The final match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 season will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Delhi Capitals on Thursday. Smriti Mandhana-led RCB had won the title of this tournament in 2024, while Delhi, which has reached the finals four times in a row, is looking for its first title. Delhi has lost the final match three times in a row. RCB would like to match Mumbai. Former champion RCB has performed brilliantly this season and has also proved its ability to make a comeback in difficult situations. Thanks to this fighting spirit, he created history by starting his campaign with five consecutive wins. They became the first team to do so in the WPL. In this season, some player of RCB has performed well at the time of need, making it a challenge for any team to defeat him. Smriti Mandhana-led RCB would like to match Mumbai Indians by winning the second title. RCB’s strong side: In the last two matches, RCB has performed brilliantly and entered the finals with a good rhythm. RCB defeated UP Warriors by eight wickets in the last match with the stormy innings of 75 runs by Australian veteran Grace Harris, while with the help of Gautami Naik’s 73-run innings against Gujarat Giants, the 2024 champion team won by 61 runs. Nadine de Klerk of South Africa took 15 wickets in eight matches in this season. In which his best performance is four wickets for 22 runs. Her role can prove to be decisive in the final. The specialty of Mandhana’s team is to be balanced and perform brilliantly in important moments. She will be hoping that some more players will contribute in destroying the challenge of Delhi Capitals by performing well in this title match. Shreyanka Patil provides strength to the team in the spin department, the proof of which was seen in the victory against Gujarat Giants, in which she took five wickets. Delhi Capitals will be desperate for the first title. This time, Delhi Capitals is performing well under the leadership of new captain Jemimah Rodrigues. They are desperate for their first win in the finals after finishing runners-up in the last three tournaments. Delhi Capitals have expressed full confidence in their bowling lineup, with fast bowlers Chinley Henry and Nandini Sharma performing brilliantly with the new ball. Nandani has staked claim for a place in the Indian team by taking 16 wickets so far this season. She is continuously performing well. Talking about batting, the batting lineup of Delhi Capitals has also started getting into rhythm. Liezel Lee made a useful contribution in the eliminator match against Gujarat Giants. Shafali Verma put her poor form behind her and made a half-century partnership with the South African batsman. Laura Wolvaardt, a reliable top-order batsman, has provided that stability to the team throughout the season. Both the teams are as follows: Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues (captain), Tania Bhatia, (wicketkeeper), Lucy Hamilton, Chinelle Henry, Marizanne Kapp, Alana King, Lizelle Lee, Minnu Mani, Nikki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Shafali Verma, Nandini Sharma, Sri Charani, Pragathi Singh, Eddala Srujana, Laura Wolvaardt.Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Richa Ghosh (wk), Grace Harris, Dayalan Hemalatha, Gautami Naik, Shreyanka Patil, Kumar Pratyosha, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Linsey Smith, Pooja Vastrakar, Georgia Vol, Radha Yadav.
