WPL Side UP Warriorz Parts Ways with Head Coach Jon Lewis
- On June 27, 2025, UP Warriorz announced via their Instagram account that they have ended their coaching relationship with Jon Lewis in New Delhi.
- Lewis began coaching UP Warriorz with the inaugural WPL season in 2023 after stepping down as England women’s team coach in March 2025.
- Under Lewis's guidance, the Warriorz reached the 2023 playoffs but then finished fourth with three wins in eight games in 2024 and bottom in 2025 amid injuries.
- The franchise praised Lewis for leading 'with heart, calm, and belief' and noted he won nine of 25 matches across three seasons, including setting a WPL record score of 225 runs.
- Lewis’s departure ends a three-year association that saw early success followed by challenges, signaling a leadership change for UP Warriorz moving forward.
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WPL: UP Warriorz parts ways with head coach Jon Lewis after three-year association
UPW's decision to part ways with Lewis, who had also served as head coach of the England women's for nearly three years, comes after the Deepti Sharma-led side finished at the bottom of the five-team table earlier this year.
Womens Premier League franchise UP Warriorz part ways with coach Jon Lewis - The Tribune
Lewis had a fine start to his run with the franchise, taking them to the playoffs during the inaugural WPL season in 2023, but lost to the Mumbai Indians (MI). In 2024, they finished second-last, with three wins in eight games. In the latest season, the team had to deal with skipper Alyssa Healy injured and Deepti Sharma captaining the side.
UP Warriorz part ways with head coach Jon Lewis after three-year association
UP Warriorz have parted ways with head coach Jon Lewis. He was in charge of the squad from the inaugural season of the WPL. Under his guidance, UP qualified for the Eliminator in the first season but struggled ever since.
WPL side UP Warriorz part ways with head coach Lewis
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Women’s Premier League side UP Warriorz have parted ways with its head coach Jon Lewis after a three-year association which started in 2023. The Warriorz, who finished at the bottom of the standings in the WPL 2025, informed the development in their Instagram handle. “From day one, you believed in […]
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