The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 season began on February 14 and the final will be held on March 15 in Mumbai.
It is the third season of the Women’s Premier League, which is similar to the Indian Premier League and is the biggest women’s T20 franchise tournament in the world.
Along with the clash between the teams for the title, the race for the WPL 2025 Purple Cap will also be exciting for the fans, which will be given to the bowler with the most wickets.
This match between the top bowlers of the world is going to be great.
Currently, Renuka Singh Thakur, Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham have taken the most wickets in WPL 2025 with seven wickets each.
Race for the WPL 2025 Purple Cap
| Rank | Player | Wicket | Team | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renuka Singh Thakur | 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 |
| 2 | Annabel Sutherland | 7 | Delhi Capitals | 5 |
| 3 | Georgia Wareham | 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 |
| 4 | Grace Harris | 6 | UP Warriors | 4 |
| 5 | Hayley Matthews | 6 | mumbai indians | 3 |
| 6 | Jess Jonassen | 6 | Delhi Capitals | 4 |
| 7 | Shikha Pandey | 6 | Delhi Capitals | 5 |
| 8 | kim garth | 6 | mumbai indians | 4 |
| 9 | Kashvi Gautam | 5 | Gujarat Giants | 4 |
| 10 | marijane kapp | 5 | Delhi Capitals | 4 |
Most wickets in WPL 2025
Like the IPL, the Purple Cap and Orange Cap are the highest individual honours for players in the WPL. The Purple Cap is awarded to the player who takes the most wickets, while the Orange Cap is awarded to the player who scores the most runs.
West Indies star Hayley Matthews won the Purple Cap in the first WPL season in 2023, taking 16 wickets in 10 matches and leading Mumbai Indians to the title.
She was also the best player of WPL 2023. In the final, she bowled a brilliant 3/5 against Delhi Capitals.
UP Warriors’ Sophie Ecclestone took 16 wickets in 9 matches. Nevertheless, Mathews won the Purple Cap due to a better economy rate.
Matthews had an economy rate of 5.94 and an average of 12.62 in WPL 2023. Ecclestone, on the other hand, had an economy rate of 6.62 and an average of 14.68.
According to the rules, if two or more bowlers have equal wickets, then the better economy rate is the tie-breaker. If the economy rate is also equal, then the bowler with the higher strike rate wins the Purple Cap.
Indian spinner Shreyanka Patil won the Purple Cap in WPL 2024 by taking 13 wickets in 8 matches as Smriti Mandhana -led Royal Challengers Bangalore won the title.
Patil surpassed RCB teammates Asha Shobana and Sophie Molineux, who took 12 wickets each in 10 matches.
