WPL 2025: Top 3 Overseas Batters To Watch Out For
WPL 2025: Top 3 Overseas Batters To Watch Out For, Squads and Full Schedule
The WPL 2025 (women's Premier League) is all set to ignite the stadiums in India with its third season. The biggest women's T20 league in the world will entertain the fans around the world with top-class batting, bowling and fielding. In this row today, in this article, we discuss the top 3 overseas players that are better to watch out for in the upcoming season of the women's Premier League.
The third season of the WPL will feature the same number of teams, including Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers, Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans and UP Warriorz. The tournament will start on 14th February and will last over a month ending on 15th March. The tournament will be played in a double round-robin Robin format on the four Ven news: Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai and Vadodara.
These are the top 3 overseas better to watch out for in the upcoming women's Premier League 2025.
Ellyse Perry
Perry, one of the most prominent all-rounders in women's cricket worldwide, will be watched closely this season. Perry, being an important player of the Royals Challengers Bengaluru and a key middle-order batter, played a key role in the maiden title for RCB last year. Her unbeaten 60* performance in the WPL 2024 Final is among one of the best performances in the WPL history so far. While being a resilient middle-order batter and her ability to score with runs in the Death overs increases her importance in the team.
WPL Stats
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Half-Centuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 600 | 54.54 | 124.74 | 4 |
Career Stats (International + Domestic)
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Centuries | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315 | 6,845 | 49.60 | 110.20 | 9 | Australia, RCB, Sydney Sixers |
Meg Lanning
Delhi Capitals captain in the women's Premier League, Meg Lanning, will be another batter to watch out for in the upcoming season of wpl. The Australian legend, who is also the highest run-scorer in the history of the women's Premier League, is a key batter in the Delhi Capitals batting lineup. Lanning is a kind of perfect mixture of defence batting and an aggressive batter when needed. In the previous season, sea scored 331 runs and contributed to some significant partnerships with another key batter in the Delhi capital lineup, Shafali Verma.
WPL Stats
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Half-Centuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 676 | 42.25 | 124.74 | 6 |
Career Stats (International + Domestic)
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Centuries | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | 8,092 | 53.25 | 115.80 | 17 | Australia, Delhi Capitals, Victoria |
Nat Sciver Brunt
Brunt, the key English all-rounder, is the one batter who will be closely watched in the third season of will. Brunt has proven her skill not just with bad but also with the ball. She scored 34 runs in the WPL 24 season and took 10 wickets, becoming one of the most performing players for Mumbai Indians in the last season. Brunt recently won the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award and will be entering the WPL season 3 with great form. Being the explosive opener and having the ability to dominate against the new ball make her one of the most important players in the Mumbai Indians lineup.
WPL Stats
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 504 | 36.00 | 132.28 | 20 |
Career Stats (International + Domestic)
| Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Centuries | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228 | 5,876 | 41.50 | 128.40 | 12 | England, MI, Trent Rockets |
WPL 2025: Full Schedule
| Date | Match | Teams | Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Match 1 | GG vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Vadodara |
| Feb 15 | Match 2 | MI vs DC | 7:30 PM | Vadodara |
| Feb 16 | Match 3 | GG vs UPW | 7:30 PM | Vadodara |
| Feb 17 | Match 4 | DC vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Vadodara |
| Feb 18 | Match 5 | GG vs MI | 7:30 PM | Vadodara |
| Feb 19 | Match 6 | UPW vs DC | 7:30 PM | Vadodara |
| Feb 21 | Match 7 | RCB vs MI | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Feb 22 | Match 8 | DC vs UPW | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Feb 24 | Match 9 | RCB vs UPW | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Feb 25 | Match 10 | DC vs GG | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Feb 26 | Match 11 | MI vs UPW | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Feb 27 | Match 12 | RCB vs GG | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Feb 28 | Match 13 | DC vs MI | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Mar 1 | Match 14 | RCB vs DC | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| Mar 3 | Match 15 | UPW vs GG | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| Mar 6 | Match 16 | UPW vs MI | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| Mar 7 | Match 17 | GG vs DC | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| Mar 8 | Match 18 | UPW vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| Mar 10 | Match 19 | MI vs GG | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| Mar 11 | Match 20 | MI vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| Mar 13 | Eliminator | TBC vs TBC | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| Mar 15 | Final | TBC vs TBC | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |