WPL 2026 Points Table, Most Runs & Wickets after Match 2, UPW vs GG
Gujarat Giants started their WPL 2026 campaign with a 10-run win over UP Warriorz at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
After a last-ball finish in the opening game of the WPL 2026, the second game of the season was even better. UP Warriorz took on Gujarat Titans, and it was the first high-scoring game of the fourth edition. It began with UPW winning the toss and opting to bowl first.
Gujarat Giants lost Beth Mooney (13 off 12) early. But her wicket was followed by some great knocks from the other batters. Sophie Devine (38 off 20) and Anushka Sharma (44 off 30) played brilliant cameos and kept up the rate. Captain Ash Gardner continued her good form and scored a fifty.
She scored 65 off 41 balls, with six fours and three sixes. Georgia Wareham (27* off 10) and Bharti Fulmali (14* off 7) added 34 runs off just 13 balls to take GG-W to 207/4.
It was a stiff task, and UPW-W had a poor start with the first wicket in the very first over. But it was followed with a 70-run stand between captain Meg Lanning (30 off 27) and Phoebe Litchfield. UPW-W lost three wickets in five balls in the middle and were reduced to 74/4 in 9.1 overs.
But Litchfield carried on and scored 78 off 40 balls, with 8 fours and five sixes. Shewta Sehrawat (25 off 17) and Asha Sobhana (27* off 10) also played good cameos, but it was too late for UPW-W as they fell short of the target by just ten runs.
WPL 2026 Points table after match 2, UPW-W vs GG-W
It was another thrilling game in the WPL as both teams had a great night with the bat. But Gujarat Giants proved to be a little better and recorded a 10-run win. With that win, they have earned two crucial points and moved to the top of the table with an NRR of +0.500.
RCB-W are placed second on the table. DC-W are third on the table with no points, followed by MI-W and UPW-W with one defeat each. There are three teams who have yet to open their account.
Top five batsmen with the most runs after match 2 of WPL 2026
Phoebe Litchfield played a good hand and scored 78 runs, which helped her move to the top of the run-scoring chart. Apart from her, Ash Gardner also scored a fifty and is second on the list with 65 runs.
She is followed by RCB’s Nadine de Klerk. Here are the top five scorers of the WPL 2026 after the second game.
- Phoebe Litchfield (UPW-W) – 78 runs
- Ash Gardner (GG-W) – 65 runs
- Nadine de Klerk (RCB-W) – 63 runs
- Sajeevan Sajana (MI-W) – 45 runs
- Anushka Sharma (GG-W) – 44 runs
Top five bowlers with the most wickets after match 2 of WPL 2026
With four wickets in the first game, Nadine de Klerk is still at the top of the list of most wickets in the WPL 2026. After a high-scoring game UP vs GG, there were some good bowlers entering into the top five wicket-takers of this season. There are several bowlers with a couple of wickets to their names. You can see below the top five so far.
- Nadine de Klerk (RCB-W) – 4 wickets
- Amelia Kerr (MI-W) – 2 wickets
- Renuka Thakur (GG-W) – 2 wickets
- Nicola Carey (MI-W) – 2 wickets
- Georgia Wareham (GG-W) – 2 wickets
Who is leading the points table of the WPL 2026?
With a win over UP Warriorz on Saturday, Gujarat Giants are leading the points table of the WPL 2026 with two points and an NRR of +0.500.
Who has scored most runs in the WPL 2026?
Phoebe Litchfield (UPW-W) scored 78 runs against GG-W and she has scored most runs in the WPL 2026 so far.
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