Smriti Mandhana of Royal Challengers Bengaluru ended the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 season with the most runs to claim the Orange Cap.

The RCB skipper scored 377 runs in nine innings, striking at over 150 and averaging 53.86. Her highest score this edition came against Delhi Capitals when she notched up 96.

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She followed it up with a clutch knock of 87 off 41 in the final against the Capitals, which included 12 fours and three sixes.

The 2026 season concluded on Thursday, February 5, with RCB beating DC by six wickets in the final, played at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, to clinch the WPL title.

Here’s a look at the WPL 2026 Orange Cap list:

• Smriti Mandhana (RCB) – 355 in 9 innings

• Harmanpreet Kaur (MI) – 342 runs in 8 innings

• Nat Sciver-brunt (MI) – 321 runs in 7 innings

• Lizelle Lee (DC) – 320 runs in 10 innings

• Laura Wolvaardt (DC) – 317 runs in 10 innings

Published on Feb 05, 2026