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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

S Mandhana
96(61) 13x4 - 3x6
Control %77%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 27 runs
  • 4x4 - 1x6
9 10 13 15 23 4 8 14
Shafali Verma
Shafali Verma
62(41) 5x4 - 4x6
Control %68%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
2 2 1 4 14 14 22 3

Best performances - Bowlers

LK Bell
O4
M0
R26
W3
Eco6.5
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
SG Satghare
O3
M0
R27
W3
Eco9
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50

Match days

17 January 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women 2, Delhi Capitals Women 0

Scorer: Chetan Kumar | Commentator: Ashish Pant

Another day, another Mandhana masterclass and though she couldn't get the century, RCB making it four in four will be what will please her most. If you missed any of the action, Suds' report will have you covered. That's all from us tonight, thanks for tuning in as always. A rest day tomorrow and we will be back nice and early as the tournament moves to Vadodara on Monday. Till then, this is me Ashish Pant, signing off on behalf of Sudarshanan, Chetan and Thilak. Ciao!

Smriti Mandhana, the RCB captain. She is also the Player of the Match: [The win] It was amazing to see everyone bowling well, especially in the first three overs. Sayali and Bell doing what they do best. I feel everyone executed the plans well. [Bowling] Anya has been on it, she is an experienced player and she knows having done it. We wanted to get Shafali off the strike and everyone just bowled extremely well in that phase. [Batting] It was good. Chasing a total is a lot easier than setting up as you never knew what is a good total. When we lost Grace, I knew which bowlers to take on and which bowler to defend. Good it worked. [Best RCB XI?] We thought we were one batter short in the last three games, and Voll coming in at No. 3 fits in well.

Presentation time

Jemimah Rodrigues, Delhi Capitals captain: [On Mandhana missing the ton] I just wanted to get her wicket, but she was batting well and it was an outstanding catch by Lucy. [On the batting] From 10 for 4 how Shifu [Shafali] batted was great and I was so happy with the way she kept the intent on. And also Lucy in her debut game. I knew she could bat but I have never seen her bat. It was crazy. She was so calm under pressure. She ended up taking our team to a fighting score. [On not bowling Kapp earlier] There are always those moments. Maybe I could have got Kapp back early. But Nandani also bowled well. We have to work on or bowling and come back stronger. We have nothing to lose and will go allout.

Georgia Voll: [Her innings] It was very scratchy. To get past that initial period was important and to close the game was nice. I found out midday so just wanted to get my head around that I won't be running the water but play some cricket. It has been a while. It was nice to get out and give an all out performance. [Any advice to Mandhana in the 90s] I didn't get the 100 either, so no advice from me. I thought she got that through so a bit disappointing. But great to get the win. It is great. We have a quality group of players, everyone working super hard. Nice to get a few wins, and now to get to Baroda and get a few more.

10.55pm RCB remain undefeated and are in pole position to make it to the playoffs. Mandhana is all smiles but inside she must be gutted to have missed out on a century. It was a clinical chase form RCB. They lost Grace Harris early, but Voll and Mandhana didn't put a foot wrong. They added 142 off 92 balls for the second wicket to all but seal the chase. While Voll was scratchy initially, Mandhana was at her languid best. She hit 13 fours and three sixes before falling to a super catch by Hamilton. No century yet in the WPL but think Mandhana will be more pleased by RCB remaining unbeaten.

Tushar : "In first three WPLs, 8 points were enough to make it in playoffs. Just hope, RCB did not peak too early.."

Professor: "Who will the POTM? I think it should be Bell for her immaculate spell at the beginning. "

Prisha Vora: "ughh I'm still reeling, why Smriti.. @Prakash, you're right.. the WPL is seriously cursed"

18.2
4
Hamilton to Voll, FOUR, A scoop to end the game and RCB make it four in four. Fuller on the off stump, she shuffles right across and scoop this over the keeper's head to stamp RCB's authority in this year's WPL. RCB win by eight wickets and with ease.
18.1
1
Hamilton to Ghosh, 1 run, Knee-high full toss outside off, she slams this to the left of Mani at long-off who does brilliantly to save three

Surely the last over of the game. RCB need 3 runs in 12 balls. Hamilton to bowl from around the wicket

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | RCB-W: 164/2 (3 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 1.50)

  • Richa Ghosh6 (3b)
  • Georgia Voll50 (41b)
  • Nandani Sharma4-0-34-1
  • Marizanne Kapp4-0-21-1
17.6
1
Sharma to Ghosh, 1 run, Full on middle, she pushes to long-off
17.5
1
Sharma to Voll, 1 run, Fifty for Voll off 41 balls. A third half-century in just four matches at the WPL. Slower back of a length ball on off, she pulls to wide long-on
17.4
1
Sharma to Ghosh, 1 run, Fullish in length on the stumps, she mistimes to long-on

Prisha : "And the wait continues... nervous nineties kicking in too many times this WPL"

Prakash: "NO! NO! NO! This has to be a curse on the WPL! There can be no way that so many players come close and get dismissed or just don't reach there!"

17.3
4
Sharma to Ghosh, FOUR, Cuts over cover point and for four. Slower back of a length ball outside off, she carves this so well

RCB Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14GM HarrisS Mandhana
2nd142S MandhanaG Voll
3rd13RM GhoshG Voll