WPL 2025: Top bowling spells in Women’s Premier League third season

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 season concluded with Mumbai Indians lifting its second title in three years after beating Delhi Capitals.

The third edition of the WPL saw match-winning spells and crucial breakthroughs throughout the season.

From Amelia Kerr’s five-wicket haul against UP Warriorz to Nat Sciver-Brunt’s title-winning spell in the Final, here are the top bowling spells of WPL 2025:

Amelia Kerr – 5/38 vs UP Warriorz

FILE PHOTO: Amelia Kerr celebrates a wicket against UP Warriorz in WPL 2025.
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SANDEEP SAXENA

Just when UP Warriorz set a solid foundation and was looking to score big, Kerr confounded the batters with her tricky spin.

The Kiwi all-rounder, who ended the season as the Purple Cap winner, removed Deepti Sharma, Vrinda Dinesh, Kiran Navgire, Chinelle Henry, and Sophie Ecclestone to pick the edition’s first and only fifer.

Grace Harris – 4/15 vs Delhi Capitals

FILE PHOTO: Grace Harris along with her teammates celebrates a wicket against Delhi Capitals in WPL 2025.
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SHAILENDRA BHOJAK

While the Australian all-rounder might have thought her bowling wasn’t the best during UPW’s match against Delhi Capitals, Grace Harris did take WPL 2025’s only hat-trick.

Defending 177 in the game against DC, Harris picked up four wickets including a stellar hat-trick dismissing Niki Prasad, Arundhati Reddy and Minnu Mani in the final over. She’d also sent back compatriot Annabel Sutherland back to the hut.

Kranti Goud – 4/25 vs Delhi Capitals

FILE PHOTO: Kranti Goud along with her teammates celebrates a wicket against Delhi Capitals in WPL 2025.
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k BHAGYA PRAKASH

While Harris struck a deathly blow to DC towards the end of the match, it was young pacer Kranti Goud which removed Capitals’ entire top order and dented their hopes in the chase.

The bowler from Madhya Pradesh castled Meg Lanning’s stumps to claim her first WPL wicket. She then went on to remove the likes of Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Jess Jonassen.

Jess Jonassen – 3/25 vs Mumbai Indians

FILE PHOTO: Jess Jonassen celebrates a wicket against Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025.
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SHAILENDRA BHOJAK

Jonassen in the middle overs removed set batters in Hamanpreet Kaur and Sciver-Brunt, helping Delhi Capitals restrict Mumbai Indians to a modest total of 123/9. The Australian left-arm tweaker also took the wicket of G Kamalini later in the innings.

Kashvee Gautam – 3/11 vs UP Warriorz

FILE PHOTO: Kashvee Gautam in action in the eliminator against Mumbai Indians.
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EMMANUAL YOGINI

Defending 186 against UP Warriorz, Kashvee picked up the wickets of Vrinda, Uma Chetry and Gouher Sultana to help Gujarat bundle out the opposition for just for 105. The pacer’s stingy spell helped Gujarat get a massive boost its net run rate, which in turn also helped GG improve its hopes of making the Playoffs.

Sneh Rana – 3/26 vs Mumbai Indians

FILE PHOTO: Sneh Rana celebrates a wicket against Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025.
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KUNAL PATIL

Defending 199 in a crucial game against Mumbai Indians, Sneh created an impact straight away in the PowerPlay by dismissing both openers in Kerr and Hayley Matthews. She later came on to dismiss Yastika Bhatia, helping RCB deny MI the opportunity to earn the direct berth in the final.

Nat Sciver-Brunt – 3/30 vs Delhi Capitals (Special Mention)

FILE PHOTO: Nat Sciver-Brunt celebrates the wicket of Meg Lanning in the Final.
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EMMANUAL YOGINI

Defending 149 in the final, Mumbai Indians’ Sciver-Brunt delivered with the ball providing breakthroughs at crucial junctures of the game. She removed Lanning for cheap in the PowerPlay before sending a firing Marizanne Kapp and Shikha Pandey back on consecutive deliveries in the 18th over. Sciver-Brunt’s spell certainly helped turn the tide in MI’s favour in the summit clash.