Keeping the RCB flag flying high: Virat, de Villiers hail Red and Gold franchise for second WPL title win

Virat Kohli and RCB legends celebrate the women's team's second WPL title victory, marking a historic achievement for the franchise.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) legend Virat Kohli congratulated his franchise’s women’s counterpart for defeating Delhi Challengers (DC) in the WPL 2026 final, successfully chasing down a daunting target of 203 to lift the trophy for the second time.

Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, Mithali Raj and others, alongside the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H.D. Kumaraswamy, congratulated RCB’s women’s team for their second WPL victory.

‘Trophyless’ jokes can say goodbye and how as within a matter of three years, RCB have gone from having an empty cabinet to atleast one title a year.

Taking to Instagram, Kohli wrote, “Champions again. Keeping the RCB flag flying high is something that each one of you can be proud of. To Smriti @smriti_mandhana and the whole squad and the management team, a big congratulations for this tremendous victory. You guys deserve this undoubtedly. Enjoy the moment and embrace the love of our amazing fans @royalchallengers.bengaluru.”

RCB legend A.B. de Villiers, who represented the franchise from 2011-2021, also posted an Instagram story celebrating the win.

Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma hailed the historic achievement as a repeat triumph for the franchise. Soon after the win, Anushka took to Instagram to share a photo of the RCB Women’s team celebrating with the trophy. Reacting to the milestone, she wrote, “RCB Women do it again. History repeated.”