The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 has been an exciting tournament, with teams battling for supremacy on the field. In the 18th match of the season between UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, fans noticed a significant change in the Warriorz’s appearance – the players are wearing pink jerseys instead of their traditional yellow and purple.

Why UP Warriorz players are wearing pink jerseys?

For the first time in WPL history, UP Warriorz have donned pink jerseys as a part of their initiative to support girls’ education. The franchise has partnered with Educate Girls, an organization dedicated to empowering young girls through education. By sporting pink, UP Warriorz aim to raise awareness about the importance of education for girls, reinforcing the idea that educating a girl benefits families, communities, and the nation as a whole.

‘Her Education, Our Promise’ armbands

In addition to the striking pink jerseys, the players are also wearing ‘Her Education, Our Promise’ armbands, symbolizing their continued commitment to promoting education for girls. This initiative underscores the franchise’s responsibility beyond cricket, making a strong social statement.

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RCB opts to bowl first

The match, taking place at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, saw RCB winning the toss and choosing to field first. Their captain Smriti Mandhana expressed her thoughts at the toss, saying, “We have played some good cricket in the tournament, but it has been in patches. Hopefully, we can play a complete game tonight. We had a good chat about it, and everyone has been calm and composed, which is a good sign.”

UPW vs RCB: Playing XI of both teams

UP Warriorz: Grace Harris, Georgia Voll, Kiran Navgire, Deepti Sharma (c), Chinelle Henry, Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Kranti Goud, Anjali Sarvani

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbhineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Raghvi Bist, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Charlotte Dean, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh Thakur

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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.