Captain Smriti Mandhana made 96 as Royal Challengers Benglauru extended their 100% start to the Women’s Premier League with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.
Chasing 167, Mandhana saw Grace Harris dismissed in the third over, before putting on 142 with Australia’s Georgia Voll for the second wicket.
She was closing on the first century in the tournament’s history but was caught off Nandni Sharma with 11 required.
Richa Ghosh joined Voll, who made an unbeaten 54, as 2024 winners RCB got over the line with 10 balls to spare.
Earlier, they bowled Capitals out for 166 off the final ball of the innings, with England seamer Lauren Bell taking 3-26.
She bowled South Africa duo Lizelle Lee and Laura Wolvaardt in the first over, before returning to dismiss Shafali Verma for 62 in the 17th over.
Capitals did well to post 166 because, after Bell’s double first-over strike, Sayali Satghare also claimed two wickets in the second over as Capitals slipped to 10-4.
The win moves RCB four points clear of three sides at the top, while Capitals remain bottom with one win in four games.