New Delhi. After four weeks of intense action, the Women’s Premier League 2026 has reached its final stage. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals will face each other in the title match on Thursday, February 5 in Vadodara. Under the captaincy of Jemimah Rodrigues, Delhi Capitals will try to create history at the BCA Stadium and win the trophy for the first time, as they have been runners-up in all three seasons so far.
After getting their campaign back on track with a much-needed win against UP Warriors, Jemimah and her team also defeated Gujarat Giants in the eliminator on Tuesday (February 3). Now they will face the strong RCB, who made it to the playoffs first by winning six out of eight league matches and secured their place in the finals. Smriti Mandhana’s team had made a record of 1-1 against Delhi Capitals in the first round, but she also has good memories of defeating Delhi in the same match in 2024. In the title match played in Delhi, RCB defeated Delhi Capitals by eight wickets.
probable playing eleven
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Woll, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh (wk), Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Sayli Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren Bell
Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Marizanne Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Nikki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Minu Mani, Shree Charani, Nandini Sharma.
vadodara pitch report
Despite the tournament reaching its final stages, the pitch at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara showed no signs of slowing down in the eliminator between Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals. Batting first, the Giants scored more than 160 runs, which the Capitals achieved in just 16 overs. A good batting pitch can be expected for the final also.
match prediction
Even though Delhi Capitals have made a great comeback in their campaign, Royal Challengers Bangalore look to be the stronger of the two teams. RCB has performed brilliantly throughout the tournament, winning six out of eight matches and have shown consistent all-round performance in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara.