UP Warriorz have been handled an enormous blow as their most expensive signee of the WPL 2024 auctions Vrinda Dinesh has been ruled out of the remainder of the match. Vrinda is out of the season because of a shoulder damage she sustained throughout her team’s conflict in opposition to Mumbai Indians. The UP aspect has named wicket-keeper batter Uma Chetry as her replacement.

The WPL physique confirmed the event after releasing a media assertion on Monday. “UP Warriorz’s Vrinda Dinesh is ruled out of the remainder of the TATA Women’s Premier League after suffering a shoulder injury during Match 6 (28th February) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru against Mumbai Indians,” the governing physique wrote.

“The UP Warriorz have signed wicket-keeper batter Uma Chetry as a replacement at her reserve price of INR 10 lakhs. Uma recently played for India A against England A and was also a part of the victorious India A Emerging squad that won the ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup 2023,” it added.

Notably, Vrinda was the most expensive decide of UP Warriorz within the WPL 2024 public sale. She took a good-looking sum of Rs 1.3 Crore and was paid much more than their captain Alyssa Healy takes for one season. 

She is the second-most expensive participant of the WPL 2024 public sale, solely behind the duo of Kashvee Gautam and Annabel Sutherland, each of whom had been picked up for Rs 2 Crore every. Vrinda performed in three video games within the ongoing season of the match and made 18 runs. She made 18 whereas opening the innings with Alyssa Healy of their opening conflict in opposition to the Royal Challengers Bangalore on February 24. She picked a duck within the second outing in opposition to Delhi Capitals earlier than she obtained injured throughout the recreation in opposition to Mumbai Indians. 

Vrinda didn’t come out to open the innings and in her place Kiran Navgire opened in opposition to Mumbai and smashed a match-winning 57 from 31 balls.