Mumbai Indians (MI) Women will face UP Warriorz (UPW) in match number 7 of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at 7:30 PM IST on Thursday. While MI arrive with confidence after winning two of their first three games, UP Warriorz are still searching for their first victory of the season after three narrow and frustrating defeats.
The match will be played at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, where the pitches are starting to show signs of wear after seven games, bringing slower bowlers into play more than earlier in the season.
Match Details: MI vs UP Warriorz
- Match: Mumbai Indians Women vs UP Warriorz Women, Match 7
- Date: January 15, 2026 (Thursday)
- Time: 7:30 PM IST (Toss at 7:00 PM)
- Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai
- Live Streaming: JioHotstar (App & Website)
- Broadcast: Star Sports Network
MI-W vs UPW-W Head-to-Head Record
- Total Matches Played: 5
- Mumbai Indians Won: 3
- UP Warriorz Won: 2
- Last Meeting: MI beat UPW by 6 wickets in WPL 2025
Pitch Report: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy for MI vs UPW
- Batting-Friendly Early: True bounce and good value for shots in the PowerPlay
- Slower Later: Used surface now helping spinners and cutters
- Chasing Trend 2026: Teams chasing have won 4 of 7 matches so far
MI vs UPW: Team news and key players
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Harmanpreet Kaur: MI’s backbone in the middle order
- Hayley Matthews: Key allrounder, back after shoulder injury
- Nicola Carey: Breakout superstar so far this season with 6 wickets and 99 runs in 3 games
UP Warriorz (UPW)
UPW have talent but lack collective consistency. Too much depends on their overseas core.
- Meg Lanning: Team’s stabiliser at the top. Scored fifty in the last game.
- Phoebe Litchfield: Explosive 78 in the opening game.
- Sophie Ecclestone: Still their most reliable bowler
Mumbai Indians Playing XI (Probable)
Hayley Matthews, Gunalan Kamalini (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nicola Carey, Sajeevan Sajana, Amanjot Kaur, Sanskriti Gupta, Poonam Khemnar, Shabnim Ismail, Triveni Vasistha
UP Warriorz Playing XI (Probable)
Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma, Chloe Tryon, Shweta Sehrawat (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana Joy, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaud
Match Prediction: Who will win MI vs UPW game?
Prediction: Mumbai Indians (MI) to win.
UP Warriorz are running out of time and margin for error. Their middle order continues to stall, their bowling lacks control at the death, and they haven’t yet found the right balance for Deepti Sharma. MI, meanwhile, look settled, confident, and tactically superior. With Harmanpreet in this kind of form and the surface now suiting MI’s bowling mix, Mumbai Indians start as clear favourites.
