Dehradun Warriors Women vs Bageshwar Aerial Women, UPL-W, 1026, Today Match Prediction

DW-W vs BAG-W Match Prediction & Analysis

Dehradun Warriors Women square off against Bageshwar Aerial Women in the 5th match of the Uttarakhand Women's Premier League 2026 on Wednesday, 23rd September. The venue for this match is the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Dehradun, and the scheduled start time is 11:00 AM IST.

Current Standings: Dehradun Warriors Women are in 2nd place on the table with 2 points from 2 matches, while Bageshwar Aerial Women sit in 3rd place with 2 points from 2 matches.

This is a do-or-die clash for both teams, as only one side can reach four points to secure a spot in the final. The winner of this encounter will advance to the final, while the loser will be eliminated.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Dehradun Warriors Women Preview

Dehradun Warriors Women head into this contest on the back of an eight-wicket loss against Mussoorie Queens Women in their last match. The Warriors batted first in this fixture and were bowled out for 123 runs in 19 overs.

The top three failed to make an impact, while Preeti Bhandari stood tall, scoring 58 runs off 39 balls with 11 fours and one six. Skipper Sweta Verma provided good support from the other end, scoring 26 runs off 25 balls with four boundaries. Barring these two, the rest of the batters failed to reach double digits, and once both were dismissed, the innings collapsed.

Their bowlers also struggled early on in the powerplay, conceding at six runs per over across the first six. Amisha provided a breakthrough in the seventh over, and in the ninth over, another wicket fell courtesy of the brilliance of Kareena Singh. From there, however, the Warriors Women could not build sustained pressure, allowing their opponents to chase down the target in 18.3 overs.

Dehradun Warriors Women Predicted Playing XI:

Kareena Singh, Muskan Kumari, Neelam Bharadwaj, Preeti Bhandari, Sweta Verma (C & wk), Ankita Bisht, Tara Bisht, Vaishali Tulera, Safina Aziz, Amisha Bahukhandi, Minakshi Joshi

Bageshwar Aerial Women Preview

After a loss in the first match of the season, Bageshwar Aerial Women bounced back with a three-wicket win over the Pithoragarh Hurricanes Women in their last match. They bowled first and restricted Pithoragarh to 135/5 in 20 overs.

Skipper Prema Rawat picked up two wickets but was taken to the cleaners as she conceded 46 runs in 4 overs. Lavdhi Panthari bowled a superb spell, conceding just 15 runs in 3 overs, and also picked up two key wickets. Rita also picked up one wicket at an economy of six, while Kanika Negi was the standout, conceding just 12 runs in her four overs and bowling one maiden as well.

Chasing down 136 runs, Bageshwar Women got off to a flying start as their openers added 26 runs in 1.5 overs. Megha Saini, coming in as an Impact Player, scored 18 runs off 7 balls with three fours and one six. 

Nandhini Kaushik (41 runs) and Sona Badola (57 runs off 50 balls) added 90 runs in 73 balls for the second wicket and made it a one-sided match. But once these two batters got out, they struggled a touch towards the end but managed to get past the line.

Bageshwar Aerial Women Predicted Playing XI:

Megha Saini, Sona Badola, Nandini Kaushik, Prema Rawat (C), Aradhana Chauhan (WK), Kanika Negi, Nirjala Mahra, Deveshi, Ritika Supyal, Lavdhi Panthari, Kanchan Parihar

Weather Conditions

The weather in Dehradun is set to be bright and sunny on Wednesday, offering clear overhead conditions for cricket. Temperatures will hover around 29°C with moderate humidity at 59%. Gentle winds blowing at 6 km/h and zero percent chance of precipitation mean ideal, uninterrupted playing conditions throughout the fixture.

DW-W vs BAG-W Pitch Report

The surface at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium offers a balanced track that assists both batters and bowlers. The average first-innings score in the last four matches played at this venue is 113 runs. Spinners have found considerable assistance with noticeable turn off the deck, meaning batters will need to be cautious with their stroke play rather than looking to hit blindly through the line.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first won all the four matches played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Dehradun in the ongoing Women's Uttarakhand Premier League. Chasing has been easy than batting first at this venue and we predict the team that wins the toss will look to bowl first in this fixture.