An excellent captain’s innings Smriti Mandhana guided Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Recorded a spectacular victory by eight wickets Delhi Capitals Women in match 11 women’s premier league 2026 At Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy. Chasing a target of 167, RCB Women ended the contest in just 18.2 overs, with Mandhana producing one of the finest innings of the season to win the Player of the Match award.
Shafali Verma takes Delhi Capitals to a competitive total after early setbacks
After being invited to bat, the Capitals had a very poor start and were reduced to 10 runs for 4 wickets in just 1.3 overs. The top order was blown away Liesel Lee, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemima RodriguezAnd marijane kapp Got out in quick succession, causing complete disarray for the Capitals in the powerplay.
Amidst the initial chaos, Shafali Verma Kept their position on top, counter-attacked bravely to stop the slide. Showing maturity along with her trademark aggression, Shafali played a vital knock of 62 off 41 balls, ensuring DC remained competitive despite the early damage.
Support arrived late in the innings Sneh Rana Managed the team with a steady innings in the middle overs. lucy hamilton Provided late flourish. Hamilton’s explosive 36 off just 19 balls took Delhi Capitals all out for a respectable 166, which seemed impossible after their dramatic early collapse.
RCB bowlers shared the spoils lauren bell Led the attack by taking 3 wickets for 26 runs. Sayali Satghare While also impressed by taking three wickets Prema Rawat Was economical and effective in the middle overs.
Smriti Mandhana’s brilliant batting sealed the deal for RCB
RCB Women lost in reply grace harris Early, but that gave Mandhana complete control of the chase. Timing the ball effortlessly, the left-handed batsman easily found the gaps and punished anything loose, opening the innings with supreme authority.
she found the perfect partner georgia volumeWho supported his captain by scoring 50 runs in 41 balls. Both of them made a match-deciding partnership and snatched the match from Delhi Capitals much before the last overs.
Mandhana was eventually out after scoring 96 runs in 61 balls with the help of 13 fours and three sixes. Richa Ghosh Finalized with a quick cameo. RCB completed the chase with 8 wickets in 18.2 overs.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Less than a hundred but miles ahead of the game. 👑🔥
Smriti Mandhana, commanding as always. ❤️🔥🔥#playbold #নমমRCB #WPL2026 #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/86jnCsTra4
– Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) 17 January 2026
Smriti Mandhana was heartbroken. 💔
– 96 (61) with 13 fours and 3 sixes. She missed scoring a century, she played very well. 👏 pic.twitter.com/CL9bsCF4aS
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 17 January 2026
Heartbreaking for Smriti Mandhana 💔#Cricket #DCvRCB #WPL2026 pic.twitter.com/8Gmv107pku
– WomenCricket.com (@WomenCricketHQ) 17 January 2026
Two heartbreakers of 2026 💔
Virat Kohli × Smriti Mandhana pic.twitter.com/d5eFOx1ceb
-Vivek (@Hailkohli18) 17 January 2026
WPL2026| DCVRCB
96…Heartbreaking yet wonderful 💔Smriti Mandhana fell just 4 runs short of her century
A captain’s innings full of class, timing and control – one of the best in the WPL
The crowd increases.
salute smriti mandhana pic.twitter.com/PnAo8TmJVP– RX (@TheReal_RX) 17 January 2026
This was not just an innings of Smriti Mandhana, it was a slap on the face of the haters pic.twitter.com/Zqd3R0UcEo
– Aarav (@kohli_paglu) 17 January 2026
Smriti Mandhana haters, now is the time to apologize pic.twitter.com/W06kwfC6pB
– Angel (@BluntIndiaGal) 17 January 2026
https://twitter.com/mahixcavi7/status/2012580430235795895
Smriti Mandhana 💔
Lead from the front for RCB96 (61) | SR 157 | 13 fours, 3 sixes
• Missed WPL’s first century by just 4 runs
• Became the WPL’s all-time leading catcher (18) pic.twitter.com/FHBkmy26BN
– CricMahesh (@MAHESH_EDI7S) 17 January 2026
Second cup is coming for RCB 🤞❤️🔥
— 𝐂🌸𝐩𝐭🌸𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐦✓𝐫𝐢𝐜🌸 (@SteveRogers_Fan) 17 January 2026
RCB won by 8 wickets 🌟
4/4 win#WPL2026 pic.twitter.com/YP6ClZOmKZ— 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐡. (@cricket12craze) 17 January 2026
Lauren Bell – Take a Bow 🫡
4-1-14-1 in the first match.
4-0-16-1 in the second match.
4-0-29-3 in the third match.
4-0-26-3 in the fourth match.Lauren Bell is unstoppable for RCB pic.twitter.com/D2F6ADeig0
– Indian Cricket (@IPL2025Auction) 17 January 2026
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