Delhi Capitals Women is gearing up to face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women in the final match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Thursday, 5th January. While the DC Women will look to put an end to their WPL final curse and clinch their maiden title, the RCB Women will aim to seal their second WPL trophy. Delhi Capitals Women Delhi Capitals Women had a very disappointing start to their WPL 2026 season; they had only two wins in their first five matches. They bounced back and kept their winning mindset going to seal the final berth in the WPL 2026 final. They ended their league campaign with four wins and four losses in their 8 games, finishing on the third on the leaderboard. They will be coming into the final match after beating the Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets. While chasing a target of 169 runs, the DC Women started well. Shefali Verma and Lizelle Lee built a partnership of 89 runs for the first wicket, giving the team a much-needed solid start. They have beaten the RCB Women once this season, and they will look to exploit the loopholes and win their first-ever WPL title. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women The 2024 WPL winners had started their WPL 2026 campaign on a dominant note, winning their first five matches and consistently staying at the top. However, they lost two matches this season against the DC Women and MI Women, but qualified for the finals straight after their recent victory over the UP Warriorz Women by 8 wickets. While chasing a modest total of 144 runs, Grace Harris yet again blew away the Warriorz, scoring 75 runs from 37 balls. Smriti Mandhana also contributed with an unbeaten match-winning fifty. Harris had also taken two wickets in her bowling. The final match will see the two best teams competing for the title. DC-W vs RCB-W Match Details DC-W vs RCB-W WPL Match Details Match DC Women vs RCB Women Final Match Date and Time Thursday, February 5; 7:30 p.m. IST Venue Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara Broadcasting and live streaming TV-Star Sports Network, Live Stream-JioHotstar DC-W vs RCB-W Final Pitch Report The surface at Kotambi Stadium is expected to offer good help for the batters. However, pacers will enjoy the early assistance from the pitch with the new ball. Meanwhile, batters, if they settle down, can go on to score heavy runs due to consistent bounce. As the match progresses, spinners will extract good turn from the track. The first inning total at this venue this year is 159. DC-W vs RCB-W Final Weather Report The weather is expected to remain clear but humid, with no rain predicted during the game. As this is an afternoon game, the surroundings are expected to be warm and pleasant. The temperatures are likely to hover around 31 °C, under mostly clear skies. DC-W vs RCB-W Head-to-Head Records DC-W vs RCB-W head-to-head (in T20s) Match Played 9 Won by Delhi Capitals Women 6 Won by Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women 3 Tied 0 No Result 0 DC-W vs RCB-W WPL Final Probable XI Delhi Capitals Women: Lizelle Lee (wk), Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Chinelle Henry, Marizanne Kapp, Sneh Rana, Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Nandni Sharma, Shree Charani Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Grace Harris, Smriti Mandhana (c), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh (wk), Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell Players To Watch Out For in the DC-W vs RCB-W WPL Final Match Laura Wolvaardt | DC-W: Laura Wolvaardt has been doing impressively well with the bat for the DC Women this season, scoring 273 runs in 9 innings at an average of 45.5. She is a big top-order asset for the Delhi Capitals this season, contributing with her composed knocks. She had scored 47 runs against UPW Women and then scored 32 runs from 24 balls in the recent match against the GG Women in the eliminator, and she will aim to repeat a similar performance here. Nadine de Klerk | RCB-W: Nadine has been a game-changer for RCB Women this season. Her performance with the ball has been quite impressive so far. She has taken 14 wickets in 8 innings so far. She has also contributed 126 runs in just 5 innings so far. She took four wickets in her last match, showing her wicket-taking ability in the middle-overs. She will be the player to watchout for in this game. Grace Harris | RCB-W: Harris has been delivering with both batting and bowling. In 8 innings, Harris has scored 228 runs with two half-centuries and has also taken two wickets to her name. She scored 75 runs in her last outing against the UPW Women and also took two wickets. Her clean hitting at the top makes her an important player for the RCB Women. DC-W vs RCB-W WPL Final Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the last 10 Women's T20 matches played at this venue, the team winning the toss has opted to bowl first in 9 matches, while batting first only once. Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch In the total of 16 Women's T20 played at this venue, the teams that batted first have won five games so far, while teams batting second have won 11 games. DC-W vs RCB-W Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: DC-W (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 45-50 RCB-W Total: 170-180 Match Winner: DC Women Scenario 2 Toss Winner: RCB-W (opts to bowl first) Power-Play Score: 40-42 DC-W Total: 160-170 Match Winner: RCB Women Who will win today's DC-W vs RCB-W WPL Final match? Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women have been phenomenal so far in this season of Women's Premier League 2026. They will start this game as favourites. However, the DC Women hold an edge over the RCB Women as they have six victories in 9 head-to-head matches against the former champions. Considering the recent form, team strength, and this season's performance, RCB Women is lilkely to win their second WPL trophy.