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Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2026 Prize Money: Royal Challengers Bengaluru team became rich after becoming WPL champion. BCCI gave him Rs 6 crore as prize money for becoming the winner while the runner-up Delhi Capitals was also showered with money. Jemimah Rodrigues’ team Delhi Capitals got Rs 3 crore.
With half-centuries from captain Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll and a century partnership between the two, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the title for the second time by defeating Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets in a high-scoring thrilling final of the Women’s Premier League. RCB became rich after winning the title. BCCI gave Rs 6 crore to RCB for becoming champion, while Delhi Capitals, who became runner-up for the fourth time, got Rs 3 crore.
Smriti Mandhana was the highest run-scorer batsman in this season of WPL. She scored the maximum of 377 runs in 9 innings. Mandhana was awarded the Orange Cap. He got a reward of five lakh rupees. Apart from this, the bowler who took the most wickets also got Rs 5 lakh while the most valuable player was also given a prize of Rs 5 lakh. Now both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians have two WPL titles each. The Delhi team had to face defeat while playing in the final for the fourth consecutive time.
Chasing Delhi’s target of 204 runs, Royal Challengers Bangalore won by scoring 204 runs for four wickets in 19.4 overs with the help of a 165-run second wicket partnership between Smriti (87 runs, 41 balls, 12 fours, three sixes) and Georgia (79 runs, 54 balls, 14 fours).
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Chinelle Henry (two wickets for 34 runs) and Nandini (one wicket for 41 runs) tried to make a comeback for Delhi Capitals in the last overs but could not save the team from defeat. Delhi Capitals scored 203 runs for four wickets with the innings of captain Jemimah Rodrigues (57), Laura Wolvaert (44), opener Lizelle Lee (37) and opener Henry (35 not out).
Jemima hit eight fours in her 37-ball innings and added 76 runs for the third wicket with Wolvaert, who faced 25 balls and hit three fours and two sixes. Henry hit two fours and two sixes in 15 balls and played an important role in taking the team’s score beyond 200 runs by making a stormy partnership of 55 runs in just 24 balls for the fourth wicket with Woolworth.
While chasing the target, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost the wicket of Grace Harris (09) in the second over itself, who was bowled by Henry. Captain Smriti and Georgia then took over the innings. Smriti opened the account with a four on Henry while Georgia hit two fours each on Marijne Kapp and Henry. Smriti took the team’s score to 59 runs for one wicket in the power play with fours and sixes on consecutive balls of Nandini.
Smriti completed the team’s hundred runs in 10 overs with a six on Nandini and then also delivered Shri Charani’s ball to the audience. Georgia completed her half-century in 37 balls with one run off Sri Charani, while Smriti achieved this feat in just 22 balls with a four off Sneh Rana. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 150 runs were completed in 14 overs.
Royal Challengers Bangalore needed 42 runs to win in the last five overs. Meenu Mani broke her partnership with Smriti by getting Georgia caught by Shefali. Richa Ghosh (06) hit a four on Nandini but was caught by Meenu on two balls.
Royal Challengers Bangalore needed 18 runs in the last two overs. De Klerk hit a four on Henry but the fast bowler bowled Smriti. Eight runs were scored in this over. In the last over, the batsmen had to score 10 runs to win and Radha Yadav (12 not out) took the team to the target with two consecutive fours on Shri Charani.