Women’s cricket is on the rise in India, and the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has further fuelled the game’s popularity. The WPL was long overdue, and since its inception in 2023, the league has witnessed some thrilling performances in its short history.
Like any other T20 league, batters have displayed their hunger for accumulating runs consistently in the WPL. The league has some of the best women batters on its roster with the capability to hammer big runs.
In this article, we’ll look at the top 10 batters with the most runs in WPL history.
Most Runs in WPL History
| Player | Innings | Runs | Avg | SR | High Score | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Sciver-Brunt | 28 | 997 | 47.47 | 143.24 | 80* | 0/8 |
| Ellyse Perry | 25 | 972 | 64.80 | 132.96 | 90* | 0/8 |
| Meg Lanning | 26 | 939 | 40.82 | 126.89 | 92 | 0/9 |
| Shafali Verma | 26 | 861 | 37.43 | 164.62 | 84 | 0/6 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 25 | 785 | 39.25 | 142.98 | 95* | 0/7 |
| Hayley Matthews | 28 | 755 | 27.96 | 122.96 | 77* | 0/5 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 26 | 646 | 24.84 | 128.68 | 81 | 0/4 |
| Richa Ghosh | 24 | 625 | 34.72 | 150.96 | 69 | 0/4 |
| Grace Harris | 21 | 581 | 32.27 | 140.33 | 72 | 0/3 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 25 | 567 | 24.65 | 141.75 | 79* | 0/5 |
Key Insights
500: Meg Lanning became the first-ever batter to cross the 500-run mark in WPL history. She achieved the extraordinary feat in the second season of the league.
300: 3 batters — Meg Lanning, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, and Tahlia McGrath — crossed the 300-run mark in the inaugural season. Delhi Capitals’ skipper Meg Lanning won the Orange Cap in the first season as she accumulated 345 runs in 9 innings at an average of 49.28 and a strike rate of 139.11.
4: Tahlia McGrath got 4 fifty-plus scores in the first season while representing UP Warriorz.
185: Shafali Verma has the highest strike rate among the batters with 250+ runs. The swashbuckling opener strikes at a rate of approximately 185.
90: Sophie Devine, Alyssa Healy, and McGrath came close to bringing up a century in the first season, but were stuck in the 90s. Healy and McGrath remained not out on 96 and 90, respectively, while Devine fell on 99 while trying to get to the 100.
18: Sophia Dunkley hammered the fastest fifty in the WPL. She reached the 50 mark in a mere 18 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore while playing for the Gujarat Giants.
