Overview
- RCB chased 155 to win by three wickets at DY Patil, with Nadine de Klerk unbeaten on 63 off 44 and finishing the chase when 18 were needed off the final over bowled by Nat Sciver-Brunt.
- Nadine de Klerk also led with the ball at 4 for 26, while Mumbai’s 154 for 6 was built on Sajeevan Sajana’s 45 off 25 and Nicola Carey’s 40.
- Mumbai were without opener Hayley Matthews due to illness, as Carey debuted in a lineup anchored by Harmanpreet Kaur, Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr.
- RCB fielded six franchise debutants after a post-auction reset shaped in part by Ellyse Perry’s pre-auction withdrawal for personal reasons.
- A star-studded opening ceremony featuring Yo Yo Honey Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez and Harnaaz Sandhu launched the season, which airs on Star Sports and streams on JioHotstar/JioCinema.