WPL 2026: Smriti Mandhana wins Orange Cap, know how her performance was

Updated: 05-02-2026, 07.53 PM

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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 title. In the final match, RCB defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 6 wickets. Captain Smriti Mandhana played an important role in this title win of RCB. Along with the successful leadership of the team, he also performed brilliantly in batting. Mandhana, who scored the most runs this season, got the Orange Cap. Let’s take a look at his performance.

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Mandhana scored most runs

RCB captain Mandhana played 9 matches in WPL 2026 and was successful in scoring 377 runs in its 9 innings at an average of 53.85. He batted in this edition at a strike rate of 153.25. He scored 3 half-centuries with his bat. His best score was 96 runs. Mandhana hit 57 fours and 9 sixes in WPL 2026. After him, Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur (342) scored the second highest run.

Played match winning inning of 87 runs in the final

In the final, DC batted first and scored 203/4. While chasing the challenging target, RCB lost the wicket of Grace Harris (9) early. Despite this, captain Mandhana batted aggressively and completed her half-century in just 23 balls. She was out after scoring 87 runs in 41 balls with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes. He was chosen player of the match. Thanks to him, RCB achieved the target in 19.4 overs.

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Mandhan made record partnership with Wall in the final

Mandhana along with Georgia Wall (79) made a partnership of 165 runs for the second wicket. This was a new record for the highest partnership for any wicket in the WPL. Earlier, Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma (DC) had made a 162-run partnership against RCB in WPL 2023. The third highest partnership in this list is recorded by Jess Jonassen and Shafali (146 runs vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2025).

Mandhana completed 1,000 WPL runs during the final

Mandhana completed 1,000 runs in WPL during this innings. She has played 35 matches so far and has managed to score 1,023 runs in 35 innings at an average of 31 and strike rate of 136.78. She has become the 5th batsman in the history of WPL to complete 1,000 runs. She is the third player to achieve this feat for India. Before her, Shafali (1,124) and Harmanpreet Kaur (1,193) had touched this figure.