Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets in the Women’s Premier League 2026 title match, winning the title for the second time. Smriti Mandhana now ranks second on the list of the most successful captains in the league’s history. RCB were set a target of 204 runs, which the team achieved with two balls to spare. Smriti and Georgia played a key role in Bengaluru’s victory. They shared a record-breaking partnership in the run chase, laying the foundation for the team’s second title.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru didn’t have a good start, losing Grace Harris at the score of 9. Georgia Voll then came to the crease, and Smriti Mandhana took charge. The two shared 165 runs for the second wicket in just 92 balls. Georgia Voll departed after scoring 79. This is the highest partnership for any wicket in the history of the Women’s Premier League. The extent of their stellar performance can be gauged from the fact that Royal Challengers Bengaluru amassed 100 runs in 10 overs.
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RCB vs DC WPL 2026 Final: Match Highlights
In the final match played in Vadodara, RCB won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 203 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In response, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased 204 for 4 in 19.4 overs to win the match by 6 wickets and claim their second title after the 2024 WPL.
RCB completed the highest successful run chase in WPL history thanks to a record-breaking 165-run partnership between Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll. The team won the match with two balls to spare. RCB previously held this record when they chased down Gujarat’s 202-run target in the WPL 2024.
Jemimah Rodriguez-led Delhi Capitals made an aggressive start to the RCB vs DC match. Lizelle Lee scored 37 off 30 balls with the help of 3 fours and 3 sixes, and Shafali Verma added 49 runs in the powerplay, scoring 20 off 13 balls with the help of 3 fours. But Shafali was dismissed in 5.5 overs.
Laura Wolvaardt made 44 runs, and Jemimah Rodrigues added 57 runs. Rodriguez was dismissed on the last ball of the 16th over, leaving the score at 148/3. Chinelle Henry then played a blistering knock in the final overs, scoring an unbeaten 35 off 15 balls. Laura Wolvaardt was run out on the last ball.
Chasing the target of 204 runs set by the Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore got off to a good start. Grace Harris was dismissed by Chinelle Henry for just nine runs. However, Smriti Mandhana steadied the innings. Mandhana scored 87 runs with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes.
Georgia made 79 runs with 14 fours. The pair made history by scoring 165 runs for the second wicket, recording the highest partnership in the Women’s Premier League. Their explosive partnership took the team to 174/2 in 16.3 overs. Wall was caught by Minnu Mani off Shefali Verma.
Meanwhile, Richa Ghosh was dismissed for just 6 runs. Mandhana lost her wicket on the fourth ball of the 19th over. Nadine de Klerk then made 7 runs in 5 balls, and Radha Yadav made 12 runs with the help of 2 fours. Radha won the match by hitting a four off the fourth ball of the 20th over.
For Delhi, Chinelle Henry took 2 wickets for 34 runs. Minnu Mani and Nandani Sharma took 1 wicket each. Smriti Mandhana won the Orange Cap for the WPL 2026 season by scoring 377 runs in nine matches. Gujarat Giants’ Sophie Devine won the Purple Cap by taking 17 wickets.
RCB vs DC, WPL 2026 Final – Brief Scores
Delhi Capitals: 203/4 in 20 overs—(Jemimah Rodrigues 57; Arundhati Reddy 1/40)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: 204/4 in 19.4 overs—(Smriti Mandhana 87; Henry 2/34)
Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by six wickets
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Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll set a new record, something never before seen in the league’s history. Smriti Mandhana & Georgia Voll Create History: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets in the Women’s Premier League final to win the league title for the second time.
Under Smriti Mandhana’s captaincy, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the Women’s Premier League 2026 title. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by six wickets to win their second title. Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll secured the team’s victory with a record-breaking 165-run partnership.
Highest Partnership in WPL (for any wicket)
165 – Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Wolves (RCB) vs DC, Vadodara, 2026 Final
162 – Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma (DC) vs RCB, Brabourne, 2023
146 – Jess Jonassen and Shafali Verma (DC) vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2025
142 – Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Wolves (RCB) vs DC, DY Patil, 2026
140 – Beth Mooney and Laura Wolvaardt (GG) vs RCB, Delhi, 2024
RCB Becomes Champion for the Second Time
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the WPL title for the second time. The team won by 6 wickets against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the BCA Stadium on Thursday. Previously, RCB won the WPL 2023/24 title. The Mumbai Indians (MI) won the first and third seasons of this league. Meanwhile, the Delhi Capitals, having reached the final for the fourth consecutive time, missed their chance to win the trophy.
Simultaneous WPL and IPL Champion
RCB won the WPL title for the second time, becoming the second team after the Mumbai Indians to do so. However, this victory is even more special for RCB as a franchise because it has set a new record. In fact, RCB has become the first franchise in Indian cricket to hold both the WPL and IPL trophies simultaneously.
Under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, the RCB men’s team won the IPL 2025, the franchise’s first title in the league. Following this, the RCB women’s team has now won the WPL. This means that before the next IPL champion is decided, RCB will be the champion of both Indian T20 league tournaments.
Unreal Dominance: 3 titles in 3 years
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title win has proven the franchise’s changing fortunes and dominance. Since the IPL’s inception in 2008, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been title-less for 16 consecutive years, leaving the franchise without a title. Now, the team has three titles in three consecutive years. In 2024, under Mandhana’s captaincy, the team won the WPL title for the first time. After this, in 2025, RCB won its first IPL trophy, and now, in 2026, the franchise has again won the WPL.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has won the Women’s Premier League (WPL) title for the second time. RCB won by 6 wickets against Delhi Capitals (DC) in a match played at the BCA Stadium on February 5. Previously, RCB won the WPL 2024 title. Speaking of the Mumbai Indians, they won the WPL trophy in 2023 and 2025. Meanwhile, the Delhi Capitals reached the final for the fourth consecutive time but fell short of winning the trophy. Let’s tell you how much prize money RCB received after becoming champions.
RCB Receives This Much Money
After becoming champions, RCB have been showered with money. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, which won the WPL 2026 final, received ₹6 crore. Runner-up Delhi Capitals will also not return empty-handed; they received ₹3 crore for their outstanding performance throughout the season.
The prize money has remained unchanged since the first season. So far, the Mumbai Indians have won the title twice, while RCB received the same amount after winning the 2024 title. This season, the Gujarat Giants reached the Eliminator, losing to Delhi. Therefore, the Gujarat team did not receive any prize money.
Players Who Received Special Awards
In addition, the top run-scorer (Orange Cap), top wicket-taker (Purple Cap), and Player of the Tournament received ₹5 lakh each. The players who hit the most sixes and those with the best strike rate this season also received ₹5 lakh each.
Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine won the Orange Cap and Purple Cap awards in WPL 2026. Harmanpreet Kaur received ₹5 lakh for hitting the most sixes. Grace Harris won the Super Striker of the Season award.
RCB Completed a Record Run Chase in the Final
This match was a special one for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Batting first, Delhi Capitals scored 203 runs and set a target of 204 for RCB. Such a huge target had never been chased in WPL history. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore completed a record-breaking run chase to win the title, achieving the target in 19.4 overs for the loss of only 4 wickets. Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Wall scored half-centuries.