WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs Delhi Capitals Women Highlights & Result – Match 15

Who won the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs Delhi Capitals Women clash in Women's Premier League 2026 Match 15 today? — Match result & turning points

Delhi Capitals Women handed Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women their first defeat of the season with a comprehensive seven-wicket win in Match 15 of the Women’s Premier League 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara, on January 24.

After winning the toss and opting to field, DC produced a brilliant bowling performance to restrict RCB to 109 in 20 overs. Smriti Mandhana was the lone fighter for RCB, scoring 38 off 34 balls, but she found little support at the other end. Marizanne Kapp was clinical with

the ball, finishing with figures of 2/17, while Nandani Sharma picked up three wickets.

Chasing 110, DC got off to an aggressive start through Shafali Verma, but early wickets of Shafali and Lizelle Lee briefly gave RCB hope. Laura Wolvaardt and Jemimah Rodrigues then stitched together a partnership to steady the innings. After Rodrigues’ dismissal, Wolvaardt remained unbeaten on 42, with Kapp sealing the win with an assured 19*. DC reached 111/3 in just 15.4 overs, winning with 26 balls to spare. Kapp was named Player of the Match for her all-round impact as DC climbed into the top two of the points table.

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Top batting performances of the match — Laura Wolvaardt

Laura Wolvaardt was the best batter of the day, scoring. Her unbeaten 42 off 38 balls was the most notable knock, helping Delhi chase down a target of 110 runs. The South African stitched a crucial stand of 52 runs with skipper Jemimah Rodrigues. She laced her knock with four boundaries at a strike rate at 92.30.

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Top bowling performance of the match — Marizanne Kapp

Veteran pacer Marizanne Kapp put in a solid bowling performance in the match. While other DC bowlers chipped in with crucial wickets through the innings, it was Kapp who struck early and decisively to push RCB onto the back foot. She provided the crucial breakthrough by removing Grace Harris, inducing a mistimed flick that resulted in a catch at backward point, and followed it up by bowling Georgia Voll with a wobble-seam delivery. Her quick strikes turned the momentum in Delhi’s favour.

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Records Broken and Major Milestones Achieved

• RCB-W hold the record with six wins (2025–26), with the streak ending today; MI-W and RCB-W follow with multiple five-win runs.
• This was only the second time Lauren Bell went wicketless in the Powerplay this WPL season, finishing with 0/20 in three overs today.
• Shafali Verma was dismissed stumped for only the second time in WPL, both instances coming against Hayley Matthews, first in 2023 and now again in 2026.
• Today marked the first instance of Lauren Bell conceding more than six runs in the opening over of a WPL match.
• Lowest first-innings totals in WPL history include 105 (DC-W vs MI-W, 2023) and 109 by RCB-W against DC-W in Vadodara, 2026.
• RCB-W’s 109 all out is their lowest-ever WPL total, surpassing the previous low of 125/9 against MI-W in 2023.
• RCB’s innings split sharply in two halves: 65/2 in the first 10 overs (RR 6.5) followed by 44/8 in the last 10 (RR 4.4).

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Who was the Player of the Match?

Delhi Capitals' Marizanne Kapp was awarded the Player of the Match for her match-winning spell of 2/17 and unbeaten 19 runs. In her four-over quota, she removed Bengaluru's top-order batters, giving her team much-needed breakthroughs. 

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What is the next match?

Delhi Capitals Women will square off against Gujarat Giants Women on Tuesday, January 27. On the other hand, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women's next game is slated for Monday, January 26, against the Mumbai Indians Women, in BCA Stadium, Kotambi, Vadodara.