The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 will begin on February 14. Five teams will compete in this tournament, which will run until March 15. There is not much time left in the tournament now. Even before this, the Warriors suffered a big setback. The team’s captain is out of the entire tournament due to injury.
Australia’s captain and UP Warriors skipper, Alyssa Healy, has been ruled out of the tournament due to a stress injury in her right leg. In such a situation, Up Warriors will have to find a new option as captain. However, there is no confirmation from the team about her exit or the new captain.
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Alyssa Healy Ruled Out Due to Leg Injury
During the ongoing women’s test match between Australia and England, Alyssa Healy told. She said that due to a stress injury in the right leg, she will not be able to be a part of WPL this time. This injury has been going on for a long time. Due to this, she had to miss many matches including the T20 World Cup semi-final last year. She could not play in the initial matches of the series against England.
UP Warriors have not been able to perform well in WPL under the captaincy of Alyssa Healy. In the first season, the league finished third and was out of the qualifier match. In the second season played last year, the team could only reach the fourth position. Captain Healy’s performance was also not positive. In 17 matches of 2 seasons, she scored only 428 runs at an average of 26.75.
UP Warriors have options for captain:
There has been no official confirmation from UP Warriors about Captain Hilly. With her ouster from the team, a new question arises as to who will take over the captaincy. The franchise has 2two to three options. But the strongest option is Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma. She is leading the race for captaincy as she has played this role before. Apart from Deepti Sharma, there is also the option of star English spinner Sophie Ecclestone and Australian all-rounder Grace Harris.
The first match of WPL starts on February 14. It will be between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants. The first match will be played in Vadodara.UP’s first match will be against the Giants on February 16. A total of 22 matches will be played in the league. The final match will be played on March 15 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.