MI-W vs UP-W WPL 2026 Match 8 Prediction, Preview & Odds

The 8th match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 will be played between Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) and UP Warriorz Women (UP-W). The match will take place on January 15, 2026, at 7:30 PM IST at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy.

MI-W have had a mixed start to the season. They lost their first match to RCB by 3 wickets. However, they made a strong comeback by defeating the DC-W and the GG-W. 

UP-W is still searching for its first win. They lost both matches to GG-W and RCB-W. UP-W will look to bounce back and keep their playoff hopes alive. Get the match odds, prediction, and pitch report in this blog. 

MI-W vs UP-W 8th WPL Match Odds 

Since MI-W has won 2 matches and UP-W is still searching for a win, betting platforms are favouring MI-W wins. 

Platform	MI-W Win Odds	UP-W Win Odds	Toss Odds (MI-W)	Toss Odds (UP-W)
1xBet	1.53	2.40	1.88	1.92
Stake	1.54	2.42	1.9	1.88
4RABET	1.55	2.43	1.85	1.95
BetVibe	1.56	2.45	1.82	1.98

MI-W vs UP-W 8th WPL Match Facts  

Aspect	Details
Match	MI-W vs UP-W, 8th Match
Series	WPL 2026
Date	January 15, Thursday
Time	07:30 PM IST
Venue	Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai

MI-W vs UP-W Squad For WPL 2026 

Let’s look at the squad of both teams playing the 8th match of the WPL 2026.

UP Warriorz Women’s Squad

Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Gongadi Trisha, Deandra Dottin, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Charli Knott, Shikha Pandey, Asha Sobhana, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, Shipra Giri (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Kranti Gaud

Mumbai Indians Women’s Squad

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Poonam Khemnar, Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Nalla Reddy, Triveni Vasistha, G Kamalini (wk), Rahila Firdous (wk), Milly Illingworth, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail

Pitch Report of Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai 

In the 6 matches played at this venue, teams were unable to defend the target below 190, making it a batting paradise, so teams should aim for around 200 in the first inning.  

Aspect	Details
Pitch Characteristics	This pitch delivers trusted bounce and consistent pace right from ball one, making it a dream for batters to unleash their shots freely. There’s barely any help for bowlers.
Batting Assistance	Batters will love this track, with the ball coming on nicely under the lights. Even in the second innings.
Bowling Assistance	Pacers can extract some early swing in the powerplay, and spinners come into play later when the surface slows down a bit.
Boundary Sizes	Straight boundaries are around 86 meters, while the sides are 63-67 meters.
1st Innings Total	Teams batting first typically post around 175 runs on this belter, and a score below 180 is not defendable.
Toss & Dew Factor	There will be heavy dew, which will make the chase into a cakewalk, hence skippers almost always opt to bowl first.

Weather Report

Aspect	Details
Temperature	The temperature is around 33°C.
Weather	A mostly sunny day throughout the game.
Precipitation	There is 0% chance of rain.
Humidity	The humidity will be 34%.
Wind	Wind speed will be 13 km/h.

MI-W vs UPW-W Head-to-Head in WPL 

MI-W and UP-W have played 7 matches against each other, with MI-W winning 5 matches.

Total Matches Played	07
Mumbai Indians   Women Won	05
UP Warriorz Won	02
No Result	00

Suggested Reads:

• MI-W WPL Tickets 2026
• UPW-W WPL Tickets 2026

Key Players to Watch

Players	WPL Stats
Phoebe Litchfield (UPW-W)	297 runs in 16 WPL matches at an average of 19.80.
Sophie Eccelstone (UPW-W)	198 runs and 38 wickets in 27 games.
Meg Lanning (UPW-W)	996 runs in 29 games at a strike rate of 124.96.
Shabnim Ismail  (MI-W)	23 wickets in 23 matches at an economy of 6.64.
Hayley Matthews (MI-W)	780 runs and 42 WPL wickets in 30 matches.
Nicola Carey (MI-W)	99 runs and 6 wickets in 03 WPL games.