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WPL 2026 Playoff race explained: Who all can Join RCB Women?
With RCB qualified, all four other teams are still in playoff contention after three-quarters of the season.
WPL 2026 Qualification Scenarios for the Play-offs. (Photo credit: wplt20/Twitter)
The 2026 edition of the Women’s Premier League is entering its final stretch, with just five games left to play, and all five teams still in contention for the title.
Former champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Women have already qualified for the playoffs, having accumulated 10 points with five wins from six games.
Following them, Delhi Capitals Women and Gujarat Giants Women sit in second and third place, respectively, with six points from three wins each.
Meanwhile, the defending champions Mumbai Indians Women and UP Warriorz Women occupy the bottom two positions, with just four points from six games.
Who can join RCB in the Play-offs? Qualification Scenarios:
Delhi Capitals (6 Points, 6 Games, Remaining Matches - GG, UPW):
- 2 Wins: Confirm Qualification
- 1 Win (Against GG): Need Both MI and UPW to lose at least one of their games, otherwise, will depend on net run rate (Current: -0.169)
- 1 Win (Against UPW): Need MI to lose at least one game; otherwise, it will depend on net run rate.
- No Win: Need Both MI and UPW to lose at least one of their games to have a chance on net run rate; otherwise out
Gujarat Giants (6 Points, 6 Games, Remaining Matches -DC, MI)
- 2 Wins: Confirm Qualification
- 1 Win (Against DC): Need Both MI and UPW to lose at least one of their games, otherwise, will depend on net run rate (Current: -0.169)
- 1 win (Against MI): Need UP to lose at least one game; otherwise, it will depend on net run rate.
- No Win: Need Both MI and UPW to lose at least one of their games to have a chance on net run rate; otherwise out
Mumbai Indians (4 Points, 6 Games, Remaining Matches -RCB, GG)
- 2 Wins: Need DC to win both games; otherwise, will depend on net run rate (Current: +0.46)
- 1 Win (Against RCB): Need GG to beat DC to have a chance on run rate, otherwise out
- 1 Win (Against GG): Need DC to beat GG to have a chance on run rate, otherwise out
- No Win: Knocked out of Play-off Race
UP Warriorz (4 Points, 6 Games, Remaining Matches -RCB, DC)
- 2 Wins: Need GG to win both games; otherwise, will depend on net run rate (Current: -0.769)
- 1 Win (Against RCB): Need DC to beat GG to have a chance on run rate, otherwise out
- 1 Win (Against GG): Need GG to beat DC to have a chance on run rate, otherwise out
- No Win: Knocked out of Play-off Race