New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru top-order batter Georgia Voll said the key to handling huge expectations around the franchise in the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) final will be keeping things simple, doing what has gone well for them before and not getting overwhelmed by the occasion.Smriti Mandhana-led RCB are in the WPL final for the second time after finishing as table-toppers in the league stage. The franchise won their first WPL title in 2024 after beating Delhi Capi…
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Navi Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in the 11th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, here at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. Delhi Capitals have drafted in Lucy Hamilton as a replacement for the injured Chinelle Henry, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru have overhauled their squad by bringing in Georgia Voll, Prema Rawat and Sayali Satghare in place of Arundhati Reddy, Linsey Smith and Dayalan Hem…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) A blistering opening partnership between Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana made light work of a modest chase as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cruised to an emphatic nine-wicket victory over UP Warriorz (UPW) with 47 balls remaining at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai, establishing RCB’s second consecutive win in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 campaign.Chasing a modest total of 144, RCB’s opening pair was out of control from the start. Grace Ha…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Former captain Deepti Sharma’s rescue act of unbeaten 45 and Deandra Dottin’s 40 not out helped UP Warriorz Women put up a score of 143/5 in 20 overs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.UP Warriorz produced a remarkable recovery to reach 143 for 5 in 20 overs, clawing their way back from a precarious 50 for 5, thanks to a superb, unbeaten 93-run sixth-wic…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan has revealed that Pooja Vastrakar has sustained a hamstring injury, because of which she was unavailable for selection for the team’s opening game of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 against the Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday, and also stated that the pacer will be out for at least two more weeks.RCB took the field without Vastrakar and went on to win a thriller against defending champions Mumbai I…
Navi Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have won the toss and elected to bowl first against defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening match of the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at an electrifying DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday.This is the first time that the WPL is being held in the January-February window. After winning the toss, skipper Smriti Mandhana said their overseas players will be Grace Harris, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, and Nadine de Kl…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be significantly impacted by star Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry’s withdrawal from the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) season due to personal reasons, said former India skipper Anjum Chopra.Ellyse, the second-highest run-scorer in WPL’s history, was retained by RCB for INR 2 crore for the upcoming season. But her withdrawal has meant RCB have a huge gap to fill in their line-up, though they have signed pace-bowling allrounder…