WPL 2026 Points Table, Orange Cap & Purple Cap after Match 17, GG-W vs DC-W
GG-W beat DC-W to move to the second spot in the points table of WPL 2026.
On Tuesday, fans witnessed a thrilling game of cricket in WPL 2026 between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Giants (GG) in Vadodara. The game went down to the wire, and the result came out on the last ball of the match. It started with DC-W winning the toss and deciding to bat first.
Sophie Devine (13 off 10) got out early, but it was followed by a 54-run stand between Anushka Sharma (39 off 25) and Beth Mooney. That was the only partnership they had. Mooney scored 58 off 46 balls. In the end, Tanuja Kanwar played a cameo of 21 off 11.
That helped GG-W to finish at 174/9 in the first innings. It was once again Sophie Devine with the final over, and she defended nine to help her team win.
DC-W were 100/6 while chasing, but then came a superb partnership between Sneh Rana (29 off 15) and Niki Prasad. They took DC-W to the touching distance with the pair adding 70 runs in just 31 balls.
But Devine’s last over pulled things back, and GG-W recorded a crucial win here. DC-W needed four runs off the last ball, and Niki Prasad got out for 47 off 24 balls off the final ball. GG-W came out victorious by just three runs.
WPL 2026 Points table after match 17, GG-W vs DC-W
The result has made a few important changes to the points table. RCB-W, who lost two consecutive games, are still at the top because they have ten points on the board. But with a win on Tuesday, GG-W earned two crucial points.
With that, they jumped to the second spot on the table with 8 points. MI-W have slipped to third spot with six points, whereas DC-W slipped to fourth spot with six points. UPW-W are at the bottom of the table with four points.
Top five batsmen with the most runs after match 17 of WPL 2026, GG-W vs DC-W
The match played between GG-W and DC-W didn’t change much on the list of the Orange Cap. Star all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt is still at the top with 319 runs, followed by her captain, Harmanpreet Kaur. She has 260 runs in seven innings.
Phoebe Litchfield is placed third on the table with 243 runs in six innings. RCB-W captain Smriti Mandhana is fourth spot with 236 runs in seven innings and is followed by Lizelle Lee (230 runs).
- Nat Sciver-Brunt (MI-W) – 319 runs
- Harmanpreet Kaur (MI-W) – 260 runs
- Phoebe Litchfield (UPW-W) – 243 runs.
- Smriti Mandhana (RCB-W) – 236 runs
- Lizelle Lee (DC-W) – 219 runs
Top five bowlers with the most wickets after match 17 of WPL 2026, GG-W vs DC-W
For the second time against DC-W, Sophie Devine bowled a match-winning last over. She finished with four wickets against DC-W and jumped to the top of the list for the Purple Cap with 15 wickets.
Nandani Sharma is second on the list with 14 wickets. Amelia Kerr and Shree Charani have 12 wickets each and are third and fourth on the table. Lauren Bell is fifth on the table with 11 wickets.
- Sophie Devine (GG-W) – 15 wickets
- Nandini Sharma (GG-W) – 14 wickets
- Amelia Kerr (MI-W) – 12 wickets
- Shree Charani (DC-W) – 12 wickets
- Lauren Bell (RCB-W) – 11 wickets
Who is leading the points table of the WPL 2026?
RCB-W are at the top of the points table of the WPL 2026 with 10 points.
Who has scored the most runs in the WPL 2026?
Nat Sciver-Brunt now has the Orange Cape with 319 runs in the WPL 2026.
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