UP Warriorz

UP Warriorz

League	Women's Premier League
Personnel
Captain	Deepti Sharma
Coach	Abhishek Nayar
Owner	Capri Global
Team information
City	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Colours	Purple and yellow
Founded	2023;2 years ago (2023)
Home ground	Ekana Cricket Stadium
History
WPL  wins	0
T20

UP Warriorz are an Indian professional franchise women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Premier League (WPL), based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The team is owned by Capri Global. The team is coached by Abhishek Nayar and captained by Alyssa Healy. The side reached the eliminator at the inaugural edition of the WPL, but lost to Mumbai Indians. ^[1]

This side is being led by Deepti Sharma after Captain Alyssa Healy opted out due to injury for the WPL 2025

History

In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023. ^[2] The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month. ^[3] Capri Global bought the rights to one of the franchises, to be based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. ^[3]

In February 2023, Jon Lewis was announced as head coach of the side. ^[4] The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with UP Warriorz signing 16 players for their squad. ^[5] The side went on to finish third in the group stage of the inaugural edition of the WPL, qualifying for the eliminator. ^[6] However, they lost to Mumbai Indians by 72 runs in the eliminator. ^[1]

Current squad

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Alyssa Healy	Australia	(1990-03-24) 24 March 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	–	Overseas player [7] [8]
Deepti Sharma	India	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain [9] [10]
Chamari Athapaththu	Sri Lanka	(1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player [11]
Uma Chetry	India	(2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	–
Sophie Ecclestone	England	(1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 26)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player
Rajeshwari Gayakwad	India	(1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Grace Harris	Australia	(1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
Chinelle Henry	West Indies	(1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player, Replacement player [12]
Poonam Khemnar	India	(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Tahlia McGrath	Australia	(1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
Kiran Navgire	India	(1994-09-18) 18 September 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Anjali Sarvani	India	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Shweta Sehrawat	India	(2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Gouher Sultana	India	(1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 37)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Saima Thakor	India	(1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Georgia Voll	Australia	(2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player, Replacement player [13]
Dinesh Vrinda	India	(2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Arushi Goel	India	(1997-09-26) 26 September 1997 (age 27)	Right handed	Right-arm medium
Kranti Goud	India	(2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21)	Right handed	Right-arm medium fast
Alana King	Australia	(1995-11-22) 22 November 1995 (age 29)	Right handed	Right-arm leg break	Overseas Player

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Year	Main shirt sponsor	Back sponsor
2023	Patanjali	EaseMyTrip
2024	Kay Beauty
2025	RR Signature

Support staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Abhishek Nayar
Assistant coach	Anju Jain
Bowling coach	Ashley Noffke
Fielding coach	Saurabh Bandekar
Mentor	Lisa Sthalekar

Seasons

Year	League standing	Final standing
2023	3/5	Playoffs
2024	4/5	League Stage
2025	5/5	League Stage

Captaincy record

Player	Duration	Matches	Won	Lost	Best Result
Alyssa Healy	2023–2024	17	7	10	Playoffs (2023)
Deepti Sharma	2025–present	8	3	5	5th (2025)

References

1. "Sciver-Brunt fifty, Wong hat-trick put Mumbai in WPL final". ESPNcricinfo. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. "Inaugural Women's IPL likely to be played from March 3 to 26". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
3. "Owners of Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB win bids to own Women's Premier League teams". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
4. "WPL: England national coach Jon Lewis appointed head coach of WPL team UP Warriorz". ESPNcricinfo. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
5. "Bid-by-bid updates - 2023 WPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
6. "Women's Premier League 2022/23 - Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
7. "Alyssa Healy opts for rest, set to miss WPL 2025". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
8. "Healy to miss WPL 2025, remains coy about future beyond ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 February 2025.
9. "Deepti Sharma named UP Warriorz captain for WPL 2025". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
10. "Deepti Sharma to lead UP Warriorz in Healy's absence". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
11. "UPW pick Georgia Voll as replacement for Chamari Athapaththu for WPL 2025". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
12. "WPL 2025: Chinelle Henry replaces injured Alyssa Healy at UP Warriorz". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
13. "UPW sign Voll as replacement for Athapaththu". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 27 February 2025.