Overview

• Jon Lewis, who led UP Warriorz since the Women’s Premier League began in 2023, resigned following a winless campaign that left the team at the bottom of the 2025 standings.
• UP Warriorz slipped from a playoff berth in the inaugural 2023 season to missing the 2024 postseason before enduring a winless 2025 run.
• Injuries to regular skipper Alyssa Healy forced Deepti Sharma to captain the side in 2025, but that change failed to halt the team’s downward trajectory.
• Lewis had earlier stepped down as England women’s head coach after heavy defeats in the Women’s Ashes and a group-stage exit at the T20 World Cup, with Charlotte Edwards taking over that role.
• With Anju Jain already departed and Lisa Sthalekar’s mentorship role unsettled, UP Warriorz faces a coaching overhaul ahead of the 2026 season.