The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 enters its final leg, with the business-end fixtures scheduled in Mumbai. The 4th and final leg kicks off with hosts Mumbai Indians playing Gujarat Giants, both of whom have advanced to the playoffs, on the 10th of March 2025 at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, starting at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). Below, we take a look at the top fantasy picks from this contest.
Wicketkeeper:
Beth Mooney
The 31-year-old keeper-batter, from 16 WPL outings, has accumulated 509 runs at an average of 42.41 and a strike rate of 135.37, registering five fifties with the highest of 96*. Mooney continues to be among the leading run-scorers for the Giants, and though she scored a solid 56 in her first game, she then departed cheaply for 0, 1, 10, and 17 before returning to form with a 96* against UP Warriorz, followed by a fine 44 against Delhi Capitals.
Batters:
Harmanpreet Kaur
The 36-year-old top-order batter, from 22 WPL outings, has amassed 675 runs at an average of 38.70 and a strike rate of 138.88, registering the highest of 95* with six fifties to her name. Harmanpreet has looked at her fluent best this season, striking at 143.18. She kicked off the season with a 22-ball 42, then played a mature knock of 50 off 38 balls, and added another important cameo (22 off 16) against Delhi Capitals in a recent outing.
Harleen Deol
The 26-year-old top-order batter, from 18 WPL outings, has posted 450 runs at an average of 32.14 and a strike rate of 115.08, registering the highest of 70*. Leading up to this WPL season, Deol notched up her maiden international century, followed by an 89 in a subsequent series. With form on her side, she was straightaway among the runs—9*, 34*, and 32. After two quiet outings, she bounced back with a 45 against UP Warriorz and 70* against Delhi Capitals.
All-rounders:
Nat Sciver-Brunt
The 32-year-old all-rounder, from 25 WPL outings, has racked up 813 runs at an average of 45.16 and a strike rate of 138.03 while also claiming 28 wickets, with the best of 3/18, maintaining an economy rate of 7.60. Nat has had another dominant season so far, being consistent with both bat and ball and leading the Mumbai unit from the front. She has registered scores of 80*, 57, 42, 75*, and 37 while also claiming 8 wickets, including her best of 3/18 against UP Warriorz.
Ash Gardner
The 27-year-old all-rounder, from 23 WPL appearances, has posted 559 runs at a strike rate of 141.87 and scalped 24 wickets at an economy rate of 8.45, with respective bests of 79* and 3/31. In another impactful WPL season and her first as captain, she kicked off with scores of 79* and 52, alongside bowling returns of 2/33 and 2/39. However, she has since managed only a fifty and 3 wickets in five outings but chipped in with a quickfire 22 in her most recent match.
Hayley Matthews
The 26-year-old all-rounder, from 25 WPL outings, has accumulated 632 runs at an average of 26.33 and a strike rate of 120.15, while also bagging 32 wickets with a best of 3/5 at an economy rate of 6.86. Hayley had a quiet start to this season with the bat but returned to form with a 59 against UP Warriorz and in her most recent outing, she scored 68 runs against the same opposition. She has consistently chipped in with the ball, bagging 9 wickets.
Deandra Dottin
The 33-year-old all-rounder, in her maiden WPL stint after being replaced in the inaugural season and remaining unsold in the second, has added 132 runs at a strike rate of 162.96 and struck 9 wickets at an economy rate of 8.02. Since reversing her retirement from international cricket, she has been in extraordinary form in both franchise and international cricket and carried that flair into the WPL, with cameos of 25, 33*, 26, 17, and 24. Notably, she has taken 2 wickets in four of her seven outings.
Amelia Kerr
The 24-year-old all-rounder, from 21 WPL innings, has accumulated 421 runs at an average of 28.06 and a strike rate of 122.38. From 25 outings, she has secured 32 wickets, including the best of 5/38, maintaining an economy rate of 7.39. Amelia has had a rare quiet patch this season so far, managing the highest of 19. With the ball, while she secured 5 wickets from as many outings, she produced a fifer in her most recent outing.
Amanjot Kaur
The 24-year-old all-rounder, from 15 WPL outings, has added 151 runs at a strike rate of 118.89 and struck 5 wickets at an economy rate of 6.92, with respective bests of 42 and 3/22. Amanjot has made the most of every opportunity this season, remaining unbeaten on 34*, 17*, and 12* in three of her four outings, and has also taken 5 wickets from as many outings. She is a seasoned campaigner and has proved her mettle with both bat and ball.
Bowlers:
Shabnim Ismail
The 36-year-old pacer, from 16 WPL outings, has struck as many wickets, with the best of 3/18, at an economy rate of 6.84. Economical and effective, Shabnim has had another impactful season so far, striking 6 wickets at an economy rate of 6.79. She picked up a wicket each in her three opening games and followed up with 2/33, her season-best so far. Though she has been wicketless in her previous couple of outings, she has been economical and leads the unit with experience.
Kashvee Gautam
The 20-year-old, the most expensive uncapped player in the WPL, was ruled out of the competition last season due to injury. Now fit again, she has lived up to expectations, picking prized wickets—9 so far from 7 outings—at an economy rate of 6.00. She has also had notable outings with the bat, scoring 20 and 9* from her three innings. Barring just two wicketless outings, she has taken at least one wicket in every other match and recorded the best of 3/11 against UP Warriorz only recently.
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