WPL 2025 - SWOT Analysis of UP Warriorz

UP Warriorz has been one of the weakest franchises in WPL 2025. They have reached playoffs for once but the squad has not witnessed any other positive result. As the third season of the Women’s Premier League is about to go on the floor betting apps in India and cricket fans wait for a positive season of UP Warriorz.

In WPL 2023, UP Warriorz finished third in the point table with 4 wins and 4 losses. Their net run rate stands at -0.200. They reached the playoffs and faced Mumbai Indians and witnessed a loss.

During the previous edition of the league, UP Warriorz finished 4th in the point table with 3 wins and 5 losses. Their net run rate stood at -0.371. They failed to reach the playoffs and the franchise witnessed an unexpected ending.

Now, even before the beginning of the league, UP Warriorz have received a major blow. Their skipper Alyssa Healy will be absent from the league because of her foot injury. In her absence, Deepti Sharma, India’s star all-rounder, will be leading the team and West Indies’ Chinelle Henry will be replacing Healy in the team.

From the WPL 2025 mini auctions, UP Warriorz have signed Alana King for a price tag of INR 30 Lakh. Kranti Goud and Arushi Goel are also being signed by the management for a price tag of INR 10 Lakhs each.

In this article, we bring you a detailed SWOT Analysis of UP Warriorz squad and winning odds according to betting sites online.

WPL 2025 - UP Warriorz - Squad

Deepti Sharma (C), Uma Chetry (WK), Chinelle Henry, Poonam Khamnar, Kiran Navgire, Dinesh Vrinda, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Anjali Sarvani, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud, Gouher Sultana

WPL 2025 - UP Warriorz - SWOT Analysis

Strengths

The strength of UP Warriorz lies in their batting unit. The team and their batting unit will be led by Deepti Sharma who was the leading scorer for the team in the previous edition. However, in the recently held Women’s Big Bash League, Deepti displayed an average performance and struggled on multiple occasions. However, playing at home might work in advantage of her.

Shweta Sehrawat, the 20-year-old Indian batter, was in the spotlight during the ICC U-19 T20i World Cup. She has experience playing WPL under pressure and can do wonders for the team with the bat.

Uma Chetry and Vrinda Dinesh are the other two key players for UP Warriorz. Vrinda Dinesh missed out on the previous edition after playing 3 fixtures because of a shoulder injury. However, she is back in action and will be available for the whole season.

Weakness

One of the biggest weaknesses of UP Warriorz is that they don’t have many pace options. The team will be dependent on Sophie Ecclestone and skipper Deepti Sharma for wickets in the powerplay but once the powerplay is over, they don’t have any other pacer to take the responsibility. Sophie Ecclestone was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the previous edition of the league and hence she will be expected to continue the momentum. However, if she fails, there is no other bankable option for UP Warriorz.

Opportunity

The signing of Alana King has come out as the biggest opportunity for UP Warriorz. She was the leading wicket-taker in WBBL 2024 and can be a useful spin bowler for the team. Alana King will be used by UP Warriorz during the middle overs and she can break the settled partnerships with her leg spin.

Threat

It is a shock to see that UP Warriorz has failed to sign a backup wicketkeeper. In the absence of Alyssa Healy, Uma Chetry will take on the responsibility but if something happens to her during the tournament, UP Warriorz have no replacement. In this scenario, the team might have a major void and they will suffer heavily on important occasions.

WPL 2025 - UP Warriorz - Winning Odds

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