In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, especially in T20 cricket where a bowler can bowl a maximum of only 24 balls (4 overs). The Women's Premier League (WPL) is a professional women's Twenty20 cricket league in India, which has been held annually since its first season in 2023. In the four seasons played, eight five-wicket hauls have been taken by eight different bowlers. Players from four of the five teams have taken five-wicket hauls; UP Warriorz is the only franchise for which a player has not taken a five-wicket haul.
The first five-wicket haul was taken by Tara Norris of the Delhi Capitals against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 5 March 2023. The most economical five-wicket haul was taken by Ellyse Perry of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who claimed six wickets with an economy rate of 3.75 in the 2024 season. Amelia Kerr of the Mumbai Indians took the least economical five-wicket haul (5/38) bowling with an economy rate of 9.50 in 2025 season. Till date, nobody has taken multiple five-wicket hauls in the WPL.
The best bowling figures in a WPL match was taken by Ellyse Perry of Royal Challengers Bengaluru who returned figures of 6/15 at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi in 2024 season. No other bowler has taken a six-wicket haul in WPL.
The first part of this list includes all the five-wicket hauls taken in the WPL in chronological order. The second part of the list provides an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL seasons, and the third part provides an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL teams.
Key SymbolMeaningThe bowler was man of the matchDateDay on which the match was heldInnsInnings in which the five-wicket haul was takenOv.Number of overs bowledRunsNumber of runs concededWktsNumber of wickets takenEconRuns conceded per overResultResult for the bowler's teamRef.Citations for the record
Five-wicket hauls Source: ESPNcricinfo Last updated: 11 January 2026
No.BowlerDateGroundTeamOpponentInnsOv.RunsWktsEconResultRef. 1 Brabourne Stadium Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2 4 29 2 DY Patil Stadium Gujarat Giants UP Warriorz 2 4 36 3 DY Patil Stadium Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants 1 4 15 4 Asha Sobhana M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Royal Challengers Bengaluru UP Warriorz 2 4 22 5 Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mumbai Indians 1 4 15 6Amelia Kerr Ekana Cricket StadiumMumbai IndiansUP Warriorz1438 7Nandani Sharma DY Patil StadiumDelhi CapitalsGujarat Giants1433 8Shreyanka Patil DY Patil Stadium Royal Challengers BengaluruGujarat Giants23.523
Season overview Following is an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL seasons.
Year No. of 5WIBBIBowlerTeam202335/15Marizanne KappDelhi Capitals 202426/15Ellyse PerryRoyal Challengers Bengaluru202515/38Amelia KerrMumbai Indians202625/23Shreyanka PatilRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Team overview Following is an overview of five-wicket hauls by WPL teams.
Team No. of 5WIBBIBowlerDelhi Capitals35/15 Marizanne KappGujarat Giants15/36 Kim GarthMumbai Indians15/38 Amelia KerrRoyal Challengers Bengaluru36/15 Ellyse PerryUP Warriorz04/13 Sophie Ecclestone
See also List of Women's Premier League (cricket) seasons and results
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