Women's Cricket
WPL 2025: Deepti Sharma named captain of UP Warriorz
Deepti replaced Alyssa Healy, who has been ruled out of the third season of WPL due to a stress injury in her right foot.
Deepti Sharma
UP Warriorz appointed Deepti Sharma as its captain for the Women's Premier League season (WPL) 2025 on Sunday.
Deepti replaced Alyssa Healy, who has been ruled out of the third season of WPL due to a stress injury in her right foot.
“I am delighted and honoured to be named captain of the UP Warriorz, which is a team from my home state. The UP Warriorz has a fantastic squad, and we are confident that we will entertain our fans with the Warriorz brand of cricket, at the WPL this season as well. We can’t wait to play in Lucknow in front of our home fans, and hope to inspire the next generation of women athletes,” Deepti said in a statement released by the Warriorz.
With the Indian all-rounder being promoted as the captain of the Warriorz, three out of the five WPL franchises will have Indian skippers this season. Harmanpreet Kaur of Mumbai Indians and Smriti Mandhana of Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the other Indian captains in the league.
Earlier, the UP Warriorz announced West Indies allrounder Cinelle Henry as the replacement for Healy.
The Warriorz will open its campaign against Gujarat Giants on February 16 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Deepti, the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for December, enjoyed a stellar season in 2024. She also has the distinction of becoming the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in the WPL.
In the Indian set-up, Deepti has been a key figure. The 27-year-old played 124 T20Is, scoring 1086 runs from 79 innings, and has picked up 138 wickets, and is the highest wicket-taker in T20Is for the Indian women’s team.
