Vadodara: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) achieved a commanding victory against UP Warriors in the 18th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 on Thursday. RCB won by 8 wickets with 41 balls remaining, marking their third-largest win in the WPL in terms of balls to spare.
This season, RCB had previously chased down a target against UP Warriors with 47 balls to spare. In 2024, they also secured a win against Gujarat Giants in Bengaluru with 45 balls remaining.
RCB has won 6 out of 8 league stage matches this season, earning a place in the final. This is the highest number of league stage wins in a single WPL season. However, RCB shares the record for most league wins with Delhi Capitals (2023), Mumbai Indians (2023), and Delhi Capitals (2024), all having 6 wins each.
In this match, captain Smriti Mandhana played a captain’s innings, scoring an unbeaten 54 runs off 27 balls, including 2 sixes and 8 fours. With this, Mandhana became the second-highest player for RCB to score half-centuries. Alice Perry leads this list with 8 half-centuries, followed by Richa Ghosh with 5.
Winning the toss, UP Warriors batted first and posted 143 runs for 8 wickets. Deepti Sharma top-scored with 55 runs, while captain Meg Lanning contributed 41 runs. For RCB, Nadine de Klerk took the most wickets, claiming 4.
Chasing the target, RCB achieved victory in 13.1 overs. Grace Harris scored 75 runs, complementing Mandhana’s unbeaten 54. With this sixth win, RCB secured their place in the final, which will be played on February 5 at the same venue.
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