Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning wins the Orange Cap after being the highest run-scorer in WPL 2023. The Australian batter scored 345 runs in 9 innings. Mumbai Indians all-rounder Nat Sciever-Brunt (332) finishes in the 2nd place after playing a match-winning knock in the final. Meanwhile UP Warriorz all-rounder Tahlia McGrath (302) ended up in third place. Two more Mumbai players, Harmanpreet kaur (281) and Hayley Matthews (271) finished in the top five. The new chapter in Women's cricket kick-started with TATA WPL 2023, which happened between March 4 to 26. Five franchises took part in the competition. Mumbai Indians lifted the trophy after defeating Delhi Capitals in the final. Mumbai Indians Win WPL 2023, Beat Delhi Capitals in Final to Become Inaugural Women’s Premier League Champions.

TATA WPL 2023 features some of the renowned international batters of the shortest format, like England's Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Mathews, Smriti Mandhana, Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney and many explosive power-hitters as well including Chloe Tryon, Richa Ghosh, Marizanne Kapp and Ashleigh Gardner who had set the recently concluded ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 on fire. A lot of them showed their skills against some of the best bowlers in the world as WPL 2023 turned out to be a blockbuster.  WPL 2023 Points Table Updated With Net Run Rate.

Most Runs in Women's Premier League 2023

Pos Player Matches Runs HS Avg SR 100 50
1 Meg Lanning (DC-W) 9 345 72 49.29 139.11 0 2
2 Nat Sciver-Brunt (MI-W) 10 332 72 66.40 140.08 0 3
3 Tahlia McGrath (UPW-W) 9 302 90 50.33 158.12 0 4
4 Harmanpreet Kaur (MI-W) 10 281 65 40.14 135.10 0 3
5 Hayley Matthews (MI-W) 10 271 77 30.11 126.05 0 1

(Updated after DC-W vs MI-W Final Match)

The local talent of young Indian domestic batters also got a stage to discover their calibre while playing against the greatest foreign bowlers. The big names naturally fell in the fans' radar, whereas the domestic players who haven't featured at the international level were offered a huge opportunity by franchises. These local players who have done a lot of talking through their bat can get an opportunity to shine for the national team too.

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