WPL 2024 Winner, The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024will be remembered as the tournament whereRoyal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Womenbroke their championship jinx in spectacular fashion. After years of near-misses in the men’s IPL, the RCB franchise finally tasted glory through their women’s team in athrilling final against Delhi Capitals (DC)on March 17, 2024.
WPL 2024 Winner, This 1,500+ word exclusivecovers:
Tournament Recap: RCB’s Journey to the Title
Final Match Highlights & Turning Points
Star Performers Who Made the Difference
How This Win Changes Women’s Cricket in India?
Expert Reactions & Viral Celebrations
< WPL 2024: RCB's Road to the Championship
Group Stage Performance
| Match | Opponent | Result | Key Performer |
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| 1 | UP Warriorz | Lost by 8 wickets | – |
| 2 | Gujarat Giants | Won by 8 wickets | Smriti Mandhana (80*) |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | Won by 5 runs | Ellyse Perry (58) |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals | Lost by 25 runs | – |
| 5 | UP Warriorz | Won by 23 runs | Sophie Devine (99) |
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Finished 3rd in group stage(4 wins, 3 losses).
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Qualified for Eliminatorvs MI (won by 5 runs).
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Beat DC in Finalby 8 wickets.
< The Grand Finale: DC vs RCB - Match Highlights
Delhi Capitals Innings (113/10 in 18.3 overs)
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Shafali Verma (45 off 43)was the lone warrior.
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Asha Sobhana (4/12)spun a web around DC batters.
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Sophie Molineux’s triple-wicket over(3/0 in 1 over) broke DC’s back.
RCB Chase (115/2 in 19.3 overs)
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Smriti Mandhana (31 off 39)anchored the innings.
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Ellyse Perry (35off 37)* sealed the win.
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Deepti Sharmas drop of Mandhana (on 12)proved costly.
Turning Point:
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Molineux’s 3 wickets in 4 balls(Lanning, Capsey, Rodrigues).
< Tournament Heroes: Who Won RCB the Title?
1. Smriti Mandhana (Captain Fantastic)
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270 runs in WPL 2024(2nd highest).
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Led with calmness (unlike men’s RCB chaos).
2. Ellyse Perry (MVP)
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347 runs + 7 wickets(Most runs in tournament).
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Player of the Final(35* & 1/11).
3. Asha Sobhana (Emerging Star)
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12 wickets(Best spinner).
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First Indian with WPL hat-trick(vs UPW).
= How RCB Fixed Their “Chokers” Tag?
Strong Indian Core(Mandhana, Richa, Asha).
Better Bowling Attack(Perry, Molineux, Shreyanka).
Aggressive Mindset(No defensive play in knockouts).
= Expert Reactions
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Mithali Raj:“This win will inspirenext-gen girlsto take up cricket.”
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Harmanpreet Kaur:“RCB showed how tohandle pressurein finals.”
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