WPL 2026 Final Preview: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals Date, Time, Venue, Squad, Playing XI Prediction, Head-to-Head

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the 2024 champions, and Delhi Capitals (DC) will face each other in the Women’s Premier League final in Vadodara on Thursday. RCB are led by Smriti Mandhana, while DC are led by Jemimah Rodrigues. DC are playing their fourth WPL final, and a win would give them their first WPL title and first franchise title. For RCB, a win would mean holding both the IPL and WPL titles at the same time and would be their third franchise title.RCB finished at the top of the league stage with six wins in eight matches. Their captain Smriti Mandhana has led the team, with batters and bowlers like Lauren Bell and Grace Harris playing important roles this season.Delhi Capitals reached the final by winning the Eliminator against Gujarat Giants, the team has now made it to the WPL final for the fourth straight season but has not won the title yet. Captain Jemimah Rodrigues leads a team that includes players like Lizelle Lee, Shafali Verma, and bowlers Nandani Sharma and Chinelle Henry.WPL Final RCB vs DC Match Details:Date: 5 February, 2026Time: 7:30 PM IST.Venue: Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, Kotambi Squads:RCB: Smriti Mandhana (captain),Grace Harris, Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Dayalan Hemalatha,Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (Wk), Georgia Voll, Shreyanka Patil, Kumar Prathyoosha (Wk), Sayali Satghare, Gautami Naik and Prema Rawat.DC:Jemimah Rodrigues (captain), Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee, Nandani Sharma, Marizanne Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Sneh Rana, Laura Wolvaardt, Alana King, Taniya Bhatia (Wk), Minnu Mani, Pragati Singh, Nallapureddy Shree Charani, Niki Prasad, Lucy Hamilton, Srujana.Playing XI Prediction:RCB: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Grace Harris, Georgia Voll, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Lauren BellDC: Lizelle Lee (wicketkeeper), Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (captain), Marizanne Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Nallapureddy Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma.Head-to-Head:In the Women’s Premier League, Delhi Capitals have had more wins than Royal Challengers Bengaluru in head-to-head matches. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals have played nine matches against each other in the Women’s Premier League.Delhi Capitals have won six matches, while RCB have won three. Their latest meeting was on January 24, 2026, when DC won by seven wickets. The teams have met once in a WPL final, in 2024, where RCB won by eight wickets to claim the title. While DC lead the overall record, RCB have won the only final between the two sides.