The race to the playoffs has intensified in the ongoing WPL 2026, with RCB-W already through, and the other four pretty much in the mix with six games to go. Here is what the teams need ahead of the final stretch.

With five straight wins to begin their campaign, RCB-W have ensured a top-two finish, and already have a foot in the final with 10 points. A win in their next game (or one in three) will ensure them a final berth, but even otherwise, if they go down in all three games, only the winner of Match 17 (DC-W vs GG-W), can match them at 10. That stated, their net run-rate of +1.882 is miles ahead of every other team, putting them in a great stead.

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Remaining fixtures: vs DC-W, Jan 27 | vs MI-W, Jan 30

A 45-run win over UPW-W on Thursday has given a much needed boost to GG-W's net run-rate, with the two points placing them ahead of the other three teams at this stage. Wins in both their remaining games will ensure them a spot in the Eliminator on Feb 3, and they would also stand an outside chance for a top finish in this case, should RCB-W go winless from here on and the margins in either case are significant enough. If they beat DC-W and lose to MI-W, then there can be a possible situation of a three-way tie at eight points if MI-W beat RCB-W and DC-W win their other two games, thereby bringing it down to NRR.

They'll stand an even better chance if they go down against DC-W but beat MI-W, as that will ensure them a finish ahead of the latter, and a defeat for UPW-W in either of their remaining games would steal the deal.

In case they go winless from here on, GG-W would still stand an outside chance provided several other results go their way. There can be a scenario wherein all other teams bar RCB-W can be tied at six points each: GG-W lose both, RCB-W win all and UPW-W beat DC-W, which will make NRR the determinant factor.