wickets, while MI responded with a 15-run victory in Vadodara. Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 100 and Ghosh’s 90 made that second match particularly memorable.
FAQs About RCB vs MI WPL
How many times have RCB and MI played in the WPL?
RCB and MI have played nine matches in the Women’s Premier League through the end of the 2026 season.
What is the RCB vs MI WPL head-to-head record?
Mumbai Indians lead the head-to-head 5-4. There have been no ties or no-results between the teams.
Who has won more RCB vs MI WPL matches?
MI have won five matches, while RCB have won four.
When was the first RCB vs MI WPL match?
The first meeting was played on March 6, 2023, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. MI won by nine wickets.
What was the latest RCB vs MI WPL result?
The latest match was on January 26, 2026. MI scored 199/4 and beat RCB, who made 184/9, by 15 runs.
What is the highest score in RCB vs MI WPL?
The highest individual score is Natalie Sciver-Brunt’s 100*. The highest team totals are RCB’s 199/3 in 2025 and MI’s 199/4 in 2026.
What is the highest match aggregate in RCB vs MI WPL?
The highest combined score is 387 runs, from the March 11, 2025 match. RCB scored 199/3 and MI made 188/9.
Who has the best bowling figures in RCB vs MI WPL?
Ellyse Perry holds the best bowling figures with 6/15 against MI in March 2024.
Who has scored the most runs for RCB against MI?
RCB’s official statistical report before the 2026 season listed Ellyse Perry with 322 runs against Mumbai Indians, the highest total for RCB in the fixture at that point. Perry did not play in WPL 2026.
Where can I check RCB vs MI WPL scorecards?
Match scorecards can be checked through IPL.com’s match centre and ESPNcricinfo’s WPL scorecards. The official WPL website is also the primary source for tournament reports and official competition information.
