From Grace Harris’ insatiable love for burgers to Sophie Ecclestone’s stylish braids, UP Warriorz, maybe, had probably the most enjoyable within the first season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Led by the imperious and straight-talking keeper-batter Alyssa Healy, the outfit was sluggish to seek out its rhythm however discovered its power in explosive middle-order batting and superior spin bowling, ending third in its first rodeo.
Ahead of the 2024 chapter, a lot stays the identical for the Warriorz. It has abroad choices aplenty however solely 4 slots out there, leaving the administration in an unenviable place but once more.
While season one’s conundrum was within the bowling division, it’s the top-order which is able to depart the think-tank scratching its head this time. In Healy, Danni Wyatt and Chamari Athapaththu, the Warriorz have three achieved openers.
STAR ATTRACTION – Tahlia McGrath
The Australian vice captain was Warriorz’s greatest batter final 12 months with 302 runs at a 50.33 common and a strike charge of 158.11. She will eye the century she missed final time round, particularly in a batters’ paradise like Bengaluru.
The management group might want to take robust calls to accommodate Tahlia McGrath, their solely abroad pace-bowling choice, Harris, a big-hitting finisher and Ecclestone, the joint-highest wicket-taker final season (16). Harris may show to be the floater but once more, relying on the opponent and wicket.
With England’s Lauren Bell sitting out the season to concentrate on England’s tour of New Zealand, the facet’s pace-battery seems to be a little bit depleted, with tasks mounting for Anjali Sarvani.
Saima Thakor and Poonam Khemnar will even must step as much as give the Warriorz artillery some choices all through the season. Spin twins Deepti Sharma and Ecclestone might be key to wicket-taking methods for the facet.
UP WARRIORZ SQUAD
Danni Wyatt, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Vrinda Dinesh, Chamari Athapaththu, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Parshavi Chopra, Poonam Khemnar, S Yashasri, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Alyssa Healy, Laxmi Yadav, Anjali Sarvani, Saima Thakor, Rajeshwari Gayakward, Gouher Sultana
Uncapped batter Vrinda Dinesh – who earned a whopping INR 1.3 crore within the public sale – is a big-hitting choice the Warriorz batting line-up will welcome with open arms.
Vrinda boasts of strike charges upwards of 134 in each the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy and the U-23 T20 Trophy within the Indian home circuit.
Shweta Sehrawat, the 2023 U-19 World Cup winner, with 34 runs in seven video games in season one, will even wish to put final season’s jitters behind her, hoping for a profitable marketing campaign this time round.
SCHEDULE
February 24: vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bengaluru)
February 26: vs Delhi Capitals (Bengaluru)
February 28: vs Mumbai Indians (Bengaluru)
March 1: vs Gujarat Giants (Bengaluru)
March 4: vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bengaluru)
March 7: vs Mumbai Indians (Delh)
March 8: vs Delhi Capitals (Delhi)
March 11: vs Gujarat Giants (Delhi)
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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