Australian all-rounder Grace Harris turned the tables and guided UP Warriorz to a victory that regarded practically unimaginable to attain. In the third match of the Women’s Premier League, Team UP opened their marketing campaign on a excessive notice by beating Gujarat Giants by 3 wickets on Sunday. On the opposite hand, Team Gujarat confronted their back-to-back second loss in the match after they misplaced to Mumbai Indians in the opening match by 143 runs. Grace Harris 59 (26) and Sophie Ecclestone 22 (12) shifted the momentum to register victory in a nail-biting thriller on the DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.
Coming to bat first, Gujarat registered a rating of 169/6 with Harleen Deol scoring 46 off 32 balls. On the opposite hand, Kiran Navgire 53 (43) stabilized UP’s innings after their top-batting order collapsed. The match was inclined in direction of Gujarat for a very long time however over the past 3 overs, the scenario modified fully. In the final over of the sport, UP wanted 19 runs to win and so they had additionally misplaced 7 wickets. But Harris together with Ecclestone stood on the sphere and snatched this match from Gujarat along with her good efficiency.Â
Here’s how final over appears like –
In the match, Gujarat Giants captain Sneh Rana gained the toss and determined to bat. While Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone took 2-2 wickets and Anjali Sarwani and Talia McGrath took one wicket every for Team UP. Chasing the goal of 170 runs, the beginning of the UP Warriors group was not good. The group misplaced 7 wickets until the rating of 105. But in the top, a magical 59 by Grace Harris turned the match round and UP defeated Gujarat.
Brief scores:Â
- Gujarat Giants 169/6 in 20 overs (Harleen Deol 46, Ashleigh Gardner 25; Sophie Ecclestone 2/25, Deepti Sharma 2/27).
- UP Warriorz: 175/7 in 19.5 overs (Kiran Navgire 53, Grace Harris 59 n.o.; Kim Garth 5/36)
