WPL 2023: Best starting XI of UP Warriorz

4. Deepti Sharma

Deepti Sharma is one of the finest all-rounders that Indian cricket has produced. The 25-year-old has scored 1891 runs in 80 ODIs at an average of 36.36 and bagged 91 wickets at an economy of 4.18. In the T20Is, the southpaw has scored 914 runs in 88 games at a strike of 106.52 and picked up 97 scalps at an economy of 6.12.

Barring her all-round prowess, Deepti is a brilliant reader of the game and has shown her captaincy credentials in the Women’s T20 Challenge 2022, leading Velocity to the summit clash. Therefore, UP Warriorz broke their bank to add the ace all-rounder to the arsenal and spent INR 2.6 crore to sign her.

5. Kiran Navgire

Kiran Navgire was quite magnificent in the 2021–22 Women's Senior T20 Trophy. She featured in seven games for Nagaland and smashed 525 runs at a strike rate of 131.25. Navgire displayed her power-hitting might in the Women’s T20 challenge, smashing 69 runs off 34 balls in the game against the Trailblazers.

Navgire’s inclusion provides firepower to the batting line-up and therefore, UP Warriorz signed the middle-order batter for INR 30 lakh at the WPL 2023 auction.