NDNRDelhi Capitals will have to perform well in every department against the in-form Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Vadodara on Saturday to remain in the race for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) playoffs.
Uttarakhand has a lead of 33 runs
Delhi Capitals had shown signs of comeback by defeating Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in their last match and reached fourth place in the table with four points.
RCB is invincible so far in WPL 2026
However, to defeat RCB, who has been invincible so far in this stage, Delhi will have to raise the level of its game. Till now, Delhi’s batting has been led by the experienced Liezel Lee (213 runs) while Laura Wollwart (123 runs) and Shafali Verma (149 runs) have supported her intermittently. But the form of Jemimah Rodrigues has been a matter of concern. Rodrigues remained unbeaten in the win against Mumbai. The concerns were allayed to some extent by scoring a half-century and another strong innings will be expected from him against RCB as well.
Delhi Capitals bowling is a weak link
Delhi will also have to overcome some shortcomings in the bowling department. Despite being a big name, till now their bowling has been led by ‘uncapped’ (who has not played any international match) fast bowler Nandini Sharma. This player from Chandigarh has taken 10 wickets in five matches at an economy of 8.7. But Indian spinners Shri Charani (seven wickets) and Sneh Rana (one wicket) have not been able to find their rhythm yet. South Africa’s experienced fast bowler Marizanne Kapp (four wickets) has also not been able to leave much impact so far, although her 5.25 economy has been excellent. Delhi bowlers will have to give their best performance against RCB’s experienced and strong batting lineup.
RCB batsmen in great form under the leadership of Smriti Mandhana
Captain Smriti Mandhana and Grace Harris have been a strong presence in RCB’s top order while Nadine de Klerk and Richa Ghosh have handled the middle and lower order as usual. Gautami Naik, who played a brilliant inning of 73 runs against Gujarat Giants, has also strengthened RCB’s batting. Former champion RCB’s bowling is also in excellent form. Sayali Satghare, De Klerk, Lauren Bell and Shreyanka Patil have been consistently taking wickets and their economies in the five matches have been 8, 6.9, 5.4 and 8.9 respectively. Having already made it to the playoffs with 10 points, RCB will be looking to register another win to remain on top of the table and move closer to entering the final directly. Smriti Mandhana (captain), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Woll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Lindsay Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Pratyusha Kumar, D Hemalatha, Sayali Satghare. Jemimah Rodrigues (captain), Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Nikki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Sri Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Dia Yadav, Tania Bhatia, Mamta Madiwala, Nandini Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Meenu Mani, Alana King.
