Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women lifted their second Women’s Premier League title after a dominant win over Delhi Capitals Women in the WPL 2026 Final. The Smriti Mandhana-led side outplayed Delhi in a high-scoring contest and once again proved their big-match temperament.
With this victory, RCB Women are now joint-most successful team in WPL history. They sit level with Mumbai Indians, with two titles each.
Smriti Mandhana, Georgia Voll Power RCB to WPL 2026 Glory
RCB’s chase began with an early setback. Grace Harris was dismissed for 9. But what followed was a match-winning partnership. Smriti Mandhana played a stunning knock of 87 off 41 balls, hitting 12 fours and three sixes. Georgia Voll supported her brilliantly with 79 off 54 balls. Their 165-run stand completely changed the game.
Radha Yadav calmly finished the chase. RCB crossed the target with three balls to spare.
During the post-match presentation, Mandhana first thanked the fans.
“Very pleased. Again, I feel RCB fans are the best fans in the world, wherever we play, we get a lot of support. Even for now, they keep waiting. They know that again, I feel whatever we do is for them. And yeah, I mean, three titles in three years for the franchise. I mean, it’s amazing,” she said during the post-match presentation.
Mandhana also spoke about defending 203 in a final.
“Yeah, we definitely did think that it’s a good surface to bat on. But of course, 200-plus in a final is definitely a good score. I thought that in the last four overs, we definitely bowled well and pulled it a little better. Again, credit to Lauren Bell. I mean, 400 in a match and she goes for like four overs, 20-odd runs. I mean, that’s for me is the match-winning spell,” she added.
She praised Georgia Voll’s effort.
“Yeah, of course, Volly led the way. She had almost all the strike in the powerplay, but her intent was really spot on. And I remember telling the girls 10 or 15 days back that I have a feeling that Volly will get a match-winning knock in the final and really happy, really happy for her. She’s been working extremely hard on her game. I saw her practicing extra in the last two, three days. So I’m happy that it paid off for her,” she said.
Mandhana credited the support staff and team culture.
“Well, I think when we win, we all can say that oh being calm and chill always works. But one thing which has stood out for me is the way support staff has been around the girls, the role clarity was given. Not only now, just the auction happened and everyone got phone calls and this is what we are looking from you. This is the batting order or this is the phases we want you to bowl in. And that really helps. Credit to Malo, Anya, RX sir and the roles were pretty clear for all the girls and when I think that happens in the right way, I feel our job is pretty easy to come in and just lead the way,” the skipper stated.
She also spoke about belief during the chase.
“I feel girls are working extremely hard and that’s one thing which really shoots up your belief when you work hard in the gym, when you’re putting in the hard yards, you have that belief that any score you can chase it down, anything you can do. And yeah, I mean the whole group was very hardworking girls and they put in the hard yards. So once that happens, I feel the 200 on board, we all felt really confident that we could chase it down. Having said that, but what Volly did, I feel was really special,” she quoted.
Mandhana highlighted contributions from every squad member.
“Well, the campaign we’ve had, everyone has, I feel everyone going back to their home will say that this is what we’ve contributed in the team. I’ll mention two or maybe three players. PK (Prathyoosha Kumar) was our girl who did not get a game and she was there right through every practice session working and giving water and therefore, I mean these things go unnoticed. Then Gautami and Prema, I mean these are two special youngsters and I’m really happy the way they have worked around the group,” she added.
She ended with a message for the fans.
“Again, before going back, I have to thank all the RCB fans again turning up in huge numbers. This one’s for you guys. And I said that, I said this in 2024, I’ll say it again, that this time it’s Ee sala cup namdu 2! (This year cup is ours) (flashes the number 2 symbol with her left hand) So let’s go,” she quoted.
Delhi Capitals once again fell short in a final. They scored 203 for 4. Jemimah Rodrigues made 57 off 37 balls. Chinelle Henry added a quick 35 not out. Lauren Bell impressed with figures of 4 overs for 19 runs, but RCB’s batting proved too strong on the night.
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