WPL

It hinted at how the tournament would shape into a high-scoring event. Though there was a dip in the scoring rates towards the end, the WPL ended with a run ...

The percentage of runs scored against spinners in the WPL off the sweep shots was 19.88, marginally higher than some of the T20 tournaments held in the past year. The average run rate across the first 11 matches was 8.58, while the last 11 had a run rate of 7.59, a clear drop in this metric by one run. 59.44% of runs were scored off the bat, and 62.08% of wickets picked by the bowlers in the tournament were by overseas players. The teams batting first, especially, struggled to get going in the second half of the competition, scoring at only 7.38, while the first 11 matches averaged 8.43 runs per over. Brabourne had a similar record - seven games won by chasing teams, including the two successful chases of 175-plus targets - 189 by Royal Challengers and 179 by UP Warriorz. They took 25 wickets across 80 overs bowled during the powerplay at the DY Patil Stadium, where the batters struck at 101.24 at an average of 19.52. Chasing teams won eight of the 11 games at this venue, while all three 180-plus totals were defended successfully. Though there was a dip in the scoring rates towards the end, the WPL ended with a run rate of 8.08, the highest for any women's T20 tournament of 20-plus matches, surpassing the 7.73 during the women's Hundred in 2022. Shreyanka Patil is the other Indian to top the bowling chart for her franchise, as her six wickets were the highest for the Royal Challengers. In fact, the leading run-scorer for all five teams was an overseas batter. The overseas players took up the prominent roles expectedly, as every team had no less than three overseas players in their top six - 3502 of the 3716 runs scored by the overseas players came when batting in the top six. The 200-run mark was breached four times in the tournament across the 22 matches.