WPL 2024, MI vs UPW Highlights: UP Warriorz Defeat Mumbai Indians By 7 Wickets
WPL 2024, MI vs UPW Highlights: A significant triumph for UP Warriorz! They have secured their first win of the season by thoroughly outclassing the defending champions, Mumbai Indians.
Kiran Navgire is rightfully awarded the Player of the Match. Her impactful performance initiated UPW's onslaught right from the beginning, and she maintained the momentum throughout. Her remarkable innings of 57 runs off just 31 balls included six boundaries and four sixes. Navgire's innings played a pivotal role in putting UPW on a successful course for the run-chase early in the match.
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Despite the absence of Harmanpreet and Ismail for Mumbai Indians, one might consider this a surprising outcome. UP Warriorz performed admirably to successfully chase down 161. The foundation for this victory was laid by Kiran Navgire. Vrinda Dinesh, after injuring her shoulder, provided Navgire an opportunity to open the batting, which she capitalized on heavily. Navgire struck the ball cleanly getting to her fifty in just 25 balls. However, UPW stumbled from 94/0 to 98/3, making the game look competitive once again. However, Deepti Sharma and Grace Harris teamed up, playing sensibly and capitalizing on loose deliveries to secure a commendable victory. Their unbeaten 65-run partnership was brought up swiftly, providing UPW, who were under pressure before the match, with their first points in the tournament.
Notably, this is UPW's first win in the WPL 2024 and they handed MI their first defeat of the tournament.
Grace Harris and Deepti Sharma take UPW over the line to give UPW their first win in the WPL 2024. They defeat MI by seven wickets in a comfortablw win, with 21 balls left.
Grace Harris makes sure that UPW don't miss Navgire's onslaught as she makes mockery of MI bowlers. UP's game to lose now as they only need 30 in 36 balls UPW- 132/3 after 14 overs.
Issy Wong strikes twice as after Navgire, Tahlia McGrath and Alyssa Healy fall in quick succession in the same over to give Mumbai Indians a sniff of being back into the game. Grace Harris and Deepti Sharma are the two new batters infor UP. UPW- 98/3 after 11 overs.
Amelia Kerr dismisses Kiran Navgire, stumped!! Kiran Navgire advances down the track but misjudges the flight of the ball. It's slower, tossed up outside off, and she attempts a slog but misses. Yastika Bhatia completes the stumping. Kiran Navgire departs after scoring 57 runs off 31 balls, including 6 boundaries and 4 sixes. Tahlia McGrath is the new batter in. UPW- 96/1 after 10 overs.
Kiran Navgire brings up her fifty in just 25 balls, including six boundaries and four sixers, as the partnership between Navgire and Healy is past 90 runs. UP Warriorz look well set to down the undefeated Mumbai Indians in match 6 of the WPL 2024. UPW- 90/0 after 8 overs.
Kiran Navgire, along with support from Alyssa Healy, gets UP Warriorz off to a flier as they they bring up 50 runs in just 5 overs. UPW- 51/0 after 5 overs.
Skipper Alyssa Healy and Kiran Navgire start the innings for Warriorz. Nat Sciver-Brunt bowls the first over for Mumbai. UPW- 9/0 after 1 over.
Mumbai's openers, Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatia, had a watchful start but managed to score several boundaries later on. They demonstrated good coordination, getting a partnership of 50 runs in 48 deliveries. However, the partnership was disrupted with the dismissal of Yastika Bhatia. Despite receiving a couple of lifelines, Hayley Matthews capitalized well by hitting boundaries and reaching her half-century. Matthews, along with her skipper Natalie Sciver-Brunt, built a strong partnership, but miscommunication led to the dismissal of Sciver-Brunt. Following this, Mumbai faced a slowdown in run-scoring, losing wickets in succession. However, the lower-middle order made a good effort, ultimately setting a target of 162 runs to challenge the UP batters. Given the conditions and the pitch, this score is commendable.
UPW's fielding performance was subpar, and their catching was horrible to start with. However, they will likely believe they have a chance of successfully chasing down this target.
11 runs and a wicket in the last over as Anjali Sarvani bags the wicket of S Sajana who was bowled over. Mumbai Indians set the target of 162 runs in 20 overs for the UP Warriorz. MI- 161/6 after 20 overs.
Ecclestone to Vastrakar, caught by Deepti Sharma!! Ecclestone executes brilliantly, anticipating Pooja's aggressive move. She skillfully reduces the pace and induces drift away from the right-hander. Pooja, fully committed to a powerful slog, ends up with a thick edge as she loses her shape and poise. The resulting edge is captured by Deepti Sharma at short third man. Despite the end of Pooja's spirited cameo, it marks an excellent display from Ecclestone. One over to go. S Sajana is the new batter in. MI- 150/5 after 19 overs.
Amelia Kerr is out LBW to Deepti Sharma but MI's right on track to pose a challenging total. Issy Wong is the new batter in. MI- 140/4 after 18 overs.
Rajeshwari Gayakwad dismisses Matthews, a beautifully judged catch by Grace Harris. The shot was struck powefully and with a low trajectory, landing directly into the hands of Harris at long-on. Pooja Vastrakar is the new batter in. MI- 107/3 after 15 overs.
Hayley Matthews brings her fifty up in 44 bowls. She would not be too happy with this, though; as it has been a scratchy knock by her. MI- 102/2 after 14 overs.
Nat Sciver-Brunt Run Out!! A significant mix-up occurs, leaving both batters stranded in the middle. Sophie Ecclestone, with the opportunity to run either of them out, identifies Nat Sciver-Brunt as the key wicket. She chooses to throw the ball to the keeper, who completes the run-out. Amid the confusion, both batters run and then stutter midway, finding themselves facing each other when the ball reaches the bowler. Ecclestone, showing great match awareness, lobs the ball towards the keeper, executing a run-out with Matthews caught in the crossfire. Amelia Kerr is the new batter in. MI- 93/2 after 13 overs.
The dangerous Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt are at the crease for MI and things look glum for UPW as the new partnership booms for Mumbai. MI- 80/1 after 11 overs.
Grace Harris dismisses Yastika Bhatia, caught by Gayakwad! The delivery is short and on the off side. Yastika attempts a pull, but the shot lacks the required elevation. The ball goes flat into the hands of Gayakwad at mid-wicket. It's a sharp chance but the fielder takes it easily. Nat Sciver-Brunt is the new batter in. MI- 50/1 after 8 overs
Yastika Bhatia takes the attack to MI's Anjali Sarvani and hits her for three boundaries and a six in an over to get the run rate up for the Mumbai side. MI- 31/0 after 5 overs
Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Matthews start the batting innings for Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz's Anjali Sarvani bowls the first over giving away just two runs. MI- 2/0 after 1 over
In the WPL 2024 match 6, Mumbai Indians are without their captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Nat Sciver-Brunt has taken over as the captain for tonight's match in place of Harmanpreet.
Teams for the match:
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Issy Wong, S Sajana, Humaira Kazi, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque
UP Warriorz (Playing XI): Alyssa Healy(w/c), Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field. There is news regarding Nat Sciver-Brunt representing the Mumbai Indians at the toss. The query arises: Is Harmanpreet resting tonight?
UP Warriorz's Alyssa Healy and Mumbai Indians' Harmanpreet Kaur will be out in the middle shortly for the toss.
Background
WPL 2024, MI vs UPW LIVE: Hello and welcome to live coverage of Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriroz Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 match. The sixth match of Women's Premier League (WPL) is set to feature a showdown between Mumbai Indians Women and UP Warriors on Wednesday. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Mumbai Indians will strive to secure their third consecutive victory in the tournament. Meanwhile, UP Warriors are still in pursuit of their first win, aiming to turn their fortunes around in the upcoming match.
Mumbai Indians started their Women's Premier League campaign by defeating Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants in their first two matches. With 4 points, MI currently occupy the second position on WPL 2024 points table.
On the other hand, UP Warriors have struggled to secure a victory, facing defeats in both of their matches so far. With 0 points, they are placed fourth in WPL standings. UP Warriors will approach their upcoming match against Mumbai Indians with a fresh strategy, aiming to secure their first win of the tournament and open their winning account.
The pitch at Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is renowned for its excellent batting conditions. However, fast bowlers also have opportunities to make an impact on this pitch. Generally, the team winning the toss at this venue tends to opt for bowling first.
In the head-to-head records between MUM-W (Mumbai Indians Women) and UP-W (UP Warriorz Women), Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) secured victories in two encounters, while UP Warriorz Women (UP-W) managed to win just one match against Mumbai Indians Women.
UP Warriorz (UP-W) Probable 11 for Mumbai vs UP WPL match: Alyssa Healy (C&wk), Chamari Athapaththu, Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Kiran Navgire/Anjali Sarvani, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Gouher Sultana
Mumbai Indians (MI-W) Probable 11 for Mumbai vs UP WPL match: Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque
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