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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) fable Virat Kohli congratulated his franchise’s women’s counterpart for defeating Delhi Challengers (DC) successful the WPL 2026 final, successfully chasing down a daunting people of 203 to assistance the trophy for the 2nd time.
Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, Mithali Raj and others, alongside the erstwhile Chief Minister of Karnataka, H.D. Kumaraswamy, congratulated RCB’s women’s squad for their 2nd WPL victory.
‘Trophyless’ jokes tin accidental goodbye and however arsenic wrong a substance of 3 years, RCB person gone from having an bare furniture to atleast 1 rubric a year.
Taking to Instagram, Kohli wrote, “Champions again. Keeping the RCB emblem flying precocious is thing that each 1 of you tin beryllium arrogant of. To Smriti @smriti_mandhana and the full squad and the absorption team, a large congratulations for this tremendous victory. You guys merit this undoubtedly. Enjoy the infinitesimal and clasp the emotion of our astonishing fans @royalchallengers.bengaluru.”
RCB fable A.B. de Villiers, who represented the franchise from 2011-2021, besides posted an Instagram communicative celebrating the win.
Bollywood histrion Anushka Sharma hailed the historical accomplishment arsenic a repetition triumph for the franchise. Soon aft the win, Anushka took to Instagram to stock a photograph of the RCB Women’s squad celebrating with the trophy. Reacting to the milestone, she wrote, “RCB Women bash it again. History repeated.”
Taking to X, Dinesh Karthik praised RCB and congratulated DC for reaching 4 consecutive finals. “That was an unreal WPL FINALS. RCB were conscionable excessively bully passim the tournament. Feel for DC, 4 finals connected the trot, that’s an astonishing accomplishment successful itself and they’ve recovered a agelong word person successful JEMI. But much importantly, this is simply a triumph for WOMENS cricket. The standards person gone done the roof. Power hitting. Fielding. Variations successful bowling. Every facet of the crippled has improved since the inception and that’s been my biggest takeaway watching this season. Highest people ever breached by a squad chasing successful a Final crossed men’s and women'’ (IPL n WPL) tells you everything you request to cognize and sums up this play beautifully. More powerfulness to you, girls. Awesome season. Well tried @DelhiCapitals. Well done @RCBTweets,” Karthik said successful his X post.
RCB men’s squad skipper Rajat Patidar and all-rounder Krunal Pandya besides posted Instagram stories, celebrating the women’s squad win.
Former Karnataka CM, H.D. Kumaraswamy, said successful his X post, “Heartiest congratulations to @RCBTweets Women connected winning the 2026 Women’s Premier League rubric and scripting yet different arrogant section successful women’s cricket. Under the inspiring enactment of @mandhana_smriti, and with outstanding all-round performances from each subordinate of the team, RCB Women person showcased resilience, teamwork and excellence to unafraid their 2nd championship. This singular accomplishment reflects dedication, subject and the rising spot of women’s sports successful India. Wishing the squad continued occurrence and galore much glorious moments ahead.”
“RCB are the champions of WPL 2026. They person won the rubric for the 2nd time,” said the erstwhile India pacer Ashok Dinda.
Former RCB men’s squad subordinate Yuzvendra Chahal congratulated RCB, saying, “Congratulations @RCBTweets for winning the WPL 2026,” successful an X post.
RCB Women’s squad manager Malolan Rangarajan heaped praises connected skipper Smriti Mandhana, who led the squad to their 2nd Women’s Premier League (WPL) rubric by scoring a match-defining 41-ball 87 successful the last against Delhi Capitals connected Thursday (February 5). He besides revealed that Mandhana was battling a “massive flu” during the all-important clash.
Rangarajan revealed that Smriti Mandhana played the last contempt suffering from the flu and a precocious fever, highlighting her committedness arsenic she turned up without letting her unwellness impact the squad oregon her performance.
“Smriti, I think, saved 1 of her champion innings for the final. The crushed wherefore I accidental that is, yes, she’s been successful precise bully signifier successful the past 12 months oregon so, but the mode she batted contiguous was inhuman. I mean, I don’t adjacent cognize the word, truthful classy, truthful elegant. When you looked astatine her, you could spot that she was successful power of what she wanted to do. It didn’t look similar a pursuit that was 200 the mode she batted. She’s timing the ball, and erstwhile she wanted, she was hitting, picking the pockets successful which helium wanted to attack,” Rangarajan said.
“Smriti played this crippled with a massive, monolithic flu. She was earnestly unwell with a precocious fever, but again, to crook up and not adjacent amusement it. Nobody successful the team, for 1 second, besides didn’t amusement it. So, that’s the idiosyncratic she is. When I spoke to her this afternoon, she said, ‘No problem, I’ll beryllium there.’ So, that’s her with her work,” Rangarajan said further.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Smriti Mandhana connected Thursday said 3 titles successful 3 years was an astonishing effect for the franchise pursuing the triumph successful the Women’s Premier League last successful Vadodara. “Very pleased. RCB fans are the champion successful the world. We get enactment wherever we play. Three tiles successful 3 years for the franchise, it is amazing,” said Mandhana who overcame caller off-field setbacks to excel successful the tournament.
On February 5, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Delhi Challengers (DC) successful the WPL 2026 final, successfully chasing down a daunting people of 203 to assistance the trophy for the 2nd time, cementing their presumption arsenic a ascendant unit successful Indian franchise cricket by completing treble — winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Women’s Premier League (WPL) titles.
The Bengaluru-based franchise won the IPL rubric during the 2025 variation nether the enactment of Rajat Patidar. The Women’s broadside clinched the WPL trophies successful the 2024 and 2026 seasons.
RCB’s memorable tally began with a breakthrough successful the 2025 IPL, erstwhile they lifted their first-ever rubric aft an 18-year wait, beating Punjab Kings successful a thrilling last astatine Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad. The Rajat Patidar-led broadside did it for their Number 18 Virat Kohli, who has been with the RCB since the commencement of the IPL successful 2008.
