WPL 2023: Alyssa Healy named UP Warriorz captain

UP Warriorz has named star Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy as its captain for the inaugural Women’s Premier League, scheduled to be held subsequent month in Mumbai.

The UP Warriorz, owned by Capri Global Holdings Private Limited, have put collectively a dynamic and well-balanced squad for the franchise based mostly league.

Healy, one of the vital recognised faces in ladies’s cricket, is a extremely skilled and seasoned campaigner, having performed 139 T20Is for Australia, scoring near 2,500 runs, with one century and 14 fifties.

She can also be thought-about to be probably the greatest wicket-keeper batters within the sport, with 110 dismissals in T20Is.

A senior member of the dominant Australian aspect, Healy is thought to order her finest performances for the most important phases, such because the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup closing in Melbourne.

“I am delighted to have the chance to captain the UP Warriorz in the inaugural edition of the historic WPL that will be played in Mumbai. The WPL is a tournament we have all been keenly waiting on, and the UP Warriorz have a fantastic squad, waiting to making a splash once things get going,” mentioned Healy.

“We have a good mix of experience and youth along with ability and look forward to putting on a show for our fans. We are here to win and be ruthless in our brand of cricket.” The UP Warriorz aspect, which is coached by England’s Jon Lewis, has Anju Jain as assistant coach, whereas former Australian cricketers Ashley Noffke is the bowling coach and four-time world champion Lisa Sthalekar is the group’s mentor.

The WPL is ready to be performed in Mumbai from March 4 to 26.

A complete of twenty-two matches will likely be performed on the Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium.

The UP Warriorz will open its marketing campaign in opposition to Gujarat Giants on the DY Patil Stadium on March 5.

UP Warriorz squad: Alyssa Healy (Captain), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav and Simran Shaikh.