UP Warriorz Squad, News, Stats, History & More

UP Warriorz are gearing up to kick off the fourth season of Women’s Premier League (WPL) on February 24, Saturday against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Out of the 9 matches played in the 2023 Women’s Premiere League, the Warriorz won 4 times finishing the standings third.

Founded: 2023

Captain: Meg Lanning

Coach: Abhishek Nayar

Home ground: Ekana Cricket Stadium

WPL titles: 0

Owners: Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

UP Warriorz Squad for WPL 2026

Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Tara Norris, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G Trisha, Pratika Rawal

UP Warriorz Full Schedule for WPL 2026

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Venue	Time
10/01/2026	UP Warriorz	Gujarat Giants	Navi Mumbai	15:00
12/01/2026	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	UP Warriorz	Navi Mumbai	19:30
14/01/2026	UP Warriorz	Delhi Capitals	Navi Mumbai	19:30
15/01/2026	Mumbai Indians	UP Warriorz	Navi Mumbai	19:30
17/01/2026	UP Warriorz	Mumbai Indians	Navi Mumbai	15:00
22/01/2026	Gujarat Giants	UP Warriorz	Vadodara	19:30
29/01/2026	UP Warriorz	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Vadodara	19:30
01/02/2026	Delhi Capitals	UP Warriorz	Vadodara	19:30

UP Women Short Bio

Jersey Colour	Yellow
Theme Song	–
Main Rivals	Mumbai Indians
Key Players	Meg Lanning, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone
Captain	Meg Lanning

Administration & Support Staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Abhishek Nayar
Assistant coach	Hitshu Bachani
Bowling coach	Alagh Pratibhan
Fielding coach	Saurabh Bandekar
Mentor	Lisa Sthalekar

History

The emergence of the Women’s Cricket Premier League (WPL) marks a significant milestone in the evolution of women’s cricket in India, featuring a blend of international stars and promising domestic talents. UP Warriorz will be looking to etch history after winning their first-ever WPL trophy in 2024.

UP Warriorz Key Players

Meg Lanning

Five-time World Cup winner Meg Lanning will lead UP Warriorz. While Lanning has been unsuccessful with Delhi Capitals, losing three consecutive finals with the team, she will lead UP Warriorz in WPL 2026. One of the finest batters and aruably the greatest captain of women’s cricket, Lanning, adds the leadership quality that UPW have been missing.

Sophie Ecclestone

England’s Sophie Ecclestone finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in WPL 2023. The left-arm spinner will surely have a massive say if the UP Warriorz are expecting to lift the title this time around.

Deepti Sharma

Indian veteran all-rounder Deepti Sharma will have a crucial role to play ,especially with the ball. The off-spinner will look to stem the flow of runs in the middle-overs and try to choke the opposition with her accurate bowling.