Bengaluru: UP Warriorz registered their first win of the season as they defeated Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in Match 6 of the WPL 2024 on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, right here on Wednesday.
After opting to discipline first, a positive collective bowling efficiency noticed UPW limit MI to 161/6. Kiran Navgire then hit a power-packed 57 (31) to set the tone for the chase, together with captain Healy (33 off 29), as they added 94 for the opening wicket.
Grace Harris (38* off 17) and Deepti Sharma (27* off 20) then supplied the ending touches after a slight stutter to take UPW previous the end line with 21 balls to spare, stories WPL.
Chasing 162, UPW received off to a stable begin as Kiran Navgire and Alyssa Healy took the aggressive route early. Navgire went after Issy Wong within the third over, cracking 4 fours to make it a 17-run over.
Healy smacked a few fours off Nat Sciver-Brunt to convey up the 50-run stand off simply 30 balls. Navgire smashed an enormous six off Saika Ishaque within the subsequent over as UPW cruised to 61/0, the very best Powerplay rating of the season up to now.
The partnership grew from power to power because the batters continued to assault. MI had the chance to interrupt the stand within the eighth over, however Issy Wong put down a tricky probability at lengthy off to offer Navgire a reprieve when on 42. Navgire made them pay as she smacked a six subsequent ball to convey up her fifty in model, off simply 25 balls. In dire want of a wicket, Nat Sciver-Brunt introduced Kerr again into the assault within the tenth over, and she or he struck straightaway, having the damaging Navgire (57 off 31) stumped to interrupt the 94-run stand.
One introduced two, after which three, as Nat Sciver-Brunt’s different bowling change labored wonders. She introduced again Wong, and the MI all-rounder bounced again laborious after being hit for 17 in her first over to dismiss Tahlia McGrath and the set Healy (33 off 29) in the identical over.
Grace Harris and Deepti Sharma then received collectively, steadied the ship, introduced some calm amid chaos, and performed some cracking photographs to take UPW previous the end line with an unbeaten 65 (36) run stand.
Earlier, UP Warriorz captain gained the toss and elected to discipline. Nat Sciver-Brunt was main Mumbai Indians within the absence of Harmanpreet Kaur, who missed out because of a niggle.
The UPW bowlers began off nicely, bowling tight strains and lengths and retaining the MI openers in verify, conceding simply 13 runs off the primary 4 overs. Hayley Matthews survived an early scare as she was given caught behind within the fourth over when on 6, however she determined to overview it, and the choice was overturned as there was no bat concerned.
Yastika Bhatia lastly upped the ante with some scintillating strokeplay as she hit three fours and a six off Anjali Sarvani as MI reached 36/0 on the finish of the Powerplay. Matthews, too, discovered her groove as she cracked a 4 and a six off Rajeshwari Gayakwad. She, nonetheless, received fortunate within the subsequent over as Poonam Khemnar dropped a tricky probability at deep cowl off Harris, however the bowler received rewarded two balls later as she had Bhatia (26 off 22) caught at quick mid-wicket.
Matthews received her momentum again, smacking three fours off Deepti Sharma as MI reached 71/1 on the midway mark. Matthews received fortunate once more within the twelfth over as she was dropped by Deepti Sharma on 43 off a tricky probability. Simply because the Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt partnership was gaining power, an enormous mix-up noticed Sciver-Brunt (19 off 14) get run out. Matthews then introduced up her half-century off 44 balls.
The MI opener, nonetheless, could not convert the beginning into an enormous one, as she holed out to lengthy on off Gayakwad on 55. MI misplaced Matthews at an necessary stage. Amelia Kerr then breathed some vitality with 23 off 16 as essential little contributions from Pooja Vastrakar (18 off 12) and Issy Wong (15* off 6) took MI previous 150 and helped them publish 161/6. Earlier, Vrinda Dinesh needed to go off the sector after struggling an harm.
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