Most Wickets in Womens Premier League

Cricket is not just a game of batters, but bowlers too. Bowlers plays a vital role in a game and put their best efforts to restrict the opposition to a below required score. The Purple Cap in Women’s Premier League is a symbol of masterclasses by the ball and the winner of it is remembered as a bowler with rich skills and edging prowess. It is awarded to the bowler with the maximum wicket tally, that is, one who bags the most number of wickets in a season. The WPL purple cap holder highlights the skills of a bowler who outshines their competitors by bagging more wickets than them.

The bowling department of the WPL has seen as much improvement as the batting skills of the players. New bowling techniques and actions have always given a technical edge to the bowler. From crafty spinners to fiery pacers, the games in WPL has seen them all and its a tough battle on the WPL Purple Cap leaderboard as each and every wicket bagged by a bowler takes them a step closer to become the Purple Cap holder Women’s Premier League.

Being the most highly rated recognization of a bowler in the league, we witness each player vying for the supremacy in the bowling department. The bowlers playing for the victory of their team also eyes the list of Purple Cap in WPL all season and while etching for continuos team victory, get their names written in the WPL Purple Cap records. As the anticipation and excitement for another season of the league awaits, the fans are desperate to know about the newest entry in the Purple Cap in Women’s Premier League list.

Now, you can visit Cricket Addictor for the information on the league and the updated list of WPL purple cap records.

No Player M Inns OVR Runs WK Avg ECN SR 4W 5W
1 8 8 21.3 157 13 12.08 7.37 9.83 2 0
2
BLR-W
Sobhana Asha (BLR-W)
10 10 26.0 185 12 15.42 7.12 13.00 1 1
3
BLR-W
Sophie Molineux (BLR-W)
10 10 38.0 278 12 23.17 7.32 19.00 0 0
4
DEL-W
Marizanne Kapp (DEL-W)
7 7 28.0 176 11 16.00 6.29 15.27 0 0
5
DEL-W
Jess Jonassen (DEL-W)
7 7 25.0 181 11 16.45 7.24 13.64 0 0
6
UP-W
Sophie Ecclestone (UP-W)
8 8 31.3 207 11 18.82 6.61 17.07 0 0
7
DEL-W
Radha Yadav (DEL-W)
9 9 25.0 187 10 18.70 7.48 15.00 1 0
8
GUJ-W
Tanuja Kanwar (GUJ-W)
8 8 29.0 207 10 20.70 7.14 17.40 0 0
9
MUM-W
Natalie Sciver (MUM-W)
9 9 27.0 215 10 21.50 7.96 16.20 0 0
10
UP-W
Deepti Sharma (UP-W)
8 8 30.0 217 10 21.70 7.23 18.00 1 0
M: Matches,
W: Won,
L: Lost,
T: Tie,
N/R: No Result,
PTS: Points,
Net RR: Net run rate,
Q: Qualified

The purple cap is the biggest recognition for the bowlers in the WPL and is given to the bowler with the most number of bagged wickets at the end of a season.

Shreyanka Patil from RCB won the purple cap in the 2024 season of the WPL bagging 13 wickets at an average of 12.

Hayley Matthews from the Mumbai Indians is the inaugural purple cap holder in WPL, scalping 16 wickets in 10 matches of the season in 2023.
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