Delhi Capitals has defeated UP Warriors by 7 wickets. This is the first win for the Delhi team in WPL 2026, while UP has had to taste its third consecutive defeat. This match was played in Navi Mumbai, in which UP Warriors, playing first, scored 154 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Delhi team won on the last ball.

Chasing the target of 155 runs, the Delhi Capitals team was given a great start by Shefali Verma and Lizelle Lee, there was an opening partnership of 94 runs between the two. Shefali Verma scored 36 runs, while Lee played a strong inning of 67 runs.

Delhi won on the last ball

Delhi Capitals needed to score 13 runs in the last 2 overs and had 8 wickets left in hand. Delhi’s victory seemed easy, but in the 19th over, Deepti Sharma gave only 7 runs and also took the wicket of Jemimah Rodrigues. Since Laura Woolworth remained at the crease, the path to victory still seemed easy for Delhi. DC had to score 6 runs in the last over.

The situation was such that Delhi had to score 2 runs in the last 2 balls, then an appeal for LBW was made against Marijan Kapp, but UP lost its review. Delhi needed one run on the last ball and there was every possibility of a super over. Laura Woolworth ensured Delhi’s victory in WPL 2026 by hitting a four on the last ball.

Shefali Verma shines

Shefali Verma showed strength in Delhi’s victory. While batting, he scored 36 runs playing 32 balls. Earlier, while bowling, he had troubled the batsmen of UP Warriors. Bowling 4 overs, he gave only 16 runs and also took 2 important wickets.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore has defeated UP Warriors by 9 wickets. In the fifth match of the Women’s Premier League 2026, the UP team, playing first, had scored 143 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, RCB chased the target of 144 runs in just 73 balls. Australian batsman Grace Harris played a stormy innings of 85 runs, while Smriti Mandhana also showed strength with the bat. This is Bengaluru’s second consecutive win in WPL 2026.

UP Warriors team had scored 143 runs while playing first. Captain Meg Lanning was out after scoring only 14 runs, while Phoebe Litchfield, who was the hero of the last match, was out this time after scoring 20 runs. Deepti Sharma returned unbeaten after scoring 45 runs. On the other hand, Deandra Dottin also contributed 40 runs.

Chased 144 runs in 73 balls

Smriti Mandhana and Grace Harris started the innings for RCB, which came to chase the target of 144 runs. Mandhana held one end, while on the other Australian batsman Grace Harris wreaked havoc on the bowlers. He scored 85 runs in 40 balls. In this innings he hit 10 fours and 5 sixes. On the other hand, Smriti Mandhana played an unbeaten inning of 47 runs in 32 balls.

There was a partnership of 137 runs for the first wicket between Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana. RCB team achieved the target of 144 runs in just 73 balls. Shikha Pandey was the only bowler to take a wicket for UP. He took the wicket of Grace Harris.

RCB on top of points table

Royal Challengers Bangalore have now reached the top of the points table after winning both their matches. RCB currently has 4 points. Gujarat Giants has also won both its matches, but its net run rate is less than RCB. Mumbai is in third place with 2 points. Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors have lost both their matches so far.

Gujarat Giants have defeated UP Warriors by 10 runs. In this match played in Navi Mumbai, Gujarat had scored 207 runs while playing first. In response, UP team could score only 197 runs. Star players like Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Shikha Pandey and Kranti Gaur are playing in the UP Warriors team, but none of them could ensure the victory of the UP team.

The second match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 was played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. UP Warriors team won the toss and chose to bowl first, but the decision to chase proved costly.

Gujarat team maintained dominance in the match from the beginning. Beth Mooney was out early, but Sophie Devine scored 38 runs in 20 balls and Anushka Sharma scored 44 runs in 30 balls, laying the foundation of Gujarat team’s big score. After that captain Ashley Gardner played a strong inning of 62 runs. The remaining work was completed by Georgia Wareham, who scored 27 runs in just 10 balls. Thanks to this, Gujarat scored 207 runs in its innings.

India’s big stars flopped

Deepti Sharma and Harleen Deol are in the team of UP Warriors. Harleen could not even open the account, while Deepti Sharma scored only one run in batting. Deepti proved to be very expensive in bowling also. Shikha Pandey took one wicket in 3 overs, but gave away runs at an economy rate of around 10. Kranti Gaur gave away runs at an economy rate of 10 and could not take a single wicket.

Talking about the batting of UP Warriors, Phoebe Litchfield scored 78 runs, but apart from her, no other batsman could play a big innings. This is only the third time in Women’s Premier League history that more than 400 runs have been scored in a match. A total of 404 runs were scored in this match between UP and Gujarat.