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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won their second title by defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by 6 wickets in the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. In the final match, RCB achieved the challenging target of 204 runs to win. In this edition, RCB had secured a direct ticket to the finals by topping the points table. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at RCB’s performance in WPL 2026.
RCB won the first 5 matches
RCB made a positive start to their campaign by defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) by 3 wickets. After this, the team led by Mandhana defeated UP Warriors (UPW) by 9 wickets. In its third match, RCB defeated Gujarat Giants (GG) by 32 runs. After this, RCB defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 8 wickets in the fourth match and GG by 61 runs in the fifth match.
DC stopped RCB’s victory chariot
Ultimately RCB’s victory chariot was stopped by DC. RCB lost against DC by 7 wickets in their sixth match. In their 7th match, RCB lost against MI by 15 runs. In its 8th match, RCB defeated UPW by 8 wickets and secured the ticket to the final. Let us tell you that the team topping the points table was to get direct entry into the finals.
These batsmen scored the most runs from RCB
Mandhana was the highest run-scorer batsman this season. He scored 377 runs in 9 innings at an average of 53.85 and strike rate of 153.25. Grace Harris stood second in this list. This aggressive batsman scored 237 runs in 9 innings with an average of 26.33 and strike rate of 178.19. He also scored 2 half-centuries. The performance of wicketkeeper batsman Richa Ghosh was excellent. He scored 189 runs in 9 innings at an average of 31.50.
These bowlers of RCB took the most wickets
The most successful bowler from RCB this season was Nadine de Klerk. This South African fast bowler took 16 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 15.68 and economy rate of 7.84. Lauren Bell is also present in this list. This English fast bowler took 12 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 16.58 and economy rate of 5.52. Shreyanka Patil has 11 successes in her name.
This is how RCB team won
DC got the first blow in the form of Shafali Verma (20), while Lizelle Lee was out after scoring 37 runs in 20 balls. After this Rodriguez (57), and Laura Wolvadt (44) handled the innings. At the same time, Shinel Henry scored unbeaten 35 runs in an aggressive manner and took the team to the score of 203/4. In reply, after the early dismissal of Grace Harris (9), Smriti Mandhana (87) and Georgia Wall (79) played important roles in the victory by playing excellent innings.
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