Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in Match 4 of the Women’s Premier League 2025 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Monday, February 17. (Highlights | More Cricket News)
🅺With this win, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have climbed to the top of the table in WPL 2025, securing four points from two matches and taking an early lead in the tournament
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in Match 4 of the Women’s Premier League 2025 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Monday, February 17. (Highlights | More Cricket News)
The match began with Royal Challengers Bengaluru winning the toss and opting to bowl first, a decision that paid off as they outclassed Delhi Capitals in both bowling and batting.
𝕴RCB didn’t give DC any chance to shine with the bat. The RCB bowlers, led by Renuka Singh (3/23) and Georgia Wareham (3/25), put on a clinical display to bowl Delhi out for 141 in 19.3 overs.
And then the chase began, but it felt more like a Smriti Mandhana ꦅshow. RCB’s opening pair of Smriti (81 off 47-balls) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (42 from 33 balls; 7x4) made light work of the target, putting together a dominant 107-run partnership in just 55 balls.
💫Smriti unleashed 10 fours and three sixes, taking control with her trademark sweeps, inside-out drives, and a towering pull over deep mid-wicket off Marizanne Kapp.
🅠She raced to her fastest fifty of the tournament in just 27 balls, setting the tone for RCB’s effortless chase.
ꦇDanni kept the momentum going with seven boundaries, supporting Smriti well.
🐈The English batter also survived a dropped catch at long-off when Jemimah Rodrigues missed an easy opportunity with Danni on 34.
🍷But it was Richa Ghosh (11 not out from 5 balls) who finished the chase with a six in the 16.2 over. Later, Renuka was named Player of the Match and was awarded Purple Cap.
Delhi Capitals:🤪 Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jess Jonassen, Jemimah Rodrigues, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Sarah Bryce (wk), Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav
Royal Challengers Bengaluru:ꦫ Smriti Mandhana (c), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ellyse Perry, Raghvi Bist, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Ekta Bisht, Joshitha V J, Renuka Singh