UP Warriorz’s inaugural total exceeding 200 runs now stands as the highest record ever achieved in the history of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), according to Cricbuzz.com.

**Women’s Premier League, 2025: A Batting Extravaganza Sets New Records**

*By Shashikant Singh*

In a thrilling encounter of the Women’s Premier League 2025, the UP Warriorz amassed a formidable total of 225/5 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Lucknow, etching this as the highest innings total ever recorded in WPL history. This historic feat surpassed the previous highest of 223/2 by Delhi Capitals against RCB at Brabourne in the league’s inaugural season in 2023. Notably, with this achievement, all WPL teams now boast at least one 200-plus inning.

**Landmark Innings Totals in WPL History:**

1. 225/5 – UP Warriorz vs RCB in Lucknow, 2025
2. 223/2 – Delhi Capitals vs RCB in Brabourne, 2023
3. 213 – RCB vs UPW in Lucknow, 2025
4. 211/4 – DC vs UPW in DY Patil, 2023
5. 207/5 – MI vs GG in DY Patil, 2023
6. 202/4 – RCB vs GG in Vadodara, 2025

RCB staged a commendable response yet fell short by 12 runs, culminating their innings at 213, marking both their highest total in WPL pursuits and tying with the West Indies’ 213/3 against Australia as the highest total in women’s T20 cricket while chasing.

Georgia Voll played a stellar innings, scoring 99* off 56 balls with 17 fours and a six, matching Sophie Devine’s highest individual score of 99 in the WPL. Despite numerous near-centuries, the elusive first WPL century is still awaited, with eight individual scores recorded in the nineties.

**Top Individual Scores in WPL:**

1. 99* – Georgia Voll, UPW vs RCB, 2025
2. 99 – Sophie Devine, RCB vs GG, 2023
3. 96* – Alyssa Healy, UPW vs RCB, 2023
4. 96* – Beth Mooney, GG vs UPW, 2025
5. 95* – Harmanpreet Kaur, MI vs GG, 2024
6. 92 – Meg Lanning, DC vs GG, 2025

The match exhibited a remarkable boundary display with Voll’s 18 boundaries, the second-highest in a WPL innings, exceeded only by Alyssa Healy’s 19 boundaries during her 96* against RCB at Brabourne. Collectively, UPW and RCB struck 18 sixes, the second-most in a WPL match following the 19 sixes achieved between RCB and DC in Bengaluru last season. RCB notably matched the record of 11 sixes in an innings, previously set by DC against them in Bengaluru last year.

In total, UPW set a new record with 39 boundaries (32 fours and 7 sixes) in the first innings, contributing to the overall tally of 71 boundaries in the match, a new WPL record, surpassing the previous record of 64 boundaries in a match between GG and RCB in 2023. The match aggregate of 438 runs by UPW and RCB also established a new high in WPL match scoring, eclipsing the 403-run match between Gujarat Giants and RCB earlier this season. This aggregate ranks as the second-highest in women’s T20s, following the 490-run aggregate by Argentina and Chile in 2023.

**Top Match Aggregates in WPL:**

1. 438 – UPW vs RCB in Lucknow, 2025
2. 403 – GG vs RCB in Vadodara, 2025
3. 391 – GG vs RCB in Brabourne, 2023
4. 386 – RCB vs DC in Brabourne, 2023
5. 381 – GG vs MI in Delhi, 2024

In a dramatic turn during the 19th over, Deepti Sharma conceded 28 runs, the most expensive single over in WPL history, with Sneh Rana’s 26 runs in the over. This surpassed the previous record of 25 runs by Tanuja Kanwar during the GG vs RCB fixture in 2023. Rana’s strike rate of 433.3 for her 6-ball 26 stands as the highest in a WPL innings for those scoring a minimum of 25.

**Most Expensive Overs in WPL:**

1. 28 – Deepti Sharma (UPW) vs RCB, 2025
2. 25 – Tanuja Kanwar (GG) vs RCB, 2023
3. 24 – Ashleigh Gardner (GG) vs RCB, 2023
4. 24 – Shikha Pandey (DC) vs UPW, 2025
5. 24 – Sneh Rana (GG) vs MI, 2024
6. 24 – Annabel Sutherland (GG) vs UPW, 2023

RCB initiated their innings with a commendable 70 runs scored in the powerplay, marking the third-highest powerplay total in WPL history and the highest for this season. UP Warriorz also achieved a milestone with 67 runs in their powerplay, setting a high for the 1st innings in WPL matches. These figures were part of the record combined powerplay score of 137 runs in the match, surpassing the previous combined high of 125 runs by DC and UPW in Vadodara earlier this year.

**Top Powerplay Totals in WPL:**

1. 87/0 – DC vs GG in DY Patil, 2023
2. 77/0 – RCB vs GG in Brabourne, 2023
3. 70/2 – RCB vs UPW in Lucknow, 2025
4. 67/1 – DC vs MI in DY Patil, 2023
5. 67/1 – DC vs UPW in Brabourne, 2023
6. 67/0 – UPW vs RCB in Lucknow, 2025

Furthermore, UP Warriorz’s 112 runs in the initial 10 overs is the second-most in WPL history, following RCB’s 131 runs against GG in Brabourne in the first edition. RCB rallied with 103 runs in the corresponding 10 overs, resulting in a combined 215 runs, setting a new high for the first 10 overs of a WPL match.

**Runs in the First 10 Overs in WPL:**

1. 131/1 – RCB vs GG, Brabourne, 2023
2. 112/1 – UPW vs RCB, Lucknow, 2025
3. 110/1 – DC vs MI, DY Patil, 2023
4. 107/0 – DC vs GG, DY Patil, 2023
5. 105/0 – DC vs RCB, Brabourne, 2023

The match at Lucknow will be remembered not only for its record-shattering statistics but also for its testament to the evolving prowess and competitive spirit inherent within the Women’s Premier League.