WPL 2026: Mumbai Indians Climb to 2nd; Nat Sciver-Brunt Claims Orange Cap

• Mumbai Indians defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 15 runs, securing their seventh league win in WPL 2026.
• The victory moved Mumbai Indians to the second position in the points table with 6 points, ahead of Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants due to a superior Net Run Rate.
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru, despite two consecutive losses, remains at the top of the table with 10 points and needs one more win to directly qualify for the final.
• Nat Sciver-Brunt of Mumbai Indians scored the first-ever WPL century (100* off 57 balls) and now leads the Orange Cap race with 319 runs.
• Delhi Capitals' Nandini Sharma holds the Purple Cap with 13 wickets, closely followed by Mumbai Indians' Amelia Kerr (12 wickets) and RCB's Lauren Bell (11 wickets).

Why It Matters: Mumbai Indians rise to second in WPL 2026, while Nat Sciver-Brunt leads run-scorers with a historic century.