DC fourth-time unlucky as RCB lift second WPL trophy after record chase

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won their 2nd Women’s Premier League (WPL) rubric aft beating Delhi Capitals (DC) by six wickets successful the last connected Thursday successful Vadodara, completing a grounds pursuit with 2 balls to spare.

It was different disappointing extremity for Delhi Capitals, who were playing their 4th consecutive last successful arsenic galore seasons and again finished runners-up.Chasing 204, RCB were led by skipper Smriti Mandhana, who scored 87 disconnected 41 balls, and Georgia Voll, who made 79 disconnected 54 deliveries. The brace added 165 runs for the 2nd wicket, a concern that decided the contest. With this win, RCB drew level with Mumbai Indians (MI) arsenic the astir palmy teams successful the WPL.Delhi Capitals had earlier posted 203 for 4 aft being asked to bat. Skipper Jemimah Rodrigues top-scored with 57 disconnected 37 balls, anchoring the innings aft Shafali Varma and Lizelle Lee provided a beardown start. Chinelle Henry provided the precocious propulsion with 35 disconnected conscionable 15 balls. Laura Wolvaardt remained unbeaten connected 44 disconnected 25 balls, portion Lizelle Lee made 37 disconnected 30 deliveries. Shafali Verma besides contributed astatine the apical earlier falling successful the powerplay.

RCB began good with the ball, arsenic Lauren Bell and Sayali Satghare conceded lone 9 runs successful the archetypal 3 overs. The unit eased successful the 4th implicit erstwhile Lee struck Satghare for 2 sixes. That implicit besides included a stumping entreaty created by Richa Ghosh and a hard caught-and-bowled accidental that Satghare could not hold. Delhi reached 36 aft 5 overs.Arundhati Reddy was brought into the onslaught and removed Shafali Verma with a abbreviated ball, which was taken by Ghosh down the stumps.

Wolvaardt and Lee past accrued the scoring, with Lee taking connected Shreyanka Patil for 2 fours and a six arsenic Delhi moved to 72 for 1 successful 7 overs. Nadine de Klerk broke the concern by dismissing Lee, who was caught by Grace Harris moving successful from long-on.Rodrigues and Wolvaardt added 76 runs for the adjacent wicket, keeping the innings connected track. Henry’s precocious hitting ensured Delhi crossed the 200 mark.In reply, RCB mislaid Grace Harris aboriginal for nine, but Mandhana and Voll kept the pursuit nether control.

They scored freely done the mediate overs and reached 100 astatine the halfway stage, needing 104 from 60 balls. Mandhana brought up her 50 successful 23 balls and continued to find boundaries, portion Voll matched her astatine the different end.RCB reached 150 successful the 14th over, needing 54 from 36 balls. Voll was dismissed by Minnu Mani, concisely giving Delhi hope, but RCB stayed calm and finished the chase. The effect meant RCB erstwhile again defeated Delhi Capitals successful a final, repeating the result of the 2024 rubric match.