Athapaththu finally makes the cut in WPL 2024

Lauren Bell and Chamari Athapaththu 

Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu who went unsold at the Tata Women’s Premier League 2024 has finally got her chance when she was named as replacement for England’s Lauren Bell, ahead of the WPL season next month.

English fast bowler Lauren Bell has withdrawn from the upcoming season and Athapaththu will replace her for UP Warriorz.

One of the most powerful hitters in the game, the Lankan Captain is also one of the most experienced players, having featured in over 120 T20Is. Known for her attacking batting, Chamari is the only Lankan woman to have scored a century in T20Is.

She was this week picked the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2023 and named Captain of both the ICC Women’s ODI and T20I teams for the year 2023.  Athapaththu has been signed for her base price of INR 30 lakh.