Smriti Mandhana falls 4 short of maiden WPL century, guides RCB to fourth consecutive win | Cricket News

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Smriti Mandhana (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Royal Challengers Bengaluru maintained their winning streak in the Women’s Premier League, claiming an eighth-wicket triumph over Delhi Capitals on Saturday, with skipper Smriti Mandhana starring with an elegant half-century. This marked RCB’s fourth successive win, keeping them firmly atop the five-team standings, while Delhi remain […]

WPL 2026: Shreyanka Patil reflects on 14-month injury layoff after first T20 five-wicket haul

Royal Challengers Bengaluru spinner Shreyanka Patil delivered a career-best performance, claiming her first-ever five-wicket haul in T20 cricket as her side overcame the Gujarat Giants by 32 runs. RCB recovered from early trouble at 44 for 4, with key contributions from Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, and Nadine de Klerk, to post 182 for 7. Patil’s […]

WPL: Shreyanka speaks on maiden T20 fifer, dealing with injuries after win over GG

Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 17 (ANI): Following her side’s win over Gujarat Giants (GG), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) spinner Shreyanka Patil reflected on getting her first-ever five-wicket haul in T20s and a more than year long time away from the game due to injury which brought with it plenty of ups and downs in […]

Grace Harris blitz powers RCB to nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz | Cricket News

RCB’s captain Smriti Mandhana Grace Harris (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Royal Challengers Bengaluru produced a one-sided show in Navi Mumbai as an explosive opening stand between Grace Harris and Smriti Mandhana sealed a nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Monday. Asked to bat first, UP Warriorz were rocked early by disciplined […]

‘Virat Kohli retired too early; he is a machine’: Allan Donald | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: South African pace great Allan Donald feels Virat Kohli may have stepped away from Test cricket a bit earlier than expected, but believes the Indian batting star still has the hunger to carry on until the 2027 ODI World Cup. Donald, who shared a strong rapport with Kohli during his stint as Royal […]

Smriti delighted with RCBs habit of ‘playing thrillers’; Nadine etches name in WPL history

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 10 (ANI): Following her side’s win over the Mumbai Indians (MI) in a thrilling Women’s Premier League (WPL) campaign opener, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Smriti Mandhana expressed happiness at how her team is “known to play thrillers” and it was her side which was on the winning side after losing […]

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB: Harmanpreet Kaur rues Nadine de Klerk drop catches after MI implode vs RCB

Harmanpreet Kaur said Mumbai Indians were undone in their Women’s Premier League opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru after dropping Nadine de Klerk twice. Defending champions MI suffered a three-wicket defeat at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday. With MI needing 29 off the final 12 balls, Nat Sciver-Brunt dropped de Klerk […]

WPL 2026: Nadine de Klerk the difference between Mumbai Indians and win as RCB pocket season opener | Cricket News

Nadine de Klerk (Photo by WPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women kicked off their WPL 2026 campaign in some style against Mumbai Indians Women in the opening match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday. The match went right down to the final ball and kept fans on the edge of […]

Let the afterparty begin! Renewed hype surrounds WPL 4 after India’s historic ODI World Cup triumph | Cricket News

CUP OF JOY: RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana with her MI counterpart Harmanpreet Kaur NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana were at the fulcrum of India’s greatest moment in women’s cricket. Just two months ago, the hard work they put in over the last decade paid dividends as they recorded the biggest triumph of their […]

WPL 2026: How Jasprit Bumrah inspired Shreyanka Patil to bounce back after injury

Indian all-rounder Shreyanka Patil has opened up about how Jasprit Bumrah became a source of inspiration during one of the toughest phases of her career. A spate of injuries following last year’s T20 World Cup, including shin splints, a wrist issue, and a fractured thumb, kept her out of action for nearly a year and […]