Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Radha Yadav celebrates after hitting the winning knock during the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 T20 cricket match at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Kotambi in Vadodara, Gujarat. (PTI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) title after beating Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets in the final in Vadodara on Thursday, completing their record-breaking run chase with two balls to spare. It was another disappointing finish for the Delhi Capitals, who were playing in their fourth consecutive final in as many seasons and finished runners-up once again.Chasing 204, RCB were led by skipper Smriti Mandhana who scored 87 off 41 balls and Georgia Voll who made 79 off 54 deliveries. The pair added 165 runs for the second wicket, a partnership that decided the contest. With this win, RCB tied with Mumbai Indians (MI) as the most successful teams in the WPL.
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Delhi Capitals had earlier posted 203 for four after being asked to bat. Captain Jemimah Rodrigues top-scored with 57 off 37 balls to anchor the innings after Shafali Varma and Lizelle Lee provided a strong start. Chinelle Henry provided the late push with 35 off just 15 balls. Laura Wolvaardt remained unbeaten on 44 off 25 balls while Lizelle Lee made 37 off 30 deliveries. Shafali Verma also contributed at the top before falling in the powerplay.RCB started well with the ball as Lauren Bell and Sayali Satghare conceded just nine runs in the first three overs. The pressure eased in the fourth over when Lee hit Satghare for two sixes. It also included the stunning appeal that Richa Ghosh created and a tough chance that Satghare failed to hold on to. Delhi reached 36 after five overs.Arundhati Reddy was brought into the attack and removed Shafali Verma with a short ball, who was taken behind the stumps by Ghosh. Wolvaardt and Lee then added to the score, with Lee taking on Shreyanka Patil for two fours and a six as Delhi moved to 72 for one in seven overs. Nadine de Klerk broke the partnership by dismissing Lee who was caught by Grace Harris who ran in from long on.Rodrigues and Wolvaardt added 76 runs for the next wicket, keeping the innings on track. Henry’s late knock saw Delhi cross the 200-run mark.In response, RCB lost Grace Harris early for nine but Mandhana and Voll kept the chase in check. They scored freely through the middle overs and reached 100 at the halfway point, needing 104 from 60 balls. Mandhana brought up her fifty in 23 balls and continued to search for boundaries while Voll matched her at the other end.RCB reached 150 in the 14th over, needing 54 off 36 balls. Voll was dismissed by Minnu Mani which briefly gave Delhi hope but RCB kept calm and completed the chase. The result saw RCB once again beat Delhi Capitals in the final to repeat the result of the 2024 title match.
