WATCH: “Awe-inspiring spectacle”- Qutub Minar lights up ahead of 2024 Women’s Premier League final, video goes viral

The Qutub Minar was adorned with the colors of Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

WATCH: “Awe-inspiring spectacle”- Qutub Minar lights up ahead of 2024 Women’s Premier League final, video goes viral

Qutub Minar light show was held the night before the WPL final. (Image via ESPN)

Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals are all set to face each other in the 2nd Women’s Premier League (WPL) final. The match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi and ahead of the important match, there was an event. 

A light show was held on the Qutub Minar on the night of 16th March. The tower was used as a canvas, which showed the WPL trophy, the captain of RCB Smriti Mandhana and DC’s captain Meg Lanning. It also had the colors of the two sides on it, blue for Delhi and red for RCB. 

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The Qutub Minar has been holding light shows since September 2023. The tower is regularly lit up every night, representing many things in the 6 months it has been open. They adorned the tower with the Indian flag and every national holiday has had the same. The tower also was lit up with the flags of Mexico and Turkey on their independence days. 

Franchises face their first IPL title as Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore face off in WPL final

Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have failed to win a single title. Both teams have been playing since the inaugural IPL in 2008 and their best results have been reaching the final. Now 16 years later, the franchises have a chance to win a trophy, but it won’t be the IPL. 

Meg Lanning and Smriti Mandhana
Meg Lanning and Smriti Mandhana pose with the IPL trophy (Image via ESPN)

The women’s team of the DC and RCB will be facing each other in the 2024 WPL final. It will be the first time either franchise would win silverware. RCB had reached the finals in 2023, but lost to Mumbai Indians. 

DC, who topped the league stage with 12 points, gained direct entry to the final. MI and RCB, who finished 2nd and 3rd, played an eliminator to decide who reached the finals. RCB won the match, defending a target of 136. 

Now the two sides will face off at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. So far, DC has a 100% record against RCB in the WPL, not losing a single game across the two seasons. The final will begin at 7:30 pm IST. 

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