2026 Women's Premier League (cricket) final
| Event | 2026 Women's Premier League | ||||||
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| Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets | |||||||
| Date | 5 February 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Vadodara | ||||||
| Player of the match | Smriti Mandhana (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | ||||||
| Umpires | Ankita Guha and Gayathri Venugopalan | ||||||
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The 2026 Women's Premier League Final was a Women's Twenty20 match played at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in Vadodara on 5 February 2026 to determine the winner of the 2026 Women's Premier League.[1][2] It was played between the table toppers of the 2026 season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the winner of 2026's Eliminator, Delhi Capitals. It was the second time that Delhi and Bengaluru played a WPL final against each other, after the 2024 final.
Background
On 29 November 2025, the schedule for the 2026 season of the Women's Premier League was announced with matches played across two venues - Navi Mumbai and Vadodara. Navi Mumbai hosted the first round of the league stage at the DY Patil Stadium and Vadodara hosted the final round along with the playoffs at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium.[3]
Road to the final
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| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Points | Match No. | Opponent | Scorecard | Result | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mumbai Indians | 9 January 2026 | Won | 2 | 1 | Mumbai Indians | 10 January 2026 | Lost | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UP Warriorz | 12 January 2026 | Won | 4 | 2 | Gujarat Giants | 11 January 2026 | Lost | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gujarat Giants | 16 January 2026 | Won | 6 | 3 | UP Warriorz | 14 January 2026 | Won | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delhi Capitals | 17 January 2026 | Won | 8 | 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 17 January 2026 | Lost | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gujarat Giants | 19 January 2026 | Won | 10 | 5 | Mumbai Indians | 20 January 2026 | Won | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delhi Capitals | 24 January 2026 | Lost | 10 | 6 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 17 January 2026 | Won | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mumbai Indians | 26 January 2026 | Lost | 10 | 7 | Gujarat Giants | 27 January 2026 | Lost | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gujarat Giants | 29 January 2026 | Won | 12 | 8 | UP Warriorz | 1 February 2026 | Won | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Qualified for the finals[1] | Elimator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Scorecard | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Gujarat Giants | 3 February 2026 | Won | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 Women's Premier League final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
Match officials
- On-field umpires: Ankita Guha and Gayathri Venugopalan
- Third umpire: Keyur Kelkar
- Reserve umpire: Bhavesh Patel
- Match referee: Varsha Nagre
- Toss: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Summary
Delhi Capitals
203/4 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru
204/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru became WPL champions for second time.[4]
Scorecard
Match scorecard[5]
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Fall of wickets: 49/1 (Verma, 5.5 ov), 72/2 (Lee, 7.3 ov), 148/3 (Rodrigues, 16 ov), 203/4 (Wolvaardt, 19.6 ov)
Fall of wickets: 9/1 (Harris, 1.1 ov), 174/2 (Voll, 16.3 ov), 181/3 (Ghosh, 17.4 ov), 191/4 (Mandhana, 18.4 ov)
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References
- ^ a b "De Klerk, Harris tear UPW apart to take RCB into final". ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Lee, Shafali and Rodrigues fire Delhi Capitals into their fourth straight final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "TATA Women's Premier League 2026 schedule announced". wplt20.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru completes record chase to seal second title". Sportstar. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "DC Women vs RCB Women, Final at Vadodara, WPL, Feb 05 2026 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.