DCW vs RCBW WPL Final Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 8 wickets, lift maiden title

RCB bossed this game. Heartbreak for Delhi yet again. But RCB were pushed on the backfoot early in the match. Shafali and Lanning were going all guns blazing until the 8th over when Molineux went berserk. Her 8th over was the game-changing one. She picked Shafali, Rodrigues and Capsey. Lanning fell to Shreyanka soon and there was hardly anything for them. Radha Yadav and Arundhati somehow managed take them to 113.

RCB were sedate in the start, ticking the scoreboard along the way. DC chipped in with Devine's wicket, Perry came in at 3 and both looked not to take any risks. DC got Mandhana a little late and the required rate reached over 6 at times. But a few boundaries by Perry made it enough for RCB. Ghosh hit the winning runs and RCB have got their hands on the trophy.

RCB now have a trophy with them finally. 16 years of hardwork in men's IPL, Six Champions League T20 but an elusive title evaded them. They now have won to show, thanks to the women's side. 

And RCB are the new WPL champions. They beat Delhi Capitals in the final by 8 wickets in the final over. A blockbuster night for Smriti Mandhana and co. Ice-cool Perry remained unbeaten on 35, Ghosh hits the winning runs with a four over covers on a fuller ball from Arundhati. RCB have done it. Their fans would have to believe it. RCB have won a T20 tournament. What a surreal moment for the team and the fans

Lanning chooses Arundhati for the final over. 5 needed off 6 balls

Ball 1: Arundhati to Ghosh, 1 run

Ball 2: Arundhati to Perry, 1 run

Ball 3: Arundhati to Ghosh, 4 runs. RCB win by 8 wickets

It's still not over yet. 5 runs are needed off the final over after 5 came from the 19th over. 

RCB are getting closer and closer. 11 needed off 12 balls. 8 from the previous over and RCB are feeling they are almost there

Perry pulls this one in between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg and collects four runs. It's under run-a-ball again. 13 needed off 15 balls

A tight over by Capsey after the wicket of Mandhana and RCB need 28 more from 24 balls.

Minnu Mani gets Smriti Mandhana. Is there life still left in this contest? This was fuller on middle and leg, luring the RCB skipper to go big. Got a top-edge and Arundhati took a fine catch moving back from mid-on. Time for a strategic time-out. Richa Ghosh comes in

Royal Challengers Bangalore are closing on a win as they need only 42 runs off 42 balls to win the WPL 2024 final. RCB - 72/1 in 13 overs. 

Ellyse Perry and Smriti Mandhana seem in no hurry as they play out sensible cricket at the moment. Royal Challengers Bangalore - 56/1 in 10 overs,

RCB need 58 runs in 60 balls to win the game. 

Shikha Pandey gives Delhi Capitals a breakthrough in the 9th over as she dismisses Sophie Devine on lbw. Royal Challengers Bangalore - 49/1 in 8.1 overs. 

Ellyse Perry joins Smriti Mandhana in the middle. RCB need 65 runs in 71 balls to win the WPL 2024 final.

Sophie Devine accelerates RCB's innings by smashing three fours and one six off Radha Yadav after the powerplay. Royal Challengers Bangalore - 43/0 in 7 overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore avoids losing wickets in the powerplay overs and also add 25 runs. RCB now need only 89 runs in 84 balls to win the WPL 2024 final. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore look for a positive start as they chase a 114-run target.

Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine add eight runs in the first two overs to take some time to settle. RCB - 8/0 in 2 overs.

I really enjoyed bowling in the middle. They got a really good start. We kept saying it was matter of one wicket. And when it fell, we said okay another one. We kept fighting till the end. Enjoyed each and every moment so far. There is something in the wicket. I'm a different beast when there's some turn. Playing against MI, I just got a little hairline fracture (on left hand). I missed two matches unfortunately, but credit to physios to put me back on the field. When I saw her, it was amazing to watch her (Molineux) bowl in the nets only.

After posting 61 runs in powerplay overs, Delhi Capitals witnessed an embarrassing collapse from 64/0 to 113/10 in the final.

Shafali Verma top-scored with 44 off 27 balls and Meg Lanning added 23 runs off 23 balls for Delhi.

Shreanka Patil took four wickets for 12 while Sophie Molineux took three for 20, all wickets in the game-changing 8th over for RCB.

Shreyanka Patil takes two back-to-back wickets to put Delhi Capitals out of their misery. Delhi Capitals - 113/10 in 18.3 overs.

Shreyanaka Patil removes Arundhati Reddy to clinch her third wicket of the game as Delhi lose their 9th wicket.

Delhi Capitals - 113/9 in 18.1 overs. 

Sophie Molineux removes Radha Yadav with a stunning direct throw as Delhi go 8 wickets down.

Delhi Capitals - 102/8 in 16.3 overs.

Radha Yadav shows off her batting skills as she smashes two consecutive fours off Georgia Wareham to get Delhi past 100.

Delhi Capitals - 100/7 in 16 overs (Radha Yadav - 11* off 8 balls, Arundhati Reddy - 3* off 5 balls).

Shreyanka Patil claims her second wicket of the game as she removes Minnu Mani on 5 runs. It's RCB spinners everywhere. 

Delhi Capitals - 87/7 in 14.1 overs. (Radha Yadav - 1*, Arundhati Reddy - 0*).

Two wickets in an over as Asha Sobhana removes Jess Jonassen too by taking an easy catch by herself. Delhi is struggling to find any ground at the moment.

Delhi Capitals - 87/6 in 14 overs ( Minnu Mani - 5* and Radha Yadav - 1*).

Asha Sobhana joins the party as she removes dangerous Marizanne Kapp who tried for a big shot over the long-on area but found Sophie Devine. Delhi Capitals - 80/5 in 13.1 overs. 

Shreyanka Patil delivers Meg Lanning's big big wicket with an LBW dismissal as Delhi lose their fourth wicket. Delhi Capitals - 74/4 in 10.4 overs. 

Lanning scored 23 runs off 23 balls and currently holds the Orange Cap. 

After a cracking start in the powerplay overs, Delhi Capitals struggle to carry the momentum. No boundary in the last three overs. Delhi Capitals - 72/3 in 10 overs.

What a memorable comeback from RCB.

Australian spin all-rounder Sophie Molineux bags three wickets in the 8th over to completely shift the momentum towards Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Delhi Capitals - 65/3 in 8 overs. Meg Lanning - 18* off 16 balls, Marizanne Kapp - 1* off 2 balls. 

Sophie Molineux strikes double to bowl out Jemimah Rodrigues and Alice Capsey on ducks. It's two wickets in two balls for RCB who make a stunning comeback. RCB - 64/3 in 7.4 overs.

Sophie Molineux gives RCB a much-needed breakthrough with Shafali Verma's valuable wicket with Georgia Wareham taking an easy catch at the deep mid-wicket area. Delhi Capitals - 64/1 in 7.1 overs.

Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning continue their red-hot form by producing a cracking start for the Capitals to dominate powerplay overs. Delhi Capitals - 61/0 in 6 overs. 

RCB take a strategic timeout. 

Shafali Verma looks in the mood today as she continues to shower boundaries. She smashes Ellyse Perry for six and four in the fifth over to get Delhi past 50. Delhi Capitals - 52/0 in 5 overs. Shafali - 37* off 18 balls, Lanning - 13* off 12 balls.

Shafali Verma smashes another six straight down the ground off Renuka Singh and then Meg Lanning finishes the over with two consecutive fours. Renuka concedes 19 runs off her second over. Delhi Capitals - 41/0 in 4 overs. 

Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning grabs Orange Cap from Ellyse Perry after scoring 5 runs today. It's a fierce battle for the Cap in the final today. Who will come on top?

Ellyse Perry is into the attack now and concedes just three singles to restrict Delhi Capitals' charge. Delhi Capitals - 22/0 in 3 overs. 

Shafali hits the first six of the match. She went over long-on to deposit this fuller-length ball. It went very high but had the distance as well. DC 19/0 after 2 overs. Here comes Perry with her first.

Renuka Singh bowls two wide deliveries as Delhi Capitals scorch 9 runs in the opening over to kick off innings on a positive note. Delhi Capitals - 9/0 in 1 over.

Royal Challengers Bangalore players take the field after the national anthem and Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma gear up to bat for Delhi Capitals.

Meg Lanning sticks with Delhi's winning combination and makes no changes to the playing XI for the final. 

We will bat tonight, feel that's the best chance to win the game. The pitch looks good and we'll have to bat well. What has happened before is irrelevant, we're up against a great team and we need to play well. We're going with the same team.

Royal Challengers Bangalore drop bowling all-rounder Shraddha Pokharkar from their playing XI for the WPL final and replace her with the batter Sabbhineni Meghana. Mandhana also adds that her team wanted to bat first. 

We would have batted first as well, but I think it doesn't really go well, we will have to bowl well, stick to our plans and play some good cricket. We've had a lot of ups and downs so far, but we need to be at our best tonight. This is the 4th match on the same wicket, the last game, it played slow. We've one change - Meghana comes in for Shraddha Pokharkar.

Delhi Capitals XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey

Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, S Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Sobhana Asha, Renuka Singh

It's toss time!!!

Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning wins the toss and elects to bat first in the WPL 2024 final. 

DC Squad: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal, Titas Sadhu, Sneha Deepthi, Annabel Sutherland, Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav.

Probable playing XI: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniyaa Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani.

RCB Squad: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur Singh, Simran Bahadur, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Sabbhineni Meghana, Nadine de Klerk, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht.

Probable Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Shraddha Pokharkar, Renuka Thakur.

Purple Cap leaders:

1. Marizanne Kapp (DC) - 11 wickets 
2. Jess Jonassen (DC) - 11 wickets
3. Sophie Ecclestone (UPW) - 11 wickets
4. Radha Yadav (DC) - 10 wickets
5. Asha Sobhana (RCB) - 10 wickets

Orange Cap leaders:

1. Ellyse Perry (RCB) - 312 runs
2. Meg Lanning (DC) - 308 runs
3. Deepti Sharam (UPW) - 295 runs
4. Beth Mooney (GG) - 285 runs
5. Smriti Mandhana ( RCB) - 269 runs

Royal Challengers Bangalore came very close to recording their maiden WPL win against Delhi Capitals when both teams clashed at Arun Jaitley Stadium on March 10.

Jemimah Rodrigues smashed 58 off just 36 balls and Alice Capsey added a quick 48 runs to help Delhi post an 181/5 total. RCB lost captain Smriti Mandhana on just 5 runs but Ellyse Perry (49 off 32 balls) and Richa Ghosh (51 off 29 balls) took the game to the wire. 

Richa smashed two sixes off Jess Jonassen when RCB needed 17 runs to win off the last six balls but the wicketkeeper batter failed to score two runs on the last ball, resulting in a 1-run defeat. 

Leading run-getters:

1. Meg Lanning - 308 runs in 8 innings
2. Shafali Verma - 265 runs in 8 innings
3. Jemimah Rodrigues - 235 runs in 8 innings

Leading wicket-takers:

1. Jess Jonassen - 11 wickets in 6 innings
2. Marizanne Kapp - 11 wickets in 6 innings
3. Radha Yadav - 10 wickets in 8 innings

Leading run-getters: 

1. Ellyse Perry - 312 runs in 8 innings
2. Smriti Mandhana - 269 runs in 9 innings
3. Richa Ghosh - 240 runs in 8 innings

Leading wicket-takers: 

1. Asha Sobhana - 10 wickets in 9 innings
2. Shreyanka Patil - 9 wickets in 7 innings
3. Sophie Molineux - 9 wickets in 9 innings

Meg Lanning's side holds a 100% winnings record against Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore with four wins in four encounters so far. Delhi Capitals recorded a thrilling 1-run win at Arun Jaitley Stadium while defending 181 runs in the latest encounter against RCB on March 10. 

Last year wasn't the greatest campaign for RCB. (But) the conversation in the last 25 days has always been around we are enjoying each other's company, are really focussed on the process, training well. So doesn't change anything. We are not changing anything overnight because it is a final.

Whenever we (Australian team) came up against India, we always used to talk about Smriti and how we could get her out early - because we knew how dangerous she could be. She is a proven match-winner in any condition. She's on her own leadership journey as well, going through ups and downs, and it sounds like Smriti is really starting to understand the ins and outs of that, and has done an excellent job with RCB this year. 

Hello everyone and welcome to India TV's live coverage of the Women's Premier League 2024 final. Crowd favourites Royal Challengers Bangalore take on high-flying Delhi Capitals in the final at Arun Jaitley Stadium today.

Match Details:

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

Toss time: 7:00 PM IST

Kick-off time: 7:30 PM IST