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Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women vs Delhi Capitals Women, Final, Women's Premier League 2026 - Commentary

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women opt to bowl
DCW
72
-1
(7)
CRR10.29
P'SHIP23(7)
DCW
85%
RCBW
15%
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
37
27
3
3
137.04
8
2
2
0
400.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Nadine de Klerk, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
7
0 4 4 6 1 4 (19 runs)
DCW 72-1
Laura Wolvaardt
8(2)
Lizelle Lee
37(27)
Shreyanka Patil
1-0-19-0
6.6
4
Shreyanka Patil to Wolvaardt, FOUR, 19 runs off the over! Big one for DC. 81.2kph, tossed up and full outside off, Wolvaardt leans across to drive it beautifully through extra cover
6.5
Shreyanka Patil to Lizelle Lee, 1 run, uppish and safe. Length ball with a hint of spin, Lizelle Lee drives off the front foot and mid-off takes on the bounce after moving to her left
53-run is joint-highest 1st innings powerplay score at Vadodara this seasons
6.4
6
Shreyanka Patil to Lizelle Lee, SIX, even better! Lizelle Lee is toying with Shreyanka Patil. The bowler bowled this wider. But Lizelle Lee has muscled it. Gets down on one leg, fetches it from outside off and slogsweeps it flat over deep midwicket
6.3
4
Shreyanka Patil to Lizelle Lee, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Tossed up and fuller on the stumps, Lizelle Lee gets down on one leg to sweep it over midwicket. One bounce and into the fence
6.2
4
Shreyanka Patil to Lizelle Lee, FOUR, hits with the spin on this occasion. Spinning in from a short of length and Lizelle Lee heaves it through square leg. No one's stopping that
6.1
Shreyanka Patil to Lizelle Lee, no run, 79.8kph, offbreak with a bit of turn from a length, patted to cover
Shreyanka Patil, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6
2 4 Wd 4 2 W 4 (17 runs)
DCW 53-1
Laura Wolvaardt
4(1)
Lizelle Lee
22(22)
Arundhati Reddy
1-0-17-1
5.6
4
Arundhati Reddy to Wolvaardt, FOUR, Wolvaardt gets off the mark with a boundary. 97.7kph, full on middle-leg, DC's No. 3 brings her wrists into play as she beautifully flicks it through wide mid-on. Deep midwicket sprints across and dives but in vain
Laura Wolvaardt, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.5
W
Arundhati Reddy to Shafali Verma, out Caught by Richa Ghosh!! Arundhati Reddy is pumped up as she provides the breakthrough for RCB. 96.7kph, dug into the pitch, rises above the shoulder and Shafali Verma goes through with her pull shot despite the ball getting big on her. Takes her eyes off in the process and only manages to get a faint top-edge on it. Richa Ghosh, standing up to the stumps, takes a sharp catch, snaffling it in front of her face. Shafali Verma c Richa Ghosh b Arundhati Reddy 20(13) [4s-3]
Arundhati Reddy to Shafali Verma, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
5.4
Arundhati Reddy to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, back of a length, Shafali Verma swings across the line and miscues it in front of square on the leg-side off the top-edge. She was aiming to go squarer
5.3
4
Arundhati Reddy to Shafali Verma, FOUR, 94.6kph, on a length and wide outside off, Shafali Verma has ample time to pick her spot. Opens the bat-face to scythe it into the gap through point
5.3
Arundhati Reddy to Shafali Verma, wide, full delivery down leg, Shafali Verma flicks and misses
5.2
4
Arundhati Reddy to Shafali Verma, FOUR, Shafali Verma advances and moves leg-side, takes this leg-lined ball on the full and whips it through square leg
5.1
Arundhati Reddy to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, Shafali Verma brings her wrists into play to flick this full ball between long-on and deep midwicket. Harris makes a diving stop to her right to save a couple of runs
Arundhati Reddy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5
1 0 4 1 1 0 (7 runs)
DCW 36-0
Lizelle Lee
22(22)
Shafali Verma
8(8)
Lauren Bell
3-0-13-0
4.6
Lauren Bell to Lizelle Lee, no run, slower ball, chopped to mid-off