The WPL 2026 season has seen some very exciting high-scoring contests, experiments at the team and player levels, as well as some interesting streaks. From the pursuit of domination and six-hitting spikes to that of foreign power hitters and the mixed bag of retired outs, here are the essential facts related to events in the competition so far.
Toss Factor in WPL 2026: Chasing Continues to Dominate
The trend of preferring to chase still remains amongst the strongest in WPL 2026. The team captains have largely preferred to bowl first, which began in the last season of WPL 2025 and continued in the ongoing season.
Of the total 11 games played until now in the WPL 2026 season, six games have been won by teams who batted second, substantiating the worth of knowing the opposing score. This was also seen in games with a total beyond 200, with chasing teams remaining in the race, as was observed in the near-chase of 210 by Delhi Capitals Women on Gujarat Giants.
Venue Analysis: What Is a Par Score in WPL 2026?
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Targets above 180: 9 matches / 1 win / 8 losses
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Targets below 180:13 matches / 13 wins / 0 losses
This shows that scores less than 180 are highly attainable at DY Patil. Overall Venue Results (WPL 2025-2026
| Venue | Won by the side batting first | Won by the chasing side |
|---|---|---|
| BCA, Vadodara | 0 | 6 |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 7 |
| Lucknow | 2 | 2 |
| Brabourne | 4 | 0 |
| DYP, Navi Mumbai | 5 | 6 |
| Overall | 12 | 21 |
Being major chaser-friendly surfaces, Vadodara and Bengaluru would continue to exhibit similar trends in the later half of WPL 2026.
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Rising Scores & Six-Hitting Boom in WPL 2026
Numbers at bats have escalated greatly in WPL 2026, making it the most attacking season yet.
Average first-class score: 187 (till 2022)
Strike Rate: 141.
Balls per six: 21.2 (till date highest)
Boundary percentage value in dataset
In contrast to previous seasons, scoring is taking place quickly, and batters are more likely to reach over the ropes, or continue their scoring momentum deep into an innings.
Overseas Batters Dominate WPL 2026
One of the clearest trends in 2026 season is the dominance of overseas batters.
15 of the 21 fifty-plus scores have been made by overseas players
Overseas batters’ strike rate: 150.48
Balls per six (overseas): 18.5
Batting Comparison – WPL 2026
Batting Comparison – WPL 2026
| Category | Indian Batters | Overseas Batters |
| Runs | 1601 | 2027 |
| Average | 22.23 | 34.94 |
| Strike Rate | 131.12 | 150.48 |
| 50s | 6 | 15 |
| Ducks | 10 | 3 |
The gap highlights how overseas players have adapted quicker to conditions and match-ups in Women’s Premiere League 2026.
Pace vs Spin: Seamers Take Control in WPL 2026
Unlike previous editions, pace bowlers have clearly outperformed spinners in 2026 season.
Bowling Performance – WPL 2026
Bowling Performance – WPL 2026
| Bowling Type | Wickets | Average | Economy |
| Pace | 77 | 24.92 | 8.28 |
| Spin | 49 | 37.14 | 9.37 |
Seamers have been successful in the first innings, while the spinners have lacked accuracy and the wicket-taking power they need. Teams that have been heavily reliant on spin bowlers, like UP Warriorz, are struggling at the bottom of the points table even with world-class spin bowlers like Sophie Ecclestone and Deepti Sharma. Meanwhile, RCB-W’s success story has been led by the excellent opening spells by Lauren Bell.
Batting Recoveries: Middle and Lower Order Shine
RCB-W chased 155 runs when they were 65/5
DC-W took it from 10/4 to score 166, led by Shafali Verma
Lower-order batsmen have been performing well compared to the previous seasons.
Batting at No.4 or Lower – WPL 2026
Average: 25.13
Strike Rate: 140.89
Boundary Percentage: 19.95
The average partnership for the fourth wicket or lower has risen to 25.34 runs at 9.27 RPO, a major jump from earlier editions.
Retired Outs in WPL 2026: High Risk, Low Reward
The use of retired outs has been talked about in WPL 2026, but it has produced some inconsistent results.
8 retired outs in T20s in 2026 (Men’s & Women’s)
Only 2 out of 23 resulted in wins
The replacement batters scored 0 and 1 in those victories
Notable examples are:
Gujarat Giants, to replace Ayushi Soni, with Bharti Fulmali, which saw a late momentum but failed to win
UP Warriorz opting to retire Harleen Deol for Chloe Tryon, a disaster for the team
As yet, veteran outs have been more experimental than productive.
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