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WPL 2025: UP Warriors player Chamari Athapaththu will be out of the league soon; Know the reason
WPL 2025: Chamari Athapaththu has been named the captain of Sri Lanka's 16-member squad, which was announced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday. The Sri Lankan team will leave for New Zealand on February 22 for three ODIs and three T20 matches.
UP Warriors team's Chamari Athapaththu will be out of the final stage of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025, as she will join the Sri Lankan team for the white-ball tour of New Zealand starting from March 4 in Napier. Her departure will be the second major blow to UP Warriors, who are already playing without regular captain Alyssa Healy due to injury.
According to the report, Athapaththu will be available for UP Warriors till February 26. After the February 26 match against Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru, UPW will travel to Lucknow for the final league stage of the tournament, where they will play three home matches. The team has played only one match so far, in which they left Athapaththu out of the playing XI, resulting in a defeat to Gujarat Giants.
Athapaththu was named captain of Sri Lanka's 16-member squad, which was announced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday. The Sri Lankan team will leave for New Zealand on February 22 for three ODIs and three T20Is. Amelia Kerr, the only New Zealand player in the WPL this season, will miss the upcoming bilateral series as she will play the entire WPL, including the knockout stage if Mumbai Indians qualify.
