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WPL 2026's batting boom in numbers: Run rates soar and boundaries flow as batters seize control

January 24, 2026

ALSO READ: Delhi Capitals' wicketkeeper-batter Lizelle Lee punished for ‘abuse of cricket equipment’Pushing BoundariesAs many as 11 of those first 12 matches were played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. All the remaining matches are being played at Vadodara. The first three matches in Vadodara have yielded a lower haul of runs, as compared to DY Patil, and thus the final season average has several dynamics to contend with and could even drift lower.

Mumbai Indians' captain Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 match against Gujarat Giants

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For now, the women batters are chasing a sense of greater possibilities.
One expression of that is the number of boundaries and sixers they have struck.
Both these metrics have seen a marked upswing in both the 2025 and 2026 WPL seasons.
For the 2026 season, which comes in the wake of the Indian women winning the ODI World Cup, the average of about 39 boundaries and 11 sixers per match is the highest ever in the WPL.

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WPL 2026's batting boom in numbers: Run rates soar and boundaries flow as batters seize control

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