Mumbai Indians’ Issy Wong dismissed (*72*) Navgire, Simran Shaikh and Sophie Ecclestone to register the first-ever hattrick in Women’s Premier League historical past. In the thirteenth over, the England pacer started by eradicating a dangerous-looking (*72*) Navgire, benefiting from her modus operandi to ship every little thing to the stands. Her full toss made Navgire attempt to loft the ball over deep midwicket however discovered the protected fingers of Nat Sciver-Brunt. She adopted that up with a cross-seamed ball which went full and straight to the center stump. Simran tried to barter and discover the road however missed utterly, discovering her stumps in disarray.
Historic second in WPL, Take a bow Issy Wong. pic.twitter.com/eIHNFEioSk
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Earlier, Mumbai Indians misplaced the toss and selected had bat first. They capitalized on the chance as Nat Sciver-Brunt smashed an unbeaten 72 off 38 balls with 9 boundaries and a pair of sixes, together with helpful contributions from Amelia Kerr and Hayley Matthews, to set a frightening complete of 182/4 in 20 overs. UPW’s chase acquired off to a horrible begin as Issy Wong dismissed Alyssa Healy for simply 11 runs within the third over, whereas Saika Ishaque eliminated Shweta Sehrawat for 1 run within the second over.
Wong’s supply was full and straight on the center stump, transferring barely in the direction of off-stump, as Healy tried to flick it on the leg aspect however solely managed to edge the ball to mid-off the place MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur took a simple catch, lowering UPW to 12/2. Mitchell Starc, Healy’s husband, was current within the crowd to observe her play in an necessary knockout match, regardless of the Australian ODI sequence ending on March 22.
Healy’s dismissal left Starc trying pensive and unhappy within the stands. Wong later went on to take the first-ever hat-trick in Women’s Premier League historical past, dismissing (*72*) Navgire, Simran Shaikh, and Sophie Ecclestone. MI’s dominant efficiency with each bat and ball secured them a spot within the remaining.
