As the Women’s Premier League (WPL) gears up for an exciting 2025 season, fans are eager to know which players will be part of the UP Warriorz (UPW) squad. With a balanced mix of experienced players and emerging talent, UP Warriorz aim to build on their performance from the 2024 season. Here’s the latest on the retained and released players for WPL 2025.
List of Retained Players: UP Warriorz 2025
They have chosen to stick to the skeletal side and retain 14 staple players, who have delivered brilliant performances in the last seasons. These star players-the likes of Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma, and Sophie Ecclestone-reinforce these 14 as the skeletons in UPW’s strategy for the WPL season.
Main retained players for WPL 2025
Alyssa Healy: She’s got the experience and security of a dominant batting presence, but she’s also a future wicket-keeper-captain.
Deepti Sharma: As an all-rounder, she is indispensable as she contributes both with the bat and with the ball. Sophie Ecclestone: One of the top bowlers for WPL, the left-arm spinner is the game-changer for UP Warriorz. These players, being some of the retained ones, form a good core as UPW aims to do better in 2025.
WPL 2025 UP Warriorz Retained Players
| Player Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Alyssa Healy | Wicketkeeper-Batter |
| Kiran Navgire | Batter |
| Shweta Sehrawat | Batter |
| Deepti Sharma | All-rounder |
| Chamari Athapaththu | Batter, Captain |
| Grace Harris | All-rounder |
| Sophie Ecclestone | Bowler |
| Tahlia McGrath | All-rounder |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | Bowler |
| Saima Thakor | All-rounder |
| Anjali Sarvani | Bowler |
| Gouher Sultana | Bowler |
| Poonam Khemnar | All-rounder |
| Uma Chetry | All-rounder |
| Vrinda Dinesh | Batter |
WPL 2025 UP Warriorz 2025 Released Players List
While retaining a majority of their core, UP Warriorz decided to release a few players to make room for fresh talent in the upcoming WPL auction. Lauren Bell and other players are now free agents and available for new team opportunities in 2025.
Complete List of Released Players
| Player Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lauren Bell | Bowler |
| Parshavi Chopra | Bowler |
| Laxmi Yadav | All-rounder |
| S Yashasri | Bowler |
UP Warriorz’s decision to release these players reflects their intent to fine-tune their bowling attack and address any gaps from previous seasons.
UP Warriorz Remaining Purse for WPL 2025 Auction
The UP Warriorz will enter the WPL 2025 auction with a maximum cap of INR 3.9 Crores, after retaining 14 players. This also allows them to bring in new blood and reinforce areas where they have major gaps.
Summary:
In the last season in 2024, the UP Warriorz finished in fourth place on the points table winning three matches and losing five. Deepti Sharma was the leading run scorer with 295 runs proving her worth in the middle order. The best bowler in the squad was Sophie Ecclestone who took 11 wickets at an average of 18.81.
Barring this experience and with the new squad adjustments, the UP Warriorz are all set to be a force
