Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s gamers through the Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) T20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals, on the DY Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Smriti Mandhana praised the workforce’s bowling unit after a dominant win in opposition to Delhi Capitals within the eleventh match of the continuing Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 season on Saturday (January 17, 2026).
DC captain Jemimah Rodrigues, alternatively, praised Shafali Verma’s batting however admitted the workforce’s bowling wants to enhance.
Chasing 167, Smriti Mandhana (96 off 61 balls, together with 13 fours and three sixes), together with Georgia Voll (54* runs off 42 balls, together with 5 fours and two sixes), have been the standout performers with the bat for the Bengaluru-based franchise.
On the bowling entrance, Lauren Bell (3-26 in 4 overs) and Sayali Satghare (3-27 in three overs), together with Prema Rawat (2-16 in three overs), have been the standout performers.
After successful the Participant of the Match award for her 96-run innings, Mandhana praised the bowling unit for executing their plans brilliantly, particularly within the opening overs.
“It was superb to see everybody bowling effectively, particularly within the first three overs. Sayali and Bell doing what they do greatest. I really feel everybody executed the plans effectively. Anya has been on it, she is an skilled participant and he or she is aware of having performed it. We wished to get Shafali off the strike and everybody simply bowled extraordinarily effectively in that section,” Mandhana mentioned on the post-match displays.
Mandhana mentioned chasing made batting simpler, because it helped her resolve which bowlers to assault and defend in opposition to.
Mandhana additionally famous that bringing Georgia Voll in at No. 3 strengthened the batting line-up, making the workforce extra balanced.
“It was good. Chasing a complete is so much simpler than organising as you by no means knew what is an efficient complete. After we misplaced Grace, I knew which bowlers to tackle and which bowler to defend. Good it labored. We thought we have been one batter quick within the final three video games, and Voll coming in at No. 3 matches in effectively,” Mandhana added additional.
Delhi Capitals’ captain Jemimah Rodrigues praised Shafali’s aggressive batting that lifted the workforce from 10/4 to 166/10 ultimately. Nevertheless, she additionally added that the workforce wants to enhance its bowling and can return with a fearless, all-out strategy.
Jemimah Rodrigues mentioned, “From 10 for 4 how Shifu [Shafali] batted was nice and I used to be so pleased with the way in which she saved the intent on. And likewise Lucy in her debut recreation. I knew she might bat however I’ve by no means seen her bat. It was loopy. She was so calm underneath stress. She ended up taking our workforce to a preventing rating. [On not bowling Kapp earlier] There are all the time these moments. Possibly I might have gotten Kapp again early. However Nandani additionally bowled effectively. We have now to work on our bowling and are available again stronger. We have now nothing to lose and can go all out.”
Chasing 167, RCB have been rocked early as they misplaced opener Grace Harris (1) early within the innings, whose wicket was claimed by DC’s Marizanne Kapp.
Nevertheless, a 142-run partnership off 91 balls not solely introduced RCB again into the sport, nevertheless it additionally made positive the workforce remained unbeaten within the WPL 2026.
Whereas DC did handle to do away with Mandhana within the closing levels of the match, Voll remained unbeaten and took RCB over the road with a boundary, with 10 balls remaining.
For DC, solely Marizanne Kapp (1-21 in 4 overs) and Nandini Sharma (1-34 in 4 overs) have been the wicket-takers within the match.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals have been bundled out for 166 in 20 overs. After being lowered to 10/4, the Capitals slumped to 74/6 at one stage after they misplaced wicketkeeper-batter Lizelle Lee (4), Laura Wolvaardt (0), captain Jemimah Rodrigues (4), Marizanne Kapp (0), Niki Prasad (12), and Minnu Mani (5).
Opener Shafali Verma performed an excellent knock of 62 runs off 41 deliveries, together with 5 fours and 4 sixes. She was supported by Sneh Rana (22) and Lucy Hamilton (36) as they rescued Delhi to 166.
Revealed – January 19, 2026 03:19 am IST
