By Admin 
WPL 2026: In the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026, UP Warriorz has suffered a big setback at the crucial juncture of the race for the playoffs. Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield, one of the most reliable batsmen of the team, is out of the entire tournament due to injury. This was officially confirmed by UP Warriors on Wednesday.
Phoebe Litchfield’s exit is a loss for the team
Phoebe Litchfield was the highest run-scorer of UP Warriors this season. She had scored 243 runs in the 6 matches played so far and was also among the top run-scorers of the tournament. His absence at such a time can weaken the team’s batting order, especially when every match has now become like “do or die”.
Amy Jones got the responsibility
In place of Lichfield, UP Warriors have included experienced England wicketkeeper-batsman Amy Jones in the team. Amy Jones has been signed for Rs 50 lakh. She has played 125 T20 international matches for England and has 1666 runs in her name. With his experienced presence, the team is expected to get stability in the middle order and strength in wicketkeeping.
UP Warriors stuck in the race for playoffs
The situation of UP Warriors is very critical at this time. The team has so far achieved only 2 wins in 6 matches and its net run rate is -0.769. Four teams are strongly vying for the last two playoff spots in the points table, so UP will now have to win by a big margin.
the road ahead is not easy
The team captained by Meg Lanning will have to compete against strong teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals. Along with winning both these matches, it will be important for UP Warriors to achieve better net run rate. In the absence of Phoebe Litchfield, now all eyes will be on Amy Jones to see whether she can sail the UP Warriors through these difficult times or not.