DC-W vs RCB-W WPL 2024 Final Highlights: DCW 113 in 18.3 overs, RCBW 115/2 in 19.3 overs; RCB beats Delhi by 8 wickets

Richa gets a single to long-on and then Perry finds a single. 3 off 4 balls, and Richa goes over the top as RCB beats Delhi to win WPL 2024 by eight wickets. What a win!

Perry has anchored the run chase wonderfully and the pull through the square carpet has brought the RCB fans spring back into life. DC burnt a review and Perry survives a review. 

Perry gets a boundary, and RCB is almost within touching distance of the win. The 100 is up. 11 from 12 balls with Richa on strike.

Richa Ghosh with a wonderful shot through the point releases the pressure. RCB needs 19 runs in 18 balls.

Alice Capsey rolls out an excellent over and chains up Richa Ghosh who almost presented a caught and bowled chance. RCB and their history! RCB needs 28 runs in 24 balls.

Minnu Mani enters into the attack and the off-spinner starts well by removing Smriti, who has succumbed to the pressure. A top-edge and Arundhati takes a neat catch.

Jess Jonassen into the attack, and she has to take the pace off the ball. RCB in a bit of a strangle, but the run-rate isn’t an issue here. Perry shows her class with a lovely pick-up over mid-off for a boundary. 

Lovely shot from Perry as she punishes Reddy for a boundary through the mid-wicket and RCB will breathe easy. Smriti then guides Reddy through the square of the wicket for a lovely boundary.

Shikha Pandey is back into the attack and she has really pushed RCB on the backfoot. The dots are building up as Mandhana survives a run-out chance. Royal Challengers Bangalore Women need 53 runs in 48 balls.

Marizanne Kapp is back into the attack, and Delhi is tightening things. This game isn’t going all the way down to the wire, but RCB is cautious. 

Arundhati Reddy into the attack with the keeper standing up to the medium pacer. Smriti holds key as Ellyse Perry joins the skipper.

Shikha Pandey strikes and the breakthrough comes as the 49-run stand gets broken. Devine went upstairs, but the umpire’s decision stays. The 50 is up for Bangalore. 

This game is moving swiftly from Delhi as Smriti, with a firm punch down the ground, drives her team forward. 

Devine welcomes Radha Yadav with a solid sweep over the backward square leg region and fetches another boundary behind the square leg region. Devine then goes down town with a huge maximum. RCB calling the shots. 

Devine brings in cheers in the dug-out with a sine swipe to the fine-leg region, and the RCB has made sure their team gets the maximum advantage in the PowerPlay.

The best part is RCB hasn’t lost any wickets, and the pressure will be slightly easier in the dug-out. However, Delhi is not leaking runs, keeping the pressure on. 

Lovely from Smriti as she finds the gap and nails Kapp through the covers for a lovely boundary. RCB going fine in the small run chase.

Shikha Pandey into the attack and there was a chance of run-out and Smriti was in trouble. So far so good.

Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine not taking too many risks in a small run chase, and RCB is a little cautious.

Smriti is off the mark with a single, and RCB will look to close out the chase without ruffling any feathers. Sophie Devine gets off the mark with a lovely shot through the square of the wicket.

“I really enjoyed bowling in the middle. They got a really good start. We didn’t get our guard down. We just kept saying, we need one wicket and then we went from one to another. I enjoyed each and every moment of the first innings. There is something in the wicket. I am a beast when there is some turn in the wicket. Playing against MI I got a hairline fracture. Thanks to the support system and the physios here. They worked really hard to put me back on the field. When we were playing vs Australia, Pez came and told me that Sophie is going to be amazing for us.”

Shreyanka Patil picks her fourth wicket as Arundhati Reddy walks back, and Bhatia falls to an excellent review. Top stuff from RCB. 

Sophie Molineux is back into the attack, and the left-arm spinner finishes with figures of 4-0-20-3 with the spinners taking seven wickets in this innings so far.

Oh no! a run-out at this stage has pushed Delhi further on the backfoot. Bangalore is making no mistake tonight. Radha Yadav falls as Sophie Molinuex with a direct hit steals the show. 

Two consecutive boundaries from Radha Yadav, a drill straight down the ground being the pick of the shot. The 100 is finally up. 

Shreyanka Patil picks her second wicket and RCB has turned its fortunes with spin and will now look to pack off the tail. 

Kapp falls and this is absolute self destruction from Delhi after a bright start. Asha Sobhna proving the double breakthrough, and Delhi, being 64/0, is now six down! Smriti is rolling her captaincy charm with the brilliant shuffling of the bowlers. 

Georgia Wareham into the attack and Bangalore now squeezing the flow of runs. Just 14 runs in the last five overs and both Kapp and Jonassen will look to put Delhi back on track. 43 balls since the last boundary came up. Brilliant from RCB.

It’s been a while since the white ball has rolled into the boundary—31 balls before the start of this over. Asha Sobhana with her leg spin, further ties up Delhi, giving just two runs. Spin doing the trick.

Huge moment in the game as Shreyanka Patil traps Lanning who pays the price of playing across the line. Delhi is four down, and this is a huge wicket for RCB. A review goes begging and the Delhi skipper is back into the dug-out. What a turnaround!

Marizanne Kapp and Meg Lanning will look to carry on with the partnership, but the dot balls are increasing. Just three runs from Molineux’s over. 

Shreyanka Patil into the attack and Bangalore will look to make further inroads. Just four runs from the over.

Molineux getting the breakthrough, and it’s the big wicket of Shafali who falls for a well-played 44 off 27 balls. Molineux with the second breakthrough as a sweep from Jemimah goes wrong and rattles the off-stump. Alice Capsey then falls after trying for a fancy reverse sweep, and Delhi loses three wickets. 

Georgia Wareham into the attack, and she does well, giving just three from her opening iver. 

The PowerPlay belongs to Delhi and this is an excellent start on the night of the final. Shafali goes over long-off and is nearing her fifty as Devine takes the hammering. Lanning then dispatches Devine to the fine-leg boundary. 61 runs in the PowerPlay. 

Shafali at her very best as she smokes Perry for a huge six, and this is an excellent start from Delhi. The boundaries are flowing as Shafali finds the fence, this time through the backward point region. The fifty is up.

Renuka under pressure as Shafali hammers her straight over the sightscreen for a maximum, and both Delhi openers are well-set in the middle. Lanning then lines up with a clinical shot, the power enough to clear mid-off, and then cuts off through the backward point as Renuka gives away 19 from her second over. 

Ellyse Perry into the attack and the good thing is there is no boundary from her over. Just three runs and it’s a top start.

Early signs of spin as Sophie Molineux comes into the attack. The first six of the match comes up with Shafali nailing a six and the swing of the arms has been her signature shot. 

A huge mix-up but a poor throw helped Meg Lanning extend her stay at the crease. It’s the final, and the nerves are getting in early. Both the openers are off the mark, and it’s a decent start.

Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia(w), Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani

Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh(w), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur Singh

DC wins toss, opts to bat first

Meg Lanning(c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia(w), Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal, Titas Sadhu, Sneha Deepthi, Annabel Sutherland, Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav

Smriti Mandhana(c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh(w), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Simran Bahadur, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Sabbhineni Meghana, Nadine de Klerk, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht