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WPL 2023 Match 10: UP Warriorz crushed by Mumbai Indians Women by 8 wickets

by CricDirect Sunday 12 March 2023

Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver - Brunt celebrate

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Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt battered the UP Warriorz bowlers, in an unbeaten 106 run partnership, to take them to an 8 wicket win over their WPL rivals today, at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.

Match Summary

UP Warriorz 159/6 (20 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women 164/2 (17.3 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women won by 8 wickets

SCORECARD

4? in 4?! ?? ??

The winning juggernaut continues for the @ImHarmanpreet-led @mipaltan as they beat #UPW 8 wickets! ?? ??

Scorecard ?? https://t.co/yTrUlbUr5D #TATAWPL | #UPWvMI pic.twitter.com/jZJYMV1ZiN
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 12, 2023

Match Analysis

Mumbai Indians raced to their fourth straight win in as many games in the Women's Premier League as they beat UP Warriorz by eight wickets at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

After opting to bat, UP made 159 for six in their 20 overs and Mumbai Indians chased down the target in 17.3 overs to finish on 164 for two.

Earlier, UP was well served by a 50 run second wicket stand between captain Alyssa Healy and Kiran Navgire. Then Healy teamed up with Tahlia McGrath to add 82 runs for the third wicket. Healy ended on 58 off 46 balls with seven boundaries and a six. Later, UP lost wickets in a heap as they slipped to 159 for six in their 20 overs. McGrath finished on 50 off 37 balls with nine boundaries. For Mumbai the best bowlers were Saika Ishaque (3-33) and Amelia Kerr (2-33).

In their response Mumbai started off well with their openers Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews adding 58. Bhatia finished on 42 off 27 balls with eight boundaries and a six. Nat Sciver-Brunt and captain Harmanpreet Kaur then got together to add 106 runs for the third wicket. Sciver-Brunt ended unbeaten on 45 off 31 balls with six boundaries and a six. Kaur on the other hand remained unbeaten on 53 off 33 balls with nine boundaries and a six. Mumbai chased down the target in 164 for two in 17.3 overs.

Match Stats

UP Warriorz Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Devika Vaidya - 1.6 ov), 2-58 (Kiran Prabhu Navgire - 6.4 ov), 3-140 (Alyssa Healy - 16.3 ov), 4-141 (Tahlia McGrath - 16.5 ov), 5-146 (Sophie Ecclestone - 17.6 ov), 6-156 (Deepti Sharma - 19.3 ov)

Mumbai Indians Women Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Yastika Bhatia - 6.5 ov), 2-58 (Hayley Matthews - 7.2 ov)

Playing XIs

UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy(WK/C), Kiran Prabhu Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Simran Shaikh, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Devika Vaidya, Sophie Ecclestone, Shabnim Ismail, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani

Mumbai Indians Women: Yastika Bhatia(WK), Harmanpreet Kaur(C), Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Natalie Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita

Match Details:

Date: Sunday, March 12, 2023 14:00

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, Mumbai

Toss: UP Warriorz elected to bat

Officials Umpires: N Janani (India) Pashchim Pathak (India) Chirra Ravikanthreddy (India TV)

Match Referee: Rajni Basnet (India)