The fourth season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will kick off on January 9 in Navi Mumbai, with defending champion Mumbai Indians taking on 2024 winner Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

The last three seasons have witnessed bowlers impress in the purple-cap race, with the most memorable tussle taking place between MI’s Amelia Kerr and Hayley Matthews in 2025.

Most wickets in WPL

• Hayley Matthews (MI) – 41

• Amelia Kerr (IM) – 40

• Sophie Ecclestone (UPW) – 36

• Jess Jonassen (DC) – 33

• Nat Sciver-Brunt (MI) – 32

Most wickets in WPL among Indians

• Shikha Pandey (DC) – 30

• Deepti Sharma (UPW) – 27

• Saika Ishaque (mi) –

• Tanuja Kanwer (GG) – 23

• Shreyanka Patil (RCB) – 19

Published on Jan 07, 2026