WPL 2023: Best Overseas XI from first week

7. Tahlia McGrath

Tahlia McGrath has been a proven performer for Australia across formats. She has scored 357 runs in 22 ODIs at a strike rate of 92.24 and picked up 17 wickets at an economy of 5.09. Coming to the shortest format, the 27-year-old has smashed 615 runs in 27 matches at a strike rate of 142.69 and picked up 13 wickets at an economy of 7.77.

McGrath is a marauder with the bat and has been a vital contributor with the ball in the international circuit. So, UP Warriorz drafted her into their side at the WPL 2023 auction to fill the all-round void in the team and the flamboyant cricketer showed in the first week of the ongoing T20 extravaganza what she is capable of. Tahlia has struck a majestic half-century and bagged two wickets in her three outings.

When UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals took center stage in the fifth match of the high-profile competition, McGrath took the attack to the opposition from the get-go and played a jaw-dropping knock of 90* runs off 50 deliveries. However, she lacked support from the other end, and eventually, UP lost the game by 42 runs.