Smriti Mandhana’s stormy half-century. (Photo- PTI)
Smriti Mandhana, WPL 2026 Final: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Smriti Mandhana gave a tremendous performance in the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. While chasing the big target of 204 runs in this high-scoring match against Delhi Capitals (DC), Smriti gave an aggressive start to the team and completed her half-century in a stormy manner. During this innings, Smriti Mandhana also broke a record of Jemimah Rodrigues, which she had made in the first innings of this match.
Smriti Mandhana’s stormy half-century
Smriti Mandhana started this inning very cautiously, but once she settled on the crease, she scored runs in a stormy manner. Smriti Mandhana touched the figure of 50 runs in just 23 balls, during which 5 fours and 3 sixes came off her bat. With this brilliant innings, Smriti made the record of fastest half-century in the final of WPL. Earlier, this achievement was in the name of Delhi Capitals captain Jemimah Rodrigues, who had scored 50 runs in 32 balls in the first innings of the same match. Jemima played a useful inning of 57 runs, which was important in taking DC to 203 runs.
Smriti Mandhana also went ahead in the race for Orange Cap during this innings. Before the match, she was at second position and Harmanpreet Kaur was leading. But Smriti Mandhana gave a strong performance in this match and left behind Harmanpreet Kaur, who had scored 342 runs. At the same time, Smriti Mandhana has crossed the mark of 360 runs. This is also his third 50+ score this season. In one match, she was out after scoring 96 runs and missed a century.
Georgia Wall also added color
In this match, along with Smriti Mandhana, Georgia Wall also played amazingly. RCB had lost one wicket for only 9 runs. After this, Georgia Wall came to the crease and along with Mandhana, she took the team forward. Georgia Wall also touched the figure of 50 runs in just 37 balls and there was a partnership of more than 150 runs between the two players.