5Photo© indianexpress.comUP Warriorz rope in Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu as replacement for Lauren Bell
Bangalore: The UP Warriorz, who finished third in the inaugural edition of the WPL, have drafted in Sri Lankan women’s cricket team skipper Chamari Athapaththu as a replacement for English fast bowler Lauren Bell ahead of the upcoming season of the Women’s Premier LeaguePremier LeaguePremier League 2024, scheduled to be held from Friday, February 23 to Sunday, March 17.
The English cricketer had been part of the UP Warriorz set-up in Season 1 of the WPL, which was played in Mumbai in 2023.
One of the most experienced and dynamic cricketers in the T20 format, Athapaththu will be making her debut in the Women’s Premier League. She has played 122 T20Is for her country and has been in fine form in 2023. The hard-hitting batter finished with 470 runs in 2023, with an impressive strike-rate of 130.91. Her 15 sixes in the year is also a personal high in Women’s T20Is.