Mumbai Indians ‘ star all-rounder Amelia Kerr created a very special record by bowling brilliantly against UP Warriors in the 10th match of the Women’s Premier League 2026 (WPL 2026) at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, January 17.
Record made by Amelia Kerr
It is noteworthy that 25-year-old Amelia Kerr has achieved a feat that no other player has ever achieved in the history of WPL. First, know that Amelia Kerr bowled a full four overs for Mumbai Indians in this match, taking three wickets for just 28 runs against the UP Warriors. She dismissed players like Phoebe Litchfield (61 off 37 balls), Sophie Ecclestone (1 off 4 balls), and Deepti Sharma (0 off 2 balls). Significantly, Amelia Kerr reached 50 wickets in the Women’s Premier League, becoming the first player in the tournament’s history to achieve this feat.
She achieved this feat in 34 innings across 34 matches. Hayley Matthews holds the record for most wickets in the WPL, having taken 43 wickets in 31 innings for the Mumbai Indians.
Amelia Kerr has taken 10 wickets in 5 matches for Mumbai Indians in the current season of the Women’s Premier League, winning the season’s Purple Cap. The second-highest wicket-takers in WPL 2026 after Amelia Kerr are Nandini Sharma of Delhi Capitals , Shreyanka Patil of Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sophie Devine of Gujarat Giants, who have each taken 8 wickets so far.
In this match, the UP Warriors posted 187 runs on the scoreboard, thanks to half-centuries from captain Meg Lanning (70 runs off 45 balls) and star player Phoebe Litchfield (61 runs off 37 balls). This means MI will now need to score 188 runs in 20 overs to win the match.
Playing XIs:
UP Warriors Playing XI: Meg Lanning (captain), Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Phoebe Litchfield, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat (wicketkeeper), Chloe Tryon, Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Shobana, Shikha Pandey, Kranti Gaur.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Hayley Matthews, G Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Nicola Carey, Sajeevana Sajna, Amanjot Kaur, Nalla Reddy, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Triveni Vashisht.