WPL Records List

WPL Records List

The Women’s Premier League of WPL is probably the best franchise tournament that happened to women’s cricket. The first season of the Women’s Premier was played in 2023 and the 2nd edition of the event is about to be concluded. Every top player like Ellyse Perry, Shabnim Ismail, Meg Lanning, etc around the globe is now a part of the marquee league. A League of the highest standard has seen an abundance of records creating and breaking over two years. In today’s article, we will contemplate the elite WPL records list.

The List Of WPL Records

1. Former Australian skipper Meg Lanning is the highest run-getter in WPL history with 635 runs in 17 matches.
2. Among Indians, MI Captain Harmanpreet Kaur has made the most runs, having scored 516 runs in 16 matches.
3. English left-arm slow spinner who plays for UP Warriorz has taken the most wickets in the history of WPL with 27 scalps in 17 games.
4. Among Indians, Saika Ishaque tops the list of most wickets in WP. She has claimed 22 wickets in 18 games.
5. RCB all-rounder Sophie Devine scored the highest individual score in WPL, 99 off 56 balls against Gujarat Giants in 2023.
6. One of the vital cogs of RCB, Ellyse Perry registered the best bowling figure against Mumbai Indias in 2024 in Delhi, 6/15 in 4 overs.
7. If we talk about the most hundreds in WPL then the first century is yet to be made.
8. DC captain Meg Lanning has hit the most fifties in the WPL (6).
9. The bowler who has made the WPL records list by maintaining the best economy rate is KS Ahuja, boasting a rate of 5.00.
10. Indian dynamite opener Shafali Verma who is known for her power-hitting has smacked the most sixes in WPL with 30 maximums in 17 games.
11. T20 cricket demands a high strike rate and in WPL, Indian prodigy Shafali Verma has maintained the highest strike rate with 168.95 in 17 outings.
12. The maiden WPL trophy was lifted by Mumbai Indians in 2023. They beat Delhi Capitals for the silverware.