A blistering 165-run partnership between Georgia Voll and Smriti Mandhana helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru to chase down Delhi Capitals 203/4 with two balls and six wickets to spare in the WPL 2026 final.
Match Summary
DC faced off against RCB in today’s match.This is the final match of WPL 2026 at the BCA Cricket Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara, on Thursday (February 5, 2026).
Earlier,Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Batting first, Lizelle Lee(37 runs off 30 balls) was on fire until Nadine de Klerk managed to outsmart her in the 8th over, while Arundhati Reddy took down Shafali Verma(20 runs off 13 balls), giving RCB a vital early wicket.
After, Jemimah Rodrigues hit a quick 57 runs off 37 balls before handing her wicket to Sayali Satghare.
Wolvaardt was run out for 44 runs on the last ball of the innings, and Henry finished strong with 35 runs off just 15 balls.
DC scored 203 for 4 in their 20 overs. This total marks the highest ever in a WPL final.
RCB started their chase but lost an early wicket Grace Harris and found the target very challenging to reach.
Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll were trying to rebuild the chase with boundaries. They snatched the game from the Delhi Capitals.
Still, Delhi Capitals fought back with three quick wickets, but it was Radha Yadav’s coolness and poise in the last over that got the franchise across the finish line.
The game was a tight contest, but RCB’s batting duo during the middle overs swung the momentum their way.
RCB stylishly chased down the target, finishing at 204/4 in only 19.4 overs.
RCB won their second Women’s Premier League title with this thrilling chase.
This is the fourth consecutive WPL final loss for Delhi Capitals.
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