Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 saw UP Warriorz (UPW) extend their winning streak by defeating Gujarat Giants (GG) with a six-wicket victory in the eighth match of the tournament on March 1 (Friday). This triumph has propelled UPW to the third position in the current WPL 2024 points table.
Having been put in to bat, Gujarat Giants set a target of 142/5 in their allotted 20 overs, featuring notable contributions from Phoebe Litchfield (35) and Ashleigh Gardner (30). Sophie Ecclestone impressed with a three-wicket haul for UP Warriorz.
In response, UP Warriorz successfully chased down the target in 15.4 overs with six wickets in hand. Grace Harris played a stellar role with an unbeaten 60 runs off 33 balls, including nine fours and two sixes. Alyssa Healy also made a significant contribution with 33 runs.
Here's WPL 2024 Updated Points Table:
Players With Most Runs In WPL 2024
- Grace Harris (UPW) - 4 matches, 4 innings, 153 runs, Avg: 76.50, SR: 168.13, 21 fours, 5 sixes.
- Smriti Mandhana (RCB) - 3 matches, 3 innings, 130 runs, Avg: 43.33, SR: 160.49, 19 fours, 5 sixes.
- Sabbhineni Meghana (RCB) - 3 matches, 3 innings, 125 runs, Avg: 62.50, SR: 121.36, 14 fours, 3 sixes.
- Alice Capsey (DC) - 3 matches, 2 innings, 121 runs, Avg: 60.50, SR: 140.70, 13 fours, 5 sixes.
- Shafali Verma (DC) - 3 matches, 3 innings, 115 runs, Avg: 57.50, SR: 140.24, 9 fours, 8 sixes.
Grace Harris, the powerful batter for UP Warriorz, climbed from the seventh position to claim the leading spot in the run-scoring charts of the WPL 2024, accumulating a total of 153 runs.
Players With Most Wickets In WPL 2024
- Amelia Kerr (MI) - 3 matches, 12.0 overs, 7 wickets, Avg: 13.43, Runs: 94, 4-fer:1
- Marizanne Kapp (DC) - 3 matches, 12.0 overs, 6 wickets, Avg: 12.00, Runs: 72
- Sophie Ecclestone (UPW) - 4 matches, 15.3 overs, 6 wickets, Avg: 17.00, Runs: 102
- Tanuja Kanwar (GG) - 3 matches, 9.0 overs, 5 wickets, Avg: 12.80, Runs: 64
- Asha Sobhana (RCB) - 3 matches, 9.0 overs, 5 wickets, Avg: 13.00, Runs: 65, 5-fer: 1.
Amelia Kerr, the leg-spinner for MI, maintains her supremacy in the wickets standings of the WPL 2024 with a total of 7 dismissals and UPW's Marizanne Kapp holds on to her second position in the wickets standings with a total of 6 dismissals and an average of 12.