Warriorz name Athapaththu as Bell's replacement for WPL 2024

UP Warriorz have brought in Chamari Athapaththu as replacement for Lauren Bell, who has withdrawn from the upcoming edition of the Women's Premier league (WPL). Athapaththu has been signed for her base price of INR 30 lakh (US$36,000 approx.). ESPNcricinfo has discovered that Chime informed the Warriorz set-up as of late that she needed to zero in on getting ready for the New Zealand series, which starts on Walk 19 in Dunedin, only two days after the WPL last in Delhi. There is no update yet on the remainder of Warriroz's Britain contingent, including lead trainer Jon Lewis (who is likewise lead trainer of Britain Ladies), Sophie Ecclestone and Danni Wyatt, on whether they would complete their WPL commitment prior to going to New Zealand. "I anticipate doing everything I possibly can for the group and working intimately with lead trainer Jon Lewis and captain Alyssa Healy and assist my group with lifting the sought after title," Athapaththu said. "The WPL is an exceptionally powerful competition, and the UP Warriorz is areas of strength for a." Athapaththu, the Sri Lanka chief, went unsold during the WPL 2024 sale. This came as a shock to many considering the sort of year she had in the 20-over design in 2023. She scored 470 runs in 16 T20Is last year at 31.33 at a strike pace of almost 131 and gotten eight wickets at 26.62. Athapaththu likewise drove Sri Lanka to a notable first series prevail upon Britain, completing the series as the main scorer and the joint-driving wicket-taker. The 33-year-old Athapaththu made some thrilling memories of it in homegrown T20s also. Drafted in as an abroad substitution after at first being neglected in the abroad draft, Athapaththu destroyed the WBBL. Showing up for Sydney Thunder, she completed the opposition as the second-most noteworthy run-scorer with 552 runs, only five runs behind top-scorer Beth Mooney, in 14 innings at 42.46, which included five half-hundreds of years. She additionally got nine wickets at an economy pace of 6.83 and was named the Player of the Competition. Athapaththu was all the more as of late engaged with the Ladies' Crush in New Zealand, showing up for Northern Locale, where she scored 221 runs in nine games while striking at 128.48, with one 50 years. She additionally contributed with nine wickets with best bowling figures of 4 for 19. Northern Areas' opposition finished before on Friday when they lost in the Eliminator to Focal Locale by 45 runs. Generally speaking, Athapaththu has played 122 T20Is and scored 2651 runs at 22.65 with eight fifties and one hundred years, the only one scored by a Sri Lankan lady. She has likewise gotten 40 wickets in the organization with an economy pace of 6.70. Athapaththu was named the ODI Cricketer of the Year by the ICC as of late and she additionally turned into the first Sri Lankan to top the ODI ladies' rankings last year. At Warriorz, Athapaththu could make for a damaging opening pair with Healy. The 2024 release of WPL will be played from February 23 to Walk 17 in Bengaluru and Delhi. Warriorz will start their mission on February 24 against Regal Challengers Bangalore.