New Delhi, March 9 -- Defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore are out of the tournament after suffering a 12-run defeat to UP Warrioz in Lucknow on Saturday. The Smriti Mandhana-led side battled hard in an intense contest but were ultimately unable to chase down the highest total in the tournament's history.

After losing the toss, UP Warriorz were asked to bat first at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Deepti Sharma's women.

Opener Georgia Voll (99*) and her partner Grace Harris (39) gave the hosts a blistering start to the innings. After Harris's dismissal, Voll received some support from Kiran Navgire (46), but it was largely a one-woman show from then on as RCB claimed the...