🏏WPL 2026: Match 15: RCB W vs DC W at Vadodara on 24/01/26🏏 - Page 6

Delhi on top: By picking wickets at regular intervals, Delhi Capitals have restricted the scoring rate. They are on course of keeping RCB to under 120.

Sayali at the crease. But RCB has decent batting depth.

RCBW 108-8(19.3)

CRR:5.54

Delhi Capitals Women opt to bowl

Lauren Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.4

W

Nandni Sharma to Shreyanka Patil, out Caught by Shafali Verma!! Second wicket for Nandni. This might have been a wide had Shreyanka let go. Shreyanka Patil c Shafali Verma b Nandni Sharma 7(7) [4s-1]

RCBW 109(20)

CRR:5.45

Delhi Capitals Women opted to bowl

Target for DCW--110

Damn. DC bowlers have been deadly tonight.

19.6

W

Nandni Sharma to Sayali Satghare, out

Bowled!! Cleaned up! What a tournament she's having! She's now the leading wicket-taker in the tournament. Another off-pace delivery, does not bounce much, Satghare sits down and sneaks past her sweep, crashing into off-stump. Sayali Satghare b Nandni Sharma 3(5)

RCB finish with 109 all out! It’s DC’s match from here on! DC-W need 110 to win this match!

Innings break

A 3 wicket haul for Nandini Sharma tonight!

A sensational bowling performance from Delhi Capitals as they bundle out a strong RCB batting line-up for a below-par 109. Kapp and Henry set the tone upfront with a probing new-ball spell, never allowing RCB the luxury of a fast start. Smriti showed some early composure and got herself in, but perished soon after the first timeout. From there on, it was a steady procession as the batters struggled on a tricky surface against a disciplined Delhi attack. Radha was the only other batter who looked comfortable at the crease, but she too fell in the 17th over. In the end, this turned out to be RCB’s lowest total in WPL history. It was a complete team effort from Delhi’s bowlers, with everyone contributing, barring Sneh Rana, who bowled just one over. Delhi will back themselves to chase this down and make it two wins out of two in Vadodara. Back soon..

A pitch that has stumped all, not least RCB, who were 61 for 1 in nine overs and went on to register their lowest total in WPL. Nandani was the pick of the bowlers, has the purple cap now. Her back-of-hand slower balls wrecked RCB. Minnu Mani, the offie, continued the type's success over Mandhana. Also got the key wicket of Ghosh. Kapp got Harris early and then Voll with a wobble ball. Only three RCB batters got into double figures, one of whom was Voll who got 11. That tells the story.

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Nandani Sharma: Plan was simple, to keep line and length simple. That helped. Salute is for Delhi. Had to work a lot in the off-season for the back of hand slower ball. Early on, the ball went on to bat. Then all told me to go slower, that helped a lot.

DC seem to be enjoying the conditions in Vadodara. After holding MI to 154/5 in their previous game, they have now bowled RCB out to their lowest-ever WPL total, by a fair margin, with their earlier lowest being 125. From the toss to every bowling move, everything worked perfectly for Jemimah Rodrigues, while RCB endured a night to forget with the bat and will be keen to put this behind them.

Despite losing Harris early, RCB made a steady start, with Smriti leading from the front and looking well set as they reached the first break at 62/1. However, soon after, Smriti tried to up the tempo and ended up holing out for 38 off 34, and from there it all went downhill for the unbeaten side in the tournament. The middle order failed to get going, and the lower order was tested for the first time as well, but they could not make any real impact either. Radha Yadav's efforts in the middle only helped them cross the three-figure mark, but that still looks well below par.

DC will be really pleased with this performance, and it has come at a crucial time for them. Kapp set the tone early, but after that they went through a phase where wickets did not come, even though the runs were kept in check. Once Minnu Mani removed the RCB skipper, it turned into a procession. Charani and her fellow spinners tightened the screws in the middle overs, while Kapp added another to her tally. Henry was impressive on her return as well, picking up a couple of wickets, but it was Nandini Sharma who stood out, finishing with 3/26 and reclaiming the Purple Cap.

Nandini Sharma, the pick of the bowlers, finishing with figures of 4-0-26-3, says she keeps her line and length simple and feels that approach helps her. She explains that the 'salute celebration' is for the DC dugout and for everyone cheering for Delhi. She shares that she works hard on the slower deliveries from the back of the hand. She also notes that her balls were skidding on more than others initially, but adds that Jemimah Rodrigues and Marizanne Kapp guided her on how to bowl effectively on this surface.

Lowest 1st innings totals in the WPL

105 - DCW vs MIW, DY Patil, 2023

105/9 - GGW vs DCW, DY Patil, 2023

107/7 - GGW vs RCBW, Bengaluru, 2024

109 - RCBW vs DCW, Vadodara, 2026*

109/8 - MIW vs DCW, DY Patil, 2023

109 all-out is RCB’s lowest total in WPL. The previous lowest for them was 125/9 against MI-W at DY Patil in 2023.

RCB innings of two halves

First 10 overs: 65/2, RR: 6.5

Last 10 overs: 44/8, RR: 4.4

Pace vs spin today

Pace: 7/65 off 12 overs (ER: 5.41)

Spin: 3/42 off 8 overs (ER: 5.25)

RCB dropped a spinner to bring in a pacer today.