Who is Chinelle Henry who wreaked havoc on her debut for UP Warriors in WPL 2025
Chinelle Henry WPL Debut For UP Warriorz: West Indies’ brilliant all-rounder Chinelle Henry made her WPL debut for UP Warriors against Delhi Capitals in WPL 2025 at Vadodara. She is an excellent finisher and medium pace bowler, known for her powerful batting and athletic fielding.
Henry has seen many ups and downs in her career, but with constant hard work she has proved herself as a great all-rounder. She has made her place in the WPL with her consistent performance in international and domestic cricket and in her debut match itself she has played explosive batting against the bowlers of Delhi Capitals . Here we are going to give complete information about Chinelle Henry.
Chinelle Henry’s journey to make it to the West Indies team
Chinelle Henry stepped into the West Indies women’s team in 2013-14 and made her debut in both limited overs formats. However, initially she did not get many opportunities in the team. But in 2018, after a brilliant performance in the West Indies training camp, she was included in the T20 World Cup squad. The next year, she also got a central contract, which further advanced her career.
Subsequently, in January 2020, he was included in the West Indies squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia. In May 2021 also, he received a central contract from Cricket West Indies, which further strengthened his career.
However, on 2 July 2021, during the second Women’s T20 International match between West Indies and Pakistan, Henry and her teammate Chedean Nation suddenly collapsed on the field with 10 minutes to spare. The incident took place at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, after which both the players were immediately rushed to the hospital. The relief was that they were conscious and in good condition.
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Subsequently, in October 2021, she was named in the West Indies squad for the 2021 Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament to be held in Zimbabwe. The following year, in February 2022, she was also selected in the squad for the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup to be held in New Zealand. Subsequently, Henry was also named in the West Indies squad for the T20 World Cup 2024.
Henry’s story of becoming an all-rounder
After COVID-19, Henry got the opportunity to train with former West Indies fast bowler Corey Collymore. During that time, he worked on both his batting and bowling and developed himself as a great all-rounder.
Henry’s strong performance in domestic cricket
Henry played a key role in helping Barbados Royals win the Women’s Caribbean Premier League title in 2023 and was therefore retained by the team. Apart from this, she also took a hat-trick and took 6 wickets against the Windward Islands in the Women’s Super50 Cup in 2024 and helped the Jamaican team win the tournament.
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Chinelle Henry makes her debut for UP Warriors in WPL 2025
Chinelle Henry was included in the UP Warriors team in WPL 2025 and she played her first WPL match against Delhi Capitals in Vadodara. In that match, she batted and scored 33 runs in 15 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes, due to which her team scored 166/7.
Henry’s all-round ability has given a new strength to UP Warriors. His fast strike rate batting and medium pace bowling can prove to be very beneficial for the team. His batting, bowling and excellent fielding will strengthen UP and he is fully prepared to make his mark in this tournament.
Henry’s international career statistics
Chinelle Henry has played 49 ODIs and 62 T20 matches for the West Indies women’s cricket team so far. In ODI cricket, she has scored 559 runs in 42 innings, which includes a best innings of 61 runs. Apart from this, in T20 international cricket, she has scored 473 runs in 53 innings, in which her best innings is 43 runs and the strike rate has been 91.13.
Talking about bowling, he has taken 32 wickets by bowling 1382 balls in ODIs, where his best performance has been 3/19. Whereas, in T20 International cricket, he has taken 22 wickets in 667 balls and his best bowling figure has been 3/26.
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