RCB Women’s team secured an eight-wicket win to clinch their first-ever WPL title at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, March 17. The 2024 season of the Women’s Premier League comes to a close, the Royal Challengers Bangalore women’s team has dominated in both the orange and purple caps. Also, most importantly, they secured the title by beating the Delhi Capitals in a thrilling contest in Delhi.
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Ellyse Perry, the famous RCB all-rounder, is at the top of the run-scoring charts. With a steady approach in the final, she managed to take the chase home. And she was unbeaten on 35 runs, bringing her to 347 runs in the tournament. She also scored a magnificent half-century in the eliminator game against the Mumbai Indians and remained the team’s most important player during the big moments.
Perry consolidated the top spot with 347 runs in nine innings, while Meg Lanning remained second with 331 runs from nine matches. Shafali Verma (309) moved up from seventh to third place. Smriti Mandhana (299) advanced from fifth to fourth place. Deepti Sharma (295) moved from third to fifth place. Beth Mooney (285) came down from the fourth to the sixth slot. Harmanpreer Kaur (268) moved from sixth to seventh place. Richa Ghosh (257), Jemimah Rodrigues (235), and Alice Capsey (230) remained ranked eighth, ninth, and tenth, respectively.
WPL 2024 Highest Run-Getters
| No | Player | Team | Runs | Matches | Balls Faced | Avg | H.S | SR | 4s | 6s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellyse Perry | BAN-W | 347 | 9 | 276 | 69.4 | 66 | 125.72 | 41 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Meg Lanning | DEL-W | 331 | 9 | 269 | 36.78 | 60 | 123.05 | 47 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Shafali Verma | DEL-W | 309 | 9 | 197 | 38.63 | 71 | 156.85 | 27 | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Smriti Mandhana | BAN-W | 300 | 10 | 224 | 30 | 80 | 133.93 | 40 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | Deepti Sharma | UP-W | 295 | 8 | 216 | 98.33 | 88 | 136.57 | 34 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Beth Mooney | GUJ-W | 285 | 8 | 202 | 47.5 | 85 | 141.09 | 38 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Harmanpreet Kaur | MI-W | 268 | 7 | 190 | 53.6 | 95 | 141.05 | 30 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | Richa Ghosh | BAN-W | 257 | 10 | 181 | 42.83 | 62 | 141.99 | 31 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Jemimah Rodrigues | DEL-W | 235 | 9 | 153 | 39.17 | 69 | 153.59 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Alice Capsey | DEL-W | 230 | 9 | 183 | 28.75 | 75 | 125.68 | 29 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Amelia Kerr | MI-W | 215 | 9 | 166 | 35.83 | 40 | 129.52 | 23 | 3 | -- |
| 12 | Yastika Bhatia | MI-W | 204 | 8 | 168 | 25.5 | 57 | 121.43 | 30 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Grace Harris | UP-W | 188 | 8 | 138 | 31.33 | 60 | 136.23 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Hayley Matthews | MI-W | 180 | 9 | 159 | 20 | 55 | 113.21 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | Alyssa Healy | UP-W | 175 | 8 | 149 | 21.88 | 55 | 117.45 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
Shreyanka Patil clinched the top position from the ninth to the top position with 13 wickets. Asha Sobhana (12) moved up from fifth to second place at 15.41. Sophie Molineux (12) moved up from 11th to third place at 23.16.
Jess Jonassen (11) moved from second to fourth place, averaging 15.72. Marizanne Kapp (11) slipped from first to fifth place at 16. Sophie Ecclestone (11) dropped from third to sixth place at 18.81.
Radha Yadav (10) dropped from fourth to seventh place at 18.7. Tanuja Kanwar (10), Nat Sciver Brunt (10), and Deepti Sharma (10) dropped two spots each to finish eighth, ninth, and tenth, at 20.7, 21.5, and 21.7, respectively.
WPL 2024 Highest Wicket-Takers
| No | Bowler | Team | Wkts | Mat | Ovs | BBI | Balls | Avg | Ecn | R | 4-Fers | 5-Fers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shreyanka Patil | BAN-W | 13 | 8 | 21.3 | 4/12 | 129 | 12.08 | 7.3 | 157 | 2 | -- |
| 2 | Asha Shobana | BAN-W | 12 | 10 | 26 | 5/22 | 156 | 15.42 | 7.12 | 185 | -- | 1 |
| 3 | Sophie Molineux | BAN-W | 12 | 10 | 38 | 3/20 | 228 | 23.17 | 7.32 | 278 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Marizanne Kapp | DEL-W | 11 | 7 | 28 | 3/5 | 168 | 16 | 6.29 | 176 | -- | -- |
| 5 | Sophie Ecclestone | UP-W | 11 | 8 | 31.3 | 3/20 | 189 | 18.82 | 6.57 | 207 | -- | -- |
| 6 | Jess Jonassen | DEL-W | 11 | 7 | 25 | 3/21 | 150 | 16.45 | 7.24 | 181 | -- | -- |
| 7 | TP Kanwer | GUJ-W | 10 | 8 | 29 | 2/20 | 174 | 20.7 | 7.14 | 207 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Deepti Sharma | UP-W | 10 | 8 | 30 | 4/19 | 180 | 21.7 | 7.23 | 217 | 1 | -- |
| 9 | Radha Yadav | DEL-W | 10 | 9 | 25 | 4/20 | 150 | 18.7 | 7.48 | 187 | 1 | -- |
| 10 | Natalie Sciver | MI-W | 10 | 9 | 27 | 2/14 | 162 | 21.5 | 7.96 | 215 | -- | -- |
| 11 | Shikha Pandey | DEL-W | 9 | 9 | 34 | 2/23 | 204 | 27.11 | 7.18 | 244 | -- | -- |
| 12 | Saiqa Ishaque | MI-W | 9 | 9 | 25 | 3/27 | 150 | 21 | 7.56 | 189 | -- | -- |
| 13 | Shabnim Ismail | MI-W | 8 | 7 | 28 | 3/18 | 168 | 21.63 | 6.18 | 173 | -- | -- |
| 14 | Arundhati Reddy | DEL-W | 8 | 9 | 29.3 | 2/27 | 177 | 28.13 | 7.63 | 225 | -- | -- |
| 15 | Ellyse Perry | BAN-W | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6/15 | 96 | 15.57 | 6.81 | 109 | -- | 1 |