Mumbai Indian batter Natalie Sciver Brunt performs a shot in the course of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024, against UP Warriorz in New Delhi on March 7, 2024.
| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Mumbai Indians overcame early jitters to post a decent 160/6 against UP Warriorz in a Women’s Premier League match in New Delhi on March 7.
While Nat Sciver-Brunt (45 off 31) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (33 off 30) added 59 off 46 balls for the third wicket to regular MI’s ship, the innings acquired impetus as a result of Amelia Kerr (39 not out off 23 balls) and rising star Sajeevan Sajana (22 not out off 14 balls) including 43 in 4.2 overs in direction of the top.
MI didn’t have one of the best of begins after opting to bat as they misplaced each the openers Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Mathews contained in the fourth over.
Both the batters had been dismissed by Chamari Athapaththu as they seemed to go huge against the Sri Lankan off-spinner.
While Sciver-Brunt performed her photographs throughout her aggressive knock, which was laced with eight hits to the fence, Harmanpreet most well-liked to play the function of an anchor.
But simply when the partnership was trying threatening, Sciver-Brunt was cleaned by left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad, a bowler who was punished by the batter in her first couple of overs.
Sciver-Brunt was deceived by faster supply, which pitched on fuller size and saved a tad low.
Harmanpreet then took the onus of upping the ante in firm of Kerr, who used the lengthy deal with to good impact.
The MI skipper first swept Gayakwad to deep mid-wicket and three balls later acquired down on her knee to hit her for a most.
UP skipper Alyssa Healy made a terrific bowling change bringing in Saima Thakor within the fifteenth over and the medium pacer went via Harmanpreet’s defence with opening supply.
Harmanpreet’s innings had three fours and one six.
Amanjot Kaur then spooned a Deepti Sharma supply to Thakur to make issues worse for the Mumbai Indians aspect.
