रॉयल चैलेंजर्स बैंगलोर vs दिल्ली कैपिटल्स, मैच 15 Commentary, Live Updates

That's a wrap! Delhi have pulled off what seemed almost impossible at the start of this evening. Wins over the MI and the RCB give them valuable momentum at a crucial stage of the tournament. The WPL now takes a one-day break and returns on Monday, 26 January 2026, with Mumbai Indians taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Action begins at 2 pm GMT (7.30 pm IST), but tune in early for the build-up. Cheers!

Player of the Match Marizanne Kapp (2/17 and 19*) starts by saying that she does not feel it is going that well for her yet and adds that she is still finding her rhythm. Tells that she loves the challenge of bowling in the Powerplay, and feels that she tends to bowl better under pressure. Admits that she is still annoyed about the overstepping, admitting she would have been upset if Smriti had gone on to score big, but feels fortunate that it did not cost the team too much. States that this year, the pitch has not been easy to bowl on. She also feels the side is building momentum, with different players beginning to step up, and hopes they continue to improve with every game.

Captain of DC - Jemimah Rodrigues gives credit to the team for continuing to believe and execute their plans. She says they came under pressure while Smriti Mandhana was batting, but points to a good catch that shifted the momentum. Praises Minnu Mani for an excellent effort and lauds the effort of Marizanne Kapp as well. Shares that the constant message was to keep attacking the stumps and feels that the performance today says a lot about the character of the side. Jokes that she has not picked up any white hair yet and is really enjoying the captaincy. Reminds us of the previous game against RCB where she held Kapp back, and adds that she did not repeat that today. She has taken it as a learning.

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A quick chat -  Laura Wolvaardt says that it is great to win two in a row. Adds that they got off to a shaky start but are pulling things back at the right time. Mentions that Jemimah Rodrigues was much better in this game, and she is always improving in her captaincy. Says that to bring back Marizanne Kapp for her fourth over at that time was excellent and calls her a fine communicator. Shares that she wanted to play as straight as possible, and they knew that the only way for RCB to win this was by picking wickets. Says that fielding is an area she always tries to improve, and it was good to take these catches. Ends by saying that if she does get to bowl, she will bowl some off-spin.

Captain of RCB Smriti Mandhana says that in tournaments like this, you take these kinds of losses before the playoffs. Adds that it was just an off day and they will take the positives from this game. Mentions that the wicket here keeps changing, the last game it kept a bit low, and here it was a bit spongy. Tells that 140-plus would have been a good total, but credits her bowlers for taking the game deep. Says that they need to work on their fielding and batting going ahead. Admits that they know they were sloppy in the field, and the girls will work harder. She reckons if they'd managed to get 3-4 wickets in Powerplay, they could have had a shot. Praises Sayali Satghare and Lauren Bell, and reminds that they have been excellent with the new ball, and she ends by saying that they need to work on a few things and will come back stronger in the next one.

Calm and composed chasing - Delhi Capitals were well aware of the bowling quality in the Bengaluru ranks and chose to take the aggressive route. Shafali Verma came out all guns blazing to set the early tone. Although a couple of wickets briefly slowed the charge, the partnership between Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Wolvaardt kept the opposition at bay. Laura (42*) stayed unbeaten through the chase, while Marizanne Kapp (19*) applied the finishing touches. Their cause was also helped along by some sloppy catching from RCB.

Tidy bowling by DC -  With their backs against the wall and playoff hopes hanging by a thread, Delhi Capitals turned up in full force. Once they seized the initiative in the field, they never let the pressure slip and kept RCB firmly under their thumb. The bowling was neat and disciplined, with every bowler among the wickets apart from Sneh Rana. Nandini Sharma led the charge, finishing with 3 for 26 from her four overs to claim the Purple Cap.

Below-par batting show - An evening to forget for RCB. Nothing went their way from the toss onwards, and the strengths that had carried them through the season all deserted them at once. Apart from Smriti Mandhana, the scorecard told a story of struggle. There was no momentum, no fluency, and from 62 for 1, it quickly unravelled into a free fall, with RCB imploding to a paltry total, their lowest in WPL.

STOP THE PRESS! Delhi Capitals have brought the winning juggernaut of Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a halt. And it is not just a win, it is an emphatic statement against the table-toppers. With the chase wrapped up inside the 18th over, Delhi leap to second on the points table. Mumbai Indians were taken down earlier, and now the RCB as well. Vadodara is quickly turning into a happy hunting ground for Delhi.

FOUR! Winning runs! Shreyanka Patil bowls this quicker, short but down the leg side. Marizanne Kapp goes down on one knee and paddles it away as it races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. DC WIN BY 7 WICKETS, with 26 balls to spare!

Floated, full and on middle, Laura drills it down the pitch. Patil dives to her right but fails to stop it as it goes towards long on for a run.

Short again and on middle, Kapp nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Kapp tucks it away to short mid-wicket.

Fires it full and on middle, Wolvaardt keeps it out safely to mid-wicket. DC are one hit away now. 5 needed.

Sliding down towards the leg stump, Kapp moves back and tickles it to square leg for a single.

Short and outside off, forced off the back foot to deep cover. Another single.

Fuller and on middle, Kapp knocks it down to long on for one.

Quicker one, it's on middle and tucked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Absolutely smoked. Full and flighted around middle and leg, Laura clears the front leg and goes hammer and tongs. It whistles over mid-wicket and into the stands. Just 9 more needed now.

Skidding down the leg side, Kapp nudges it in front of square leg for a single. The siren has gone off, and it's a no-ball. Free Hit coming up...

We will see Georgia Voll with the ball in hand for the first time this season.

Serves it full and on off, it's defended back to the bowler. 17 needed off 36 balls.

Skidding down the leg side, helped behind square leg for a run.

Fuller and around off, forced to long off for a single.

Short and on off, punched to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Dispatched with authority. Extra air on it, full and on middle, and Kapp lines it up beautifully. She swings through the line and thumps it over mid off. She is clearly in a hurry now.

Quicker one, short and flat around leg, Kapp hangs on the back foot to hit it across the line but misses. It goes off the bottom edge to point.

Length ball around off, Kapp pushes it with an angled bat to point for one. So, for the first time this season, Bell goes wicketless in her spell.

On middle, a length ball, defended from the back foot.

FOUR! Lightning hands from Kapp and she is off the mark in style. Fuller on middle, she presents the full face of the bat and drills it past the diving mid-off fielder. Clean and confident!

Short and wide outside off, slapped to deep cover for a run.

Angles in a length ball on off, Laura defends it back from the crease.

FOUR! Easy pickings indeed. Bell strays full down the leg side, Laura Wolvaardt helps it off her pads and guides it fine to the fence. The equation comes down to 30 needed off 46 balls.

Lauren Bell comes back for her final over. She has conceded 20 runs in her first three.

Flatter and on middle, Kapp moves back and helps it to mid-wicket.

Flighted around off, driven to mid off.

RCB have finally managed to hold to one. Marizanne Kapp is the next batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Third time lucky and Smriti Mandhana shows them how it is done. Floated full around off, Rodrigues steps back and looks to go inside-out over covers but does not get the elevation. It is a straightforward catch for the RCB skipper, who removes her best friend and opposite number. The partnership is snapped and the equation now reads 34 needed off 50 balls.

Short and close to off, Wolvaardt gets back and cuts it to point for a run.

The fifty stand comes up! Radha drags her length short and delivers it on middle, Laura rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Flighted and full, around off, Laura Wolvaardt drives it to covers.

Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for one. 37 needed off 54 balls.

A length ball around middle and leg, Laura tries to flick but misses. She is hit on the front pad. The keeper appeals for an lbw but she is the only one doing so.

Full again, around off, Jemi drives it through covers and takes a run.

Shortish and on middle, Laura stays back and forces it to long on for a run.

Well placed. Fuller in length, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues steps back to make room and drills it through covers. Gets three runs.

Short and on middle, pulled behind square leg for a single.

Slows it up, full and on off, Rodrigues steps across and works it towards mid on.

Short again and on middle, Laura nudges it towards mid-wicket for one more.

Short and around off, Jemi stabs it out towards extra cover for one.

Floated, shortish and on middle, Jemimah pats it back to the bowler.

DROPPED! Would you believe it? RCB has put down another chance here. Flatter, full and around middle. Jemimah Rodrigues gets down on a knee to swipe it but cannot get under it and hits it flat and aerially straight towards mid-wicket. Gautami Naik gets low but cannot hold on to that.

Fuller and around leg, Jemi glances it towards short fine.

Touch fuller and on middle, Laura tucks it away towards short mid-wicket. 10 from the over, going steadily are DC.

FOUR! An excellent effort but it goes in vain! Short of a length and just outside off, Laura Wolvaardt tries to cut it away but gets a thick outside edge that flies towards short third. Lauren Bell leaps high and tries to grab it with her outstretched right hand but it just bursts through and goes away for a boundary. If Bell can't reach it, no one can.

On a length and on middle, angling in. Jemi misses her flick and Ghosh only manages to parry it away. A bye taken.

FOUR! Up and over! Nadine De Klerk serves this full and on middle and leg. Jemimah Rodrigues clears her front leg away. She knows that mid on is up in the circle and lofts it nicely over that fielder to collect an easy boundary.

Fuller and on middle, Rodrigues steps forward and knocks it back to the bowler.

Back of a length and around off, Wolvaardt stays back and punches it through covers for a single.

Strategic break! It has been an eventful first eight overs of the chase. Shafali Verma came out all guns blazing to set the early tone, but a couple of wickets followed soon after. Since then, Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Wolvaardt have kept things steady, and with no towering target in front of them, there is little pressure. All they need to do is bat through and finish the job. No risks required. RCB need wickets, and they need them in a hurry, to keep their unbeaten run intact. For now, they are firmly on the back foot and will need something close to a miracle to force their way into a dominant position. Nadine De Klerk is into the attack now.

Tossed up, full and around off, Laura strides out and drives it through covers for one more.

Flatter, short once more, on middle, Jemimah Rodrigues moves back and flicks it towards deep square leg for one.

WIDE! A quicker one, shortish and turning into leg, Jemimah Rodrigues opens up her stance to heave it away but it looks like she misses. Richa Ghosh, behind the stumps, fails to collect it cleanly to her left as the ball hits her left knee, where there is no protection. However, Patil thinks that the ball has hit something and convinces her skipper to challenge the wide call. UltraEdge and replay show that it has not hit the gloves or anything else. The third umpire wants to make sure that no part of the ball is inside the red guideline and confirms that it is a wide.

Short again and on middle, Wolvaardt pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Drops it short and on middle, Jemi moves back and punches it to long on for a run. 50 UP FOR DC!

Flighted, full and on middle, Jemimah pushes it back to the bowler.

Floated, short and on middle, Laura moves back and clips it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Oh...dear! More sloppy fielding from RCB. Overpitched and on middle, Jemi drives it with a straight bat back past the bowler. Reddy cannot stop it with her right foot. Harris at long on runs to her left to pick it up but gets tangled up and lets it through her legs for a boundary. 10 from the over and RCB have been a tad sloppy in the field.

EDGED AND FOUR! A seam-up delivery, full and around off, no swing at all. Jemimah Rodrigues strides out to push it away but gets a thick outside edge that flies through the vacant first slip region for a boundary. Second time in this game, this has happened now.

Good length and just outside off, Laura reaches out for it and stabs it towards sweeper cover for a run.

Full again and on middle and leg, Rodrigues steps across and clips it towards deep square leg. She calls for 'two' but has to settle for a single.

Goes fuller and on middle, Jemi prods forward and blocks it down the pitch.

Back of a length and around off, Jemimah Rodrigues stays back and tries to guide it away but misses.

Powerplay is done and dusted. Arundhati Reddy comes into the attack, she is returning from an injury break.

Another full delivery, on off, Laura drills it down the pitch. Sayali gets her left hand on it on the follow-through to make a half-stop as the ball rolls away towards mid off. Four dots to end the over. DC are 38/2 after the Powerplay!

Full again and on middle and off, Wolvaardt gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

Pitched up and on middle, Laura knocks it towards mid on.

Good comeback! Sayali hits the length hard and on off, nips it back in with some bounce. Laura throws her hands at it but misses. Ghosh, standing up to the stumps, takes it well, almost near the helmet.

FOUR! Gets it through! Back of a length and outside off, holds its line. Laura Wolvaardt gets the chance to free her arms and crunches it through backward point for a boundary.

Fuller in length and on off, shaping in, Laura stays back in her crease and keeps it out to the off side.

Full and angling in around off, Jemimah gets on the front foot and defends it back. End of a tidy over where a catch went down.

Wide! Slips a length ball down the leg side, the batter fails to flick and the keeper collects it with a dive to her left.

Shortish and on off, defended by Rodrigues.

In the channel outside off, on a length, Jemimah Rodrigues pushes inside the line and misses.

DROPPED! A sitter goes down and Sayali Satghare is the culprit. Still dwelling on the earlier misfield, she spills a straightforward chance. Length ball outside off, Rodrigues rocks back to cut but gets a thick outside edge to short third, and it pops out of Sayali's hands. A costly miss for RCB, chances like these have to stick in a chase.

Full and outside off, driven through point for a single.

FOUR! Gifted away through a misfield. Bell lands it on a length on middle, skidding in, and Wolvaardt is squared up in defence, the outside edge running towards short third. Sayali is right there but it slips through her legs and trickles away to the rope.

Will there be a bowling change? No, Bell to continue...

Slants in a length ball on middle, Jemimah defends it down from the back foot.

Presses forward to a length ball and defends it to the off side.

FOUR! Jemimah gets off the mark in a nervous fashion. Length ball outside off, Rodrigues looks to drive on the front foot but nicks it fine through the vacant slip region. Fortunate, but a boundary nonetheless.

DC lose both their openers now. Skipper Jemimah Rodrigues comes out to the middle now.

OUT! CAUGHT! Sayali strikes again and she has both Delhi openers in her pocket. Length ball on middle, Lee goes down for the slog but cannot keep it along the turf. It flies flat towards deep square leg where Georgia Voll lunges forward and takes it cleanly. Delhi wobble at 24 for 2.

FOUR! Lee takes the aerial route and finally beats the infield. She had been finding cover riders with her drives, but this time she gets a full ball in her arc and lifts it cleanly over mid off for a welcome boundary.

Fullish and around off, Lizelle drives but finds the cover fielder.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it to the off side. A tidy over from Bell, good comeback.

Edgy! Outswinger from Bell, on a driving length outside off, Laura goes for it but edges it. It rolls to short third.

Bell bowls it full and on middle, Lee goes down and sweeps it to deep backward square leg. Gets a single.

Full again, outside off and shaping away, Lee uses her feet and drives but finds the cover fielder.

Fuller and around off, curling away, Lee pushes it defensively towards mid off.

Outside off, shaping away, tapped down to point for a run.

Sliding down the leg side, on a length, Laura eases it behind square leg and takes a run. Excellent over, 6 runs and a big wicket from it.

Short and outside off, played from the back foot to cover-point.

Laura Wolvaardt walks out to bat at number 3.

OUT! STUMPED! Sayali has the final word in the duel and RCB remove the danger batter. Length ball outside off, skidding on, Shafali stretches forward to play through the line but misses completely. Richa Ghosh, standing up to the stumps to a pacer, does the rest in a flash and whips the bails off. Shafali's back leg is outside the crease. The square leg umpire has no hesitation. Delhi lose their first after a brisk start and are 17 for 1, chasing a target of 110.

FOUR! Up and over and Shafali is in the mood. Short and around off, she picks the length in a trice, stays back and clubs it over mid on. No stopping that one. She looks the danger batter for RCB as the boundaries keep flowing.

Angling it in, on a length around off, Lee steps back and works it off the inner portion of her blade to deep mid-wicket. She opens her account with a single.

Drifting down the leg side, on a length, Lee tries to work it on the leg side but misses and is hit high on the front leg.

Who will share the attack? It will be Sayali Satghare. Also, Richa Ghosh is up to the stumps.

FOUR! Three boundaries in the opening over and that sends a clear message from Delhi. Short and around off, Shafali rocks back and thumps it over covers. This one beats the sweeper to her right and races away. A rare off-colour first over from Bell as the Capitals come out swinging. 12 from the first over!

Swinging away outside off, Shafali Verma slashes and misses.

Curling in around middle and straightens a touch from a length, Verma covers the line and defends it down.

FOUR! That is more like it from Shafali. Offered width outside off on a good length, she stays rooted, frees her hands and crunches it past backward point. The sweeper is in place but has no say as it races away.

Play and a miss! A touch short and outside off, Shafali throws her hands at it only to get beaten.

FOUR! Delhi Capitals are up and running. Back of a length and outside off, Shafali stays back and guides it square on the off side. Aerial but perfectly placed, threading the gap between short third and backward point.