19 slots have remained vacant after each of the five teams announced their retentions ahead of the WPL 2025 auction. UP Warriorz have retained the most number of players - 15 - while Gujarat Giants released some of the high-profile names including Sneh Rana, Lea Tahuhu, who just won a T20 World Cup.
UP Warriorz suffered an 8-run loss against the Gujarat Giants and now have negligible chances of qualifying for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024. The result on Monday has provided Royal Challengers Bangalore with a golden opportunity to seal the spot in the eliminator.
Shweta Sehrawat is one of the stars rising quickly in the Indian women's arena. She was India's vice-captain in the historic U19 T20 World Cup win in 2023 and is currently associated with WPL side UP Warriorz as she looks to play for the senior Indian team.
Gujarat Giants lost their crucial clash in the Women's Premier League 2024 against the defending champions Mumbai Indians on Saturday, March 9 and even though the Beth Mooney-led side has won just one game in the competition so far, they are still alive in the playoffs qualification race.
Saima Zakirhussain Thakor plays for Mumbai in the domestic circuit. The right-arm pacer who is capable of making the ball swing and seam was brought by UP Warriorz for INR 10 Lakh at the 2024 WPL auction.
UP Warriorz stayed alive in the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League after a thrilling 1-run win against the Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday, March 8. Deepti Sharma was the star of the show for the Warriorz and the franchise remembered to take a dig at the fans.
The top Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma recorded another crucial fifty to help struggling UP Warriorz post 138 while batting first against table-toppers Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League 2024 game on Friday.
The last match of the Bengaluru leg in the onging Women's Premier League between RCB Women and UP Warriorz sparked controversy. Chamari Athapaththu's LBW dismissal was in question and the ball which seemed to be missing the stumps shockingly hit the stumps much to surprise of everyone.
UP Warriorz have been dealt with a big blow as a player has been ruled out of the remainder of the Women's Premier League. The Warriorz face Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 5th match of the tournament.
The star English spinner Sophie Ecclestone took three wickets for 20 to restrict Gujarat Giants to 142 and then in-form big-hitter Grace Harris smashed 60* off 33 balls to boost UP Warriorz to a huge six-wicket win in the eighth game of WPL 2024.
"Harmanpreet should be back for Saturday (against RCB), and I am really confident on that. We're just waiting on Ismail. It shouldn't be too long. But obviously we don't want to kind of bring her back too early," Charlotte Edwards said after defeat against UP Warriorz on Wednesday.
Alyssa Healy-led UP Warriorz finally opened their account in the 2024 Women's Premier League (WPL) against the defending champions Mumbai Indians on Wednesday, February 28. UPW chased down the target of 162 runs without breaking a sweat with Kiran Navgire smashing a 25-ball fifty.
Hayley Matthews registered her first fifty of the season to help Mumbai Indians post 161 while batting first against UP Warriorz in the sixth match of the Women's Premier League 2024. Mumbai lost captain Harmanpreet Kaur and pacer Shabnim Ismail to injuries prior to the game on Wednesday.
The veteran South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp took three wickets for five and Radha Yadav bagged four to restrict UP Warriorz to just 119/9 and then Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning registered brilliant fifties to chase the target in just 14.1 overs.
"A lot of struggle, a lot of hard work and finally, the victory is sweet. Not thinking about my five wickets, very happy that we won our first game in front of our fans," Sobhana Asha said after claiming the Player of the Match award against UP Warriorz.
Opening batter Sabbhineni Meghana scored 53 off 44 balls and the youngster Richa Ghosh smashed 62 off just 37 balls to help Royal Challengers Bangalore post 157/6 against UP Warriorz in the second match of the WPL 2024.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu, who is in India for her first appearance in the Women's Premier League (WPL), paid respect to the Indian national anthem. In a video shared by her franchise UP Warriorz, Athapaththu was seen singing Indian national anthem pretty well during WPL 2024 opener.
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians will kick off their title defence with a mega clash against Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League 2024 opening game at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, February 23.
Lauren Bell failed to make any appearances for UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League 2023 but was expected to lead the bowling attack in the upcoming season. The English pacer has been replaced by the legendary Sri Lankan all-rounder for a base price of INR 30 lakh.
UP Warriorz, the third-placed team in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League launched their new jersey ahead of the 2024 edition of the tournament. The UP Warriorz kick off their campaign against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on February 24 in Bengaluru.
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