Nadine de Klerk made history in the Women's Premier League (WPL) with an 18-run heist in the final over, the highest in the 20th over of a successful chase in all women's franchise leagues. But here's where it gets controversial: ESPNcricinfo's forecaster predicted a 0.96 win probability for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after two balls of the last over, needing 18 runs. Before RCB, no team had won needing to score more than 15 runs in the last four balls in women's T20s. De Klerk's 18 runs in the final over against Mumbai Indians (MI) is the third-highest in WPL history, following 23 by Melbourne Stars against Melbourne Renegades in BBL 2022-23 and 19 by UP Warriorz against Gujarat Giants in WPL 2023. De Klerk also became the second player in WPL history to hit a fifty and pick up four wickets in the same game, joining Deepti Sharma who achieved this feat in 2024. Amelia Kerr holds the record for the most wickets in the WPL with 42, surpassing her MI teammate Hayley Matthews' 41 wickets. Additionally, Lauren Bell bowled 19 dot balls, the joint-highest in a WPL match, starting her career with a maiden over to Kerr. RCB added 92 runs after the fall of the fifth wicket, the most by a team in a successful chase in the WPL. Chasing teams have a 9-3 win-loss record at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, with the lowest total defended being 182 for 4 by MI against UP Warriorz in 2023. So, what do you think? Do you agree with these statistics, or do you have a different interpretation? Share your thoughts in the comments!
