Royal Challengers Bengaluru Vs Delhi Capitals WPL 2026 Preview: Probable Playing XIs, Pitch Report And Match Prediction

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals face each other in their sixth league match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 in Vadodara on Saturday, January 24. Former champions RCB, led by elegant opener Smriti Mandhana, look to extend their dominance with a sixth consecutive victory of the season. On the other hand, middle-order star Jemimah Rodrigues’ Delhi Capitals aim to climb up the table with their third win of the season.

Mandhana & Co. have been the team of the competition so far. Undergoing an unbeaten run, they hammered the Gujarat Giants in their last match. Apart from their regular heroes, the team has been finding underrated gems and different match-winners in their ranks. It was pretty evident in the win over the Giants, where

Gautami Naik (73) and Sayali Satghare (3/21) emerged as their standout performers in a 61-run victory.

How badly would DC love to be in RCB’s shoes right now? Jemimah’s team has been largely inconsistent throughout the competition despite obvious talent and depth within the squad. Having lost three of their previous four matches, Delhi gave a reminder of its presence in the competition with a magnificent performance and victory against defending champions Mumbai Indians.

The skipper led from the front, scoring an unbeaten 51 to help DC chase down the target of 155. Earlier on, Shree Charani’s 3 for 33 helped restrict the opposition to just 154/5.

Probable Playing XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (C), Georgia Voll, Richa Ghosh (WK), Gautami Naik, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Shreyanka Patil, Sayali Satghare, Lauren Bell

Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (WK), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Marizanne Kapp, Deeya Yadav, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Lucy Hamilton, Shree Charani, Nandni Sharma

BCA Stadium Vadodara Pitch Report For RCB-DC WPL 2026 Match

The surface at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara has played largely well for batting since the beginning of the second leg. Quality batters have been able to hit through the line and give their teams scores in excess of 150-160. At the same time, several good bowlers have performed wonderfully under pressure.

RCB vs DC WPL 2026 Match Prediction

RCB have basically pushed aside any team that has challenged them in the competition so far. Their strong depth in either department has prevailed quite tremendously. They do look good to continue their dominant run.

Full Squads

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (C), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha, Sayali Satghare

Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Shafali Verma, Marzianne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Deeya Yadav, Taniyaa Bhatia, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Alana King