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RCB captain Smriti Mandhana reflects on WPL 2026 win

RCB captain Smriti Mandhana reflects on WPL 2026 win

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3 min readUpdated: Feb 6, 2026 11:46 AM IST It’s been a hattrick of titles for Royal Challengers Bengaluru franchise after a barren run of 16 years since the inception of Indian Premier League in 2008. RCB women ended the title drought for the franchise with a groundbreaking triumph in 2024 before the men finally found a way to win the IPL last year. Now, RCB women beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets to be crowned WPL champions for the second time. Captain Smriti Mandhana said that it is amazing result for the franchise overall with three titles in the three seasons. “Very pleased. RCB fans are the best in the world. We get support wherever we play. Three tiles in three years for the franchise, it is amazing,” said Mandhana who overcame recent off-field setbacks to excel in the tournament. It was not an easy start in the final for the 2024 champions as Delhi Capitals posted a challenging target of 204 runs.”We did think it was a good surface to bat on. 203 …

India vs Bangladesh: Asha Sobhana’s journey of hope reaches a pinnacle as she makes international debut at 33 | Cricket News

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Asha means hope. On Monday in Sylhet, Asha Sobhana, 33, became the oldest Indian woman to make an international debut. India’s fourth T20I game of the five-match series against Bangladesh was a special milestone in a career defined by hope. After showcasing her skills at the WPL, Asha made it to the national team. It helped that India have not had a leg-spinner of note for a while since Poonam Yadav fell out of favour. For a while, it looked like the weather would make her debut a damp squib, though. Rain relented eventually, and she had the chance to bowl – and celebrate two wickets. Asha took the prize wicket of captain Nigar Sultana Joty as India recorded a 56-run win to take the series score to 4-0. The leggie beat her on the inside edge with a straighter one, when Joty played for the turn, and was trapped plumb in front. Her second wicket was more classical leg spin, turning away from the right-handed Shorna Akter, inducing the edge that looped to the …

Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore WPL 2024 final Live Streaming: When and Where to match on TV and online | Cricket News

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WPL 2024 final Live Streaming, Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: In-form Delhi Capitals, led by the inspirational Meg Lanning, would hope to be second time lucky and lift their maiden Women’s Premier League title when they take on a plucky Royal Challengers Bangalore in the summit clash on Sunday. After missing out on the title in WPL’s inaugural edition last year, losing by seven wickets to Mumbai Indians in the final, DC looked a rejuvenated side this year. DC have been in superb form this year, topping the five-team league standings with 12 points from eight matches. RCB, on the other hand, finished third in the league phase after an inconsistent run that yielded eight points from as many games but they clicked when it mattered, knocking out defending champions MI by five runs in the eliminator on Friday. All-rounder Ellyse Perry will be key to RCB’s success on Sunday as besides being the highest run-getter with 312 runs, the Australian has been impressive with the ball, scalping seven wickets. Livestreaming detalis When is …

WPL 2024: Shreyanka, Sophie, Asha – three spinners deliver under crunch as RCB stun Mumbai Indians to reach the final | Cricket News

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“I am not actually sure,” said Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Georgia Wareham when asked at the end of the Women’s Premier League Eliminator how her side had pulled off a win. Wareham had hit the last ball of the 20th over of RCB’s innings for a six. Mumbai Indians needed that exact same outcome off the last ball they faced to at least force a Super Over. Amelia Kerr, however, couldn’t connect. Asha Sobhana might have had a hundred butterflies in her stomach running around, she didn’t show it though. It was a tournament where she didn’t exactly have much to celebrate after that sensational five-for in Match 2. She was there and thereabouts, picking a few wickets along the way. But with one over left in the effective semifinal at the Arun Jaitley Stadium against MI, Smriti Mandhana turned to the legspinner. 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻 #𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗪𝗣𝗟 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗖𝗕 👏@RCBTweets secure a 5-run win over #MI in an edge of the seat thriller in Delhi 📍🤝 They will now play @DelhiCapitals on 17th March! ⌛️ Scorecard ▶️https://t.co/QzNEzVGRhA#MIvRCB …

Deepti Sharma plays an inspired knock but UP Warriorz let down again by poor fielding in defeat against Gujarat Giants | Cricket News

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A fighting partnership, inspired knock from Deepti Sharma, misfields, and high drama – which dragged the match deeper and deeper even as the run rate continued to climb – may not have been enough to win the game for the UP Warriorz. But it was enough to ensure a fourth successive thriller in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) as the Gujarat Giants crawled to an eight-run win in New Delhi on Monday. A well-paced, fortunate knock from Beth Mooney and a fiery spell from 16-year-old Shabnam Shakil would put the Gujarat Giants in an unassailable-looking position before Deepti’s unbeaten 60-ball 88 and a 109-run partnership with Poonam Khemnar took the game to the penultimate ball. Ultimately Gujarat escaped with a win. Deepti came into bat in the second over, after Shabnam cleaned up the team’s top order, finishing with figures of 3-11. From there, Deepti kept the scoreboard ticking with occasional boundaries. She kept the team in the running for an unlikely victory in a must-win encounter that they had been fumbling through errors of …

Harmanpreet Kaur turns the clock back with an epic 95*, Mumbai Indians qualify for WPL 2024 playoffs | Cricket News

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On Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Harmanpreet Kaur turned the clock back to 2017. In what is arguably the best knock of the Women’s Premier League so far, the India captain produced a chasing masterclass to help Mumbai Indians become the first team to qualify for the playoffs. The comparisons to her incredible 171* in the 2017 World Cup semifinal were unavoidable. A sedate start. A steady shifting of the gears. An explosive finish. Beth Mooney, the Gujarat Giants captain, would have had a sense of deja vu. She – along with Ash Gardner – witnessed an all-time great World Cup knockout innings in Australia’s colours that day in Derby. In orange this time, they were once again at the receiving end as MI chased down 191 with a ball to spare. On that day in 2017, she scored her 100 off 90 balls and the smashed her last 71 runs off 25 deliveries. In this chase, she was on 20 off 21 balls at the end of the 14th over, Mumbai’s score – …

WPL 2024: Smriti Mandhana’s onside game shines in fabulous knock as RCB go third with win over UPW | Cricket News

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There have been quite a few positives from the first half of WPL 2024. But perhaps none has been more eye-soothing than Smriti Mandhana’s onside play. It was almost unfair that for the longest time in her career, a batter of her caliber hadn’t fully embraced the leg side. A reservation the RCB captain seems to have left behind in the ongoing WPL season. While her first fifty hadn’t been enough to see through a 195-run chase last week, Mandhana once again took centre stage on Monday, leading RCB to a crucial 28-run win against UP Warriorz midway through the league stage. One that sees them make the top three ahead of the Delhi leg. It was the elegant southpaw who had set the tone. Losing their last two games after winning as many to open their campaign had left RCB vulnerable, Mandhana admitted later. The message after losing the toss was clear, “to show the intent straightaway.” And the left-hander walked the talk, fashioning a couple of maximums early in the powerplay. The second …

WPL 2024: Yastika Bhatia, Amelia Kerr shine as Mumbai Indians put on a stroke-making masterclass to thump RCB | Cricket News

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On a day when Mumbai Indians restricted a strong Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line-up to 131/6 and then comfortably won the match, a large part of the credit must of course go to the bowlers. But the highlight of the night at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was the exhibition of strokeplay from MI batters. In their chase of 133, Mumbai batters hit 19 fours and three sixes for a total of 94 runs through boundaries, a whopping 70.67% of their total. That Mumbai had four all rounders in their top five of the batting order, who bowled 14 overs between them, was another reminder of their elite core of multidimensional cricketers. Leading the side once again in the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt rotated her bowlers around nicely to never let RCB gain any batting momentum. Only Ellyse Perry managed to cross 11 in the top six, and even she struggled for timing consistently. Mumbai’s batting was a complete study in contrast as they hit the ground running. Yastika Bhatia, who has been …

WPL: How Warriorz’s gamble of making Kiran Navgire open the innings paid off | Cricket News

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Kiran Navgire had a lacklustre 2023 WPL. In the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy that followed, she made just 88 runs in six games for Maharashtra. Yet, the UP Warriorz, in full faith of her big-hitting abilities, tweaked their lineup in the absence of regular opener Dinesh Vrinda to give Navgire a go at the top of the order in what looked like a challenging run chase against the Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. Whether a stroke of luck, or an inspired choice, it is fair to assume she has now cemented her spot. It had been a strikingly disappointing first innings for the UP Warriorz. 2 points in the 💼@UPWarriorz record their first win of the #TATAWPL 2024 courtesy some power hitting 👍👍 Result ▶️: https://t.co/jmTNrFZNfq#TATAWPL | #MIvUPW pic.twitter.com/vA2GbStrh5 — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) February 28, 2024 Their limited, inexperienced, spin-heavy bowling lineup struggled to hit their spots despite a promising start and their misery was compounded by tragically sloppy fielding. But Navgire, alongside skipper Alyssa Healy, immediately put that in the rear-view mirror, hitting …

Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz, Live Score WPL 2024: Marizanne Kapp’s stunning first spell leaves UP reeling | Cricket News

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Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz Live Updates: Marizanne Kapp’s sensational first spell left UP Warriorz reeling as she picked up the wickets of Vrinda Dinesh, the dangerous Tahlia McGrath and captain Alyssa Healy. UPW managed just 21/3 in the powerplay to fall behind early in the match. Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals opted to bowl against Alyssa Healy’s UP Warriorz in the fourth match of the 2nd Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. DC are unchanged, UPW made one change bringing in Gouher Sultana in place of Saima Thakor. Both the teams have lost their opening match in a close affair and would be hoping to register their first win of this WPL season. Delhi lost ther opening match, courtesy, a last-ball six by Mumbai Indians Sajana Sajeevan, while Warriorz let opening match slip from their grasp against Royal Challengers Bangalore and fell short by two runs. It will also be the battle between two former teammates. Lanning, who retired from the international cricket last year will be up against her …