India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur is the most succesful WPL captain thus far, having won two titles with the Mumbai Indians (MI). 

However, her brilliance in the league extends past leadership, as with the bat, she has the hit the fifth-most runs in the competition's history, that is 851 runs in 26 innings.

Next up is India's opening batter, Shafali Verma, who was crowned Player of the Match in the recent Women's World Cup Final. 

Playing three seasons for Delhi Capitals (DC), Shafali has scored 865 runs in 27 innings, and would certainly look to continue in the same style in this upcoming edition.

DC's former captain, Australian Meg Lanning, led the franchise to three finals. While all turned out to be unsuccesful for them, her importance with the bat in those campaigns cannot be overlooked.

Now headed to the UP Warriorz (UPW), Lanning will enter WPL 2026 with 952 runs in 27 innings.

Possibly the most popular women's cricketer in the WPL, Aussie all-rounder Ellyse Perry has been an instrumental figure for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

Having won the the tournament once, Perry is currently the second highest scorer with 972 runs in 25 innings. However, she is poised to drop in the rankings, as the will be skipping WPL 2026 due to personal reasons.

Nat Sciver-Brunt, MI's all-rounder from New Zealand, is the top run-scorer in WPL history as of this writing. In 29 innings, the Kiwi has hit 1,027 runs.

She was also crowned Player of the Match in the first-ever WPL Final back in 2023.

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