The tournament will resume on January 27, i.e., Saturday, with a clash between the Gujarat Titans and the Delhi Capitals

Indian cricket fans are eagerly awaiting the ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to begin on February 7. However, before the World Cup begins, the fans are rooting for the women’s franchises in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. The tournament is going into a short break and will resume on January 27, i.e., Saturday, with a clash between the Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals.

In case you have missed the first half of the tournament, here are some top points about it before the second half resumes.

WPL table

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At the moment, out of five teams, Royal Challengers Bengaluru are sitting at the top with 10 points from five matches, followed by Mumbai Indians, who have four points from six matches. The rest of the three teams, i.e., UP Warriorz, Delhi Capitals, and Gujarat Giants, also have four points each but from five matches. Bengaluru is the only team that has secured a place in the play-offs.

Orange Cap race

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Moving on to individual performances, when it comes to batting, Harmanpreet Kaur is leading the Orange Cap race with 240 runs in six matches at an average of 60.00 and a strike rate of 143.71. Her highest score this season so far is 74, and she has two fifties to her name.

Next in the line is her Mumbai Indians teammate Nat Sciver-Brunt with 219 runs scored in five matches, followed by Delhi Capitals’ Lizelle Lee, who has 215 runs in three games.

Aiming for the Purple Cap

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Aiming for the Purple Cap, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Nadine De Klerk is at the top with 10 wickets in her name from five matches. She has registered a best figure of 4/26 and an economy of 6.95. Klerk has also picked up one three-wicket haul so far.

In the second place is Mumbai Indian’s Amelia Kerr with 10 wickets from five matches, but her economy stands at 7.35. Following Kerr is Delhi Capitals’ Nandini Sharma, also with 10 wickets from five matches, but with an economy of 8.78. However, she is one of the two bowlers in the WPL 2026 to have a five-wicket haul so far.

Qualification scenario

When it comes to qualification chances, based on the present table, Bengaluru is the only team to have qualified for the playoffs. If they wish to secure the top spot, they need to win at least one more match, but the remaining teams also need to lose one.

The Mumbai Indians are the first team to drop out of the race to top the table. They can still make the playoffs if they win all their remaining games and no other teams win more than three.

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For UP Warriorz, they need to win all their remaining games. The UP Warriorz can also qualify by earning an additional two points, but they will need the Gujarat Giants to lose two games and the Delhi Capitals to lose one game.

Delhi Capitals can also reach the players, but they must win all their games and improve their net run rate.

The fifth team on the table is the Gujarat Giants, who need to win their remaining three matches. Even two wins can work in their favour if Delhi and Uttar Pradesh fail to hit the eight-point mark.