UP Warriorz recorded their first win of the Women’s Premier League 2024 season with a dominant efficiency towards in-form Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. An spectacular all-round efficiency from Grace Harris and a fast 25-ball fifty from Kiran Navgire helped the Warriorz chase down a 162-run goal with seven wickets and 22 balls remaining.
Hayley Matthews ended her poor run of type together with her first fifty of the season to assist Mumbai Indians publish a difficult complete batting first. But, UP Warriorz openers Alyssa Healy and Kiran Navgire smashed a 94-run stand off simply 55 balls for the opening wicket to determine an early outcome at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Â
Mumbai Indians misplaced their star captain Harmanpreet Kaur and a tempo bowler Shabnim Ismail to minor accidents previous to the sport. Humaira Kazi and English pacer Issy Wong changed Kaur and Ismail for Mumbai whereas UP added pacer Anjali Sarwani in the place of veteran spinner Gouher Sultana.
In-form Yastika Bhatia and Hayley gave Mumbai Indians a powerful begin by including 50 runs for the opening wicket however struggled for giant pictures towards an improved bowling efficiency from the Warriorz. Harris gave UP a breakthrough with Yastika’s wicket in the eighth over after which Mumbai struggled to discover a momentum to construct for a giant complete.Â
Hayley top-scored with 55 off 47 balls however no different Mumba participant managed to cross 30-plus rating. Each UP Warriorz bowler took one wicket with Sophie Ecclestone and Grace Harris bowling probably the most economical spells at Chinnaswamy.
Chasing a troublesome goal, Healy and Navgire produced a quickfire begin to UP Warriorz’s innings. Healy and Navgire added 94 runs off simply 55 balls for the opening wicket to take full management of the match inside the primary ten overs.
Healy was dismissed by Issy Wong after scoring 33 off 29 balls however Navgire managed to smash 57 off simply 31 balls with the assistance of six fours and 4 sixes. Navgire reached her fifty in simply 25 balls to register the fastest-ever fifty for UP Warriorz in the WPL historical past.
Warriorz misplaced Navgire, Healy and Tahlia McGrath in fast succession as Mumbai made a powerful comeback. But the star all-rounders Deepti Sharma and Grace Harris pulled off an unbeaten 65-run stand for the fourth wicket to offer UP Warriorz their first win of the season. Deepti scored 27* off 20 balls whereas Harris smashed an unbeaten 38 off simply 17 balls to report a simple win over Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Natalie 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 (c & wk), Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
