The Women's Premier League 2026 was not only a celebration of cricket but also a celebration of money and awards. Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore delivered a spectacular performance, defeating Jemimah Rodrigues' Delhi Capitals to clinch the title. Following this victory, the RCB players and team staff were showered with awards. The runners-up, Delhi Capitals, also received a substantial prize of three crore rupees.
WPL 2026 Final Match
Batting first, Delhi's Lizelle Lee scored 37 runs off 30 balls, and Shafali Verma contributed 20 runs off 13 balls. Wolvaardt made 44 runs off 25 balls, including three fours and two sixes. Captain Jemimah Rodrigues played a crucial innings of 57 runs off 37 balls, hitting eight fours. Chinelle Henry played a blistering unbeaten innings of 35 runs off 15 balls, including four fours and two sixes. Delhi posted a total of 203 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. For RCB, Lauren Bell conceded only 19 runs in her four overs but failed to take any wickets. Sayali Satghare, Arundhati Reddy, and Nadine de Klerk each took one wicket.
In reply, RCB suffered their first setback at 9 runs. The in-form Grace Harris was dismissed after scoring 9 runs. Following this, captain Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Wareham forged a match-winning partnership of 165 runs off 92 balls. Wareham played a brilliant innings of 79 runs off 54 balls, including 14 boundaries. Richa Ghosh was dismissed for 6 runs. Nadine de Klerk remained unbeaten on 7 runs and Radha Yadav on 12 runs. RCB chased down the target in 19.4 overs. For Delhi, Chinelle Henry took two wickets, while Nandini and Minnu Mani claimed one wicket each.
Awards and Team Prizes Overall
| Award | Player | Team | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Match | Smriti Mandhana | RCB | 2.5 Lakhs |
| Most Sixes of the Match | Smriti Mandhana | RCB | 1 Lakh |
| Match IQ of the Match | Georgia Wareham | RCB | 1 Lakh |
| Active Catch of the Match | Richa Ghosh | RCB | 1 Lakh |
| Green Dot Balls of the Match | Lauren Bell | RCB | 1 Lakh |
| Super Striker of the Match | Chinelle Henry | DC | 1 Lakh |
| Super Striker of the Season | Grace Harris | RCB | 5 Lakhs |
| Catch of the Season | Lucy Hamilton | DC | 5 Lakhs |
| Match IQ of the Season | Sophie Devine | GG | 5 Lakhs |
| Most Sixes of the Season | Harmanpreet Kaur | MI | 5 Lakhs |
| Green Dot Ball of the Season | Lauren Bell | RCB | 5 Lakhs |
| Emerging Player of the Season | Nandini Sharma | DC | 5 Lakhs |
| Fair Play Award | Mumbai Indians | MI | – |
| Purple Cap | Sophie Devine | GG | 5 Lakhs |
| Orange Cap | Smriti Mandhana | RCB | 5 Lakhs |
| Most Valuable Player | Sophie Devine | GG | 5 Lakhs |
| Runner-up | Team | DC | 3 Crores Runner-up Shield Limited Edition Watch |
| Winners Award | Team | RCB | 6 Crores Winning Trophy Limited Edition Watch |
WPL Winners List (2023 - 2026)
| Season | Winner | Runner-up | Winning Captain | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Harmanpreet Kaur | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Smriti Mandhana | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Harmanpreet Kaur | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Smriti Mandhana | BCA Stadium, Vadodara |
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