Capitals, runners-up in the inaugural edition in 2023, and UP Warriorz, ousted in the Eliminator, have squads to take them all the way this time.
It was a bittersweet inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals last year. While the former lived up to their billing and advanced from the league stage, the latter qualified directly to the final. Though neither team managed to win the title, the undeniable promise they showed puts them among the favourites again heading into season two.
On paper, UPW continue to have perhaps the strongest squad in the five-team competition. With skipper Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Danni Wyatt and Chamari Athapaththu in the side, they are loaded with match-winners. It’s the crop of Indian players, however, that didn’t do enough last season and could prove to be a concern again.
