WPL 2023: UP Warriorz name Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy as captain

UP Warriorz on Wednesday named the talismanic Australia wicketkeeperbatter Alyssa Healy as their captain ahead of the inaugural season of the Womens Premier League WPL to be held from March 426 in MumbaiAlyssa one of the most recognised faces in the sport is a highly experienced and seasoned campaigner having played 139 games for Australia in T20Is scoring close to 2500 runs with one century and 14 fifties as well She is also considered to be one of the best wicketkeeper batters in the sport with 110 dismissals in T20IsOne of the seniormost members of the dominant Australian side Alyssa has been a key cog in the wheel and is known to reserve her best performances for the biggest stages such as slamming a fantastic 75 from 39 balls in the 2020 Womens T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where a recordbreaking 86174 people watched Australia win their fifth titleI am delighted to have the chance to captain the UP Warriorz in the inaugural edition of the historic WPL that will be played in Mumbai The WPL is a tournament we have all been keenly waiting on and the UP Warriorz have a fantastic squad waiting to make a splash once things get goingWe have a good mix of experience and youth along with ability and look forward to putting on a show for our fans We are here to win and be ruthless in our brand of cricket said Alyssa in an official statement issued by the franchiseAlyssa also held the record for the most runs scored in an innings in Womens T20Is with a 61ball unbeaten 148 against Sri Lanka She has won the Womens T20 World Cup five times with Australia apart from winning the Womens ODI World twice in her international careerIn 2018 Alyssa was named ICC T20 Player of the Year after her outstanding performances that drove her nation to a fourth ICC World T20 title In 2020 she was named Player of the Match in Australias T20 World Cup final victory over India at the MCGAlso readWomens Premier League Mumbai Indians to face Gujarat Giants in WPL opener on March 4Alyssa is a giant of the game and has an immense amount of experience at the highest level and also has the winning habit which we want in our team We hope that the UP Warriorz can make significant strides in this important journey under the leadership of Alyssa Healy and go on to be a source of joy and inspiration for the women of UP I wish the team all the best said Rajesh Sharma Managing Director Capri Global Holdings Private Limited owners of UP WarriorzThe UP Warriorz side is coached by Englands Jon Lewis with Anju Jain as the assistant coach while former Australian cricketer Ashley Noffke is bowling coach and fourtime World Champion Lisa Sthalekar as the teams mentor UP Warriorz will open their campaign on March 5 when they face the Gujarat Giants in the second match of the day at the DY Patil StadiumUP Warriorz Squad Alyssa Healy Captain Sophie Ecclestone Deepti Sharma Tahlia McGrath Shabnim Ismail Anjali Sarvani Rajeshwari Gayakwad Parshavi Chopra Shweta Sehrawat S Yashasri Kiran Navgire Grace Harris Devika Vaidya Lauren Bell Laxmi Yadav Simran ShaikhThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever