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 two seasons played, five five-wicket hauls have been taken by different bowlers. Players from three of the five teams have taken five-wicket hauls; Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz are the franchises for which a player has not taken a five-wicket haul.

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The first five-wicket haul was taken by Tara Norris of the Delhi Capitals against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 5 March 2023. [4] [5] The most economical five-wicket haul was taken by Ellyse Perry of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who claimed six wickets with an economy rate of 3.75 in the 2024 season. Kim Garth of the Gujarat Giants took the least economical five-wicket haul(5/36) bowling with an economy rate of 9.00 in 2023 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 Bangalore who returned figures of 6/15 at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi in 2024 season. [6] No other bowlers have 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

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

Five-wicket hauls

No.BowlerDateGroundTeamOpponentInnsOv.RunsWktsEconResultRef.
1 Tara Norris †5 March 2023 Brabourne Stadium Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bangalore 242957.25Won [9]
2 Kim Garth 5 March 2023 DY Patil Stadium Gujarat Giants UP Warriorz 243659.00Lost [10]
3 Marizanne Kapp †11 March 2023 DY Patil Stadium Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants 141553.75Won [11]
4 Sobhana Asha †24 February 2024 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz 242255.50Won [12]
5 Ellyse Perry †12 March 2024 Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians 141563.75Won [13]

Season overview

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

YearNo. of 5WIBBIBowlerTeam
2023 35/15 Marizanne Kapp Delhi Capitals
2024 26/15 Ellyse Perry Royal Challengers Bangalore

Team overview

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

TeamNo. of 5WIBBIBowler
Delhi Capitals 25/15 Marizanne Kapp
Gujarat Giants 15/36 Kim Garth
Mumbai Indians 04/11 Saika Ishaque
Royal Challengers Bangalore 26/15 Ellyse Perry
UP Warriorz 04/13 Sophie Ecclestone

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