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List of Women's Premier League (cricket) five-wicket hauls

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In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, especially in T20 cricket where a bowler can bowl a maximum of only 24 balls (4 overs).[1][2] The Women's Premier League (WPL) is a professional women's Twenty20 cricket league in India,[3] which has been held annually since its first season in 2023. In the three seasons played, six five-wicket hauls have been taken by six different bowlers. Players from four of the five teams have taken five-wicket hauls; UP Warriorz is the only franchise for which a player has not taken a five-wicket haul.

The first five-wicket haul was taken by Tara Norris of the Delhi Capitals against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 5 March 2023.[4][5] The most economical five-wicket haul was taken by Ellyse Perry of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who claimed six wickets with an economy rate of 3.75 in the 2024 season. Amelia Kerr of the Mumbai Indians took the least economical five-wicket haul (5/38) bowling with an economy rate of 9.50 in 2025 season. Till date, nobody has taken multiple five-wicket hauls in the WPL.

The best bowling figures in a WPL match was taken by Ellyse Perry of Royal Challengers Bengaluru who returned figures of 6/15 at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi in 2024 season.[6] No other bowler has taken a six-wicket haul in WPL.

The first part of this list includes all the five-wicket hauls taken in the WPL in chronological order. The second part of the list provides an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL seasons, and the third part provides an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL teams.

Key

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Symbol Meaning
† The bowler was man of the match
Date Day on which the match was held
Inns Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Ov. Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Result Result for the bowler's team
Ref. Citations for the record

Five-wicket hauls

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  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
  • Last updated: 6 March 2025
No. Bowler Date Ground Team Opponent Inns Ov. Runs Wkts Econ Result Ref.
1 Tara Norris † 5 March 2023 Brabourne Stadium Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2 4 29 5 7.25 Won [8]
2 Kim Garth 5 March 2023 DY Patil Stadium Gujarat Giants UP Warriorz 2 4 36 5 9.00 Lost [9]
3 Marizanne Kapp † 11 March 2023 DY Patil Stadium Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants 1 4 15 5 3.75 Won [10]
4 Asha Sobhana † 24 February 2024 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Royal Challengers Bengaluru UP Warriorz 2 4 22 5 5.50 Won [11]
5 Ellyse Perry † 12 March 2024 Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mumbai Indians 1 4 15 6 3.75 Won [12]
6 Amelia Kerr 6 March 2025 Ekana Cricket Stadium Mumbai Indians UP Warriorz 1 4 38 5 9.50 Won [13]

Season overview

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Following is an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL seasons.

Year No. of 5WI BBI Bowler Team
2023 3 5/15 Marizanne Kapp Delhi Capitals
2024 2 6/15 Ellyse Perry Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2025 1 5/38 Amelia Kerr Mumbai Indians

Team overview

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Following is an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL teams.

Team No. of 5WI BBI Bowler
Delhi Capitals 2 5/15 Marizanne Kapp
Gujarat Giants 1 5/36 Kim Garth
Mumbai Indians 1 5/38 Amelia Kerr
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2 6/15 Ellyse Perry
UP Warriorz 0 4/13 Sophie Ecclestone

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  2. ^ "Yahoo Cricket". cricket.yahoo.net. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "ICC Members – India". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Meet Tara Norris, the first bowler to take a five wicket haul in WPL history". Times Now. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ "2nd Match (D/N), Brabourne, March 05, 2023, Women's Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Perry's masterclass leaves RCB feeling perfectly at home". ESPNcricinfo. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Premier League Trophy bowling best figures innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. ^ "DC Women vs RCB Women, 2nd Match at Mumbai, Mar 05 2023, Women's Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  9. ^ "GG Women vs UPW Women, 3rd Match at Navi Mumbai, Mar 05 2023, Women's Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  10. ^ "GG Women vs DC Women, 9th Match at Navi Mumbai, Mar 11 2023, Women's Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  11. ^ "RCB Women vs UPW Women, 2nd Match at Bengaluru, Feb 24 2024, Women's Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  12. ^ "MI Women vs RCB Women, 19th Match at Delhi, Mar 12 2024, Women's Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  13. ^ "MI-W vs UPW-W Cricket Scorecard, 16th Match at Lucknow, March 06, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
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