In the 14th game of Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru will play Delhi Capitals on March 1 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The Challengers are ranked third with two victories and three losses, while the Capitals are presently ranked second in the standings, with 3 wins from 5 games. In order to improve their standing in the playoff race, both teams will be keen to win this important game.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Giants by six wickets in the season opener to get their WPL 2025 campaign off to a great start. After that, they easily chased 141 to win by eight wickets against Delhi Capitals, putting forward another outstanding display. However, they then lost three straight games. In a tightly contested match against the Mumbai Indians, they lost by four wickets. They failed to chase nine runs in the Super Over against UP Warriorz, costing them the game. Ashleigh Gardner led Gujarat to a six-wicket victory, but they were unable to defend their meagre 125 runs in the fifth game against the Gujarat Giants.
Delhi Capitals have started the WPL 2025 with a decent form winning three of their first five games. They defeated the Mumbai Indians by two wickets after successfully chasing 165 on the final delivery. However, they lost their next game to RCB by eight wickets, failing to defend 141. They then thumped UP Warriorz by seven wickets but fell short against the same opposition by 33 runs in the reserve fixture.
Head-to-Head:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals have a fierce rivalry and have both won significant games in their previous encounters. Delhi won three straight meetings in 2023 and the first part of 2024, dominating the early matches. But the last two games were decisively won by RCB, who swung the tide in their favour.
On February 17, 2025, in their most recent meeting, RCB defeated Delhi by eight wickets. Georgia Wareham’s 3 for 25 and Renuka Singh Thakur’s outstanding 3 for 23 helped bowl out Delhi Capitals for 141. With 22 balls remaining, Smriti Mandhana easily won the match after leading the chase with an incredible 81 off 47 balls.
Where to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals?
Fans in India can watch the game live on Star Sports, which will broadcast the match on television. Jio Hotstar, which is available on Android, iOS, and Smart TVs, will offer free live streaming of the game on its website and app for those who would rather watch it online.
Squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sabbineni Meghana, Smriti Mandhana, Nuzhat Parween, Charlie Dean, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham, Joshitha V J, Kanika Ahuja, Kim Garth, Prema Rawat, Raghvi Bist, Sneh Rana, Richa Ghosh, Ekta Bisht, Jagravi Pawar, Renuka Singh Thakur
Delhi Capitals
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Sneha Deepthi, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, N. Charani, Niki Prasad, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Schedule:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2025 Fixtures –
February 14: vs Gujarat Giants, Vadodara – Won by 6 wickets
February 17: vs Delhi Capitals, Vadodara – Won by 8 wickets
February 21: vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru – Lost by 4 wickets
February 24: vs UP Warriorz, Bengaluru – Lost by 4 runs (Super Over)
February 27: vs Gujarat Giants, Bengaluru – Lost by 6 wickets
March 1: vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru
March 8: vs UP Warriorz, Lucknow
March 11: vs Mumbai Indians, Brabourne
Delhi Capitals WPL 2025 Fixtures –
February 15: vs Mumbai Indians, Vadodara – Won by 2 wickets
February 17: vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Vadodara – Lost by 8 wickets
February 19: vs UP Warriorz, Vadodara – Won by 7 wickets
February 22: vs UP Warriorz, Bengaluru – Lost by 33 runs
February 25: vs Gujarat Giants, Bengaluru – Won by 6 wickets
February 28: vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru
March 1: vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Bengaluru
March 7: vs Gujarat Giants, Lucknow
Broadcast and Live Streaming Details:
For fans in Australia –
Catch all the live WPL action on Fox Sports
For fans in the United States and Canada –
Catch all the live WPL action on WillowTV
For fans in the United Kingdom –
Catch all the live WPL action on Sky Sports Cricket
For fans in South Africa and Sub-Saharan regions –
Catch all the live WPL action on SuperSport
For fans in New Zealand –
Catch all the live WPL action on Sky Sports 3
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