The 3rd edition of WPL started on February 14. Five teams are currently fighting for a title. 4 matches have been played so far in WPL 3. Defending champions Royal Challengers started their campaign on a great note by defeating Gujarat Giants by 6 wickets. At the same time, Delhi Capitals also registered their first win against Mumbai Indians. Gujarat registered their first win against UP Warriors, while in match number 4, RCB defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets.
Gujarat Giants captain Ashley Gardner is the highest run scorer in WPL 3 so far, scoring 131 runs including 2 half-centuries at an average of 131, while Smriti Mandhana is the second highest run scorer of WPL 3. She scored 90 runs including a half-century. India's Renuka Singh Thakur has taken the most wickets in WPL 3 so far where she has taken 5 wickets while Ashleigh Gardner has got 4 wickets so far. She has totally shined in this tournament so far.
We saw a record run chase in the first match of the tournament when RCB achieved the target of 202 runs against Delhi Capitals. While in the second match, we saw a last ball thriller when Delhi Capitals took their revenge from Mumbai Indians of the previous edition. In the third and fourth match, fans witnessed one-sided matches when Gujarat defeated UP in 18 overs and RCB defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in just 16 overs. RCB is the defending champion and they play like champions. Captain Smriti Mandhana is leading her team. If we talk about the live score of Smriti, we came to know that she played a brilliant innings of 81 runs against Delhi Capitals. Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals are at the second and third positions after RCB, the number 1 team in the points table. Season 1 champions Mumbai and UP Warriors are still eyeing their first win of this season.
The most unlucky team of WPL, Delhi Capitals, who played 2 finals in a row but never won the trophy, will want to cross the line. We can see many close encounters in the upcoming matches of WPL where every team will find a way to reach the trophy. It will be very interesting to see which 3 teams will qualify for the playoffs this year and which team will win the tournament.