MI-W vs UP-W Highlights WPL 2024: UP Warriorz beats MI by 7 wickets

That’s it! UP Warriorz beats the Mumbai Indians by seven wickets and stays alive in the competition.

Deepti Sharma showcases her class with the bat and with two boundaries, and this is UP’s game to win from here on.

Grace Harris has been brilliant, and the experience from the Australian has helped UP stay in the run chase. A six over the bowler’s head has further placed her side in the driver’s seat.

Deepti Sharma into the act with a brilliant pull to the backward square leg region and Grace Harris with a lovely shot straight down the ground have given UP the belief that it can chase down the total. 

Grace Harris holds the key for UP and the side can’t throw this match away after Kiran’s heroics with the bat. A couple of boundaries have settled the nerves.

Issy Wong strikes and Mumbai with an excellent review, is still in the game as Tahlia McGrath walks back. To make things happen further for Mumbai, the seamer packs off Healy, who spoons a simple catch to Saika Ishaque at the backward point. 

Amelia Kerr breaks the opening stand as the 94-run opening partnership comes to an end with Kiran Navgire dancing down the track only to be stumped. A brilliant innings comes to an end, but she should have resisted the temptation of going down the track. 

Pooja Vastrakar into the attack and nothing is going Mumbai’s way at the moment as Kiran Navgire has wiped off a chunk of the tall run chase. 

Kiran Navgire smashes a brilliant half-century, a 25-ball fifty with six hits to the fence and four sixes, striking at 216.00, and this is sensational from the opener. Take a bow!

Amelia Kerr into the attack, but there is no respite as Healy, with a brilliant pick-up shot, pockets a boundary, and then Kiran sweeps the spinner over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. What a start to the run chase. 

Kiran Navgire has set the stage on fire and the six over long-on was absolutely brilliant. That’s the end of PowerPlay and this is the highest PowerPlay score this season. UP Warriorz gunning this run chase and requires just 101 runs in 84 balls. 

Alyssa Healy takes charge as the skipper skips down the track to heave Nat Sciver-Brunt over the covers for a boundary, and then Kiran Navgire survives a tight run-out call as a full-length dive saves the opener. Healy brought the fifty-run partnership with a slap over the covers, as UP is certainly making a strong statement in the run chase. 

Hayley Matthews into the attack, trying to stem the flow of runs, and Kiran Navgire smacks the spinner for a boundary through the covers. This is absolutely brilliant counter-attacking batting from UP.

Issy Wong into the attack, and the Mumbai Indians has taken a bite of the poor fielding from UP Warriorz. Kiran Navgire isn’t kind, as she smacks the right-arm fast medium pacer for three consecutive boundaries to give UP a bright start. A pull through mid-wickey, then a loft over mid-off, and then a similar shot straight down the ground. A crunch pull through the mid-wicket gave her side the start they wanted, as Wong gave up 17 runs from her opening over. 

Kiran Navgire welcomes Saika Ishaque by smashing the left-arm spinner straight down the ground for a boundary to get the run chase going. 

Nat Sciver-Brunt started with a wide but corrected her line and length to keep the UP openers at bay. Pooja Vastrakar with a misfield, allowed Alyssa Healy to score a boundary, and then the UP skipper finished the over with a boundary over mid-on.

Alyssa Healy and Kiran Navgire are out in the middle and it will be Nat Sciver-Brunt who will be operating with the new ball. 

Issy Wong has played her part, and S Sajana picked up from where she left in the last innings with a boundary to long-off, but Anjali Sarvani picked up her first wicket by cleaning up the big-hitter. And the umpiring horror continues! The umpire gave an LBW out, but it was overturned. Hence, the single was looted. 

Alyssa Healy is bound to bring the dressing room down as the UP Warriorz fielders seem to have no clue. The fielders have no communication and seem clueless as five runs get added to the total, courtesy of an overthrow! Sophie Ecclestone misses a run-out chance but gets Vastrakar. 

Deepti Sharma finally strikes as she traps Amelia Kerr. But the fielding has certainly let down UP. Pooja Vastrakar holds the key for a strong finish. Issy Wong starts with a bang with a brilliant six, and her parents are over the moon!

Amelia Kerr brings out the sweep and connects magnificently to dispatch Rajeshwari Gayakwad for a six over the mid-wicket. Another sweep, a couple of balls later, and the ball races to the backward square leg boundary. Line and length have been issues for UP.

Anjali Sarvani is back into the attack, and the left-arm pacer does really well to stop the flow of boundaries. Another run-out opportunity is missed, and UP really needs to figure out a way to arrest the singles and lift their fielding. It’s been horrible so far! 

Rajeshwari Gayakwad gets the big wicket of Matthews, with Harris taking an excellent catch near the ropes. Fifty and out, and UP will feel better after letting the Mumbai opener get away by dropping three times! Pooja Vastrakar will look to carry on the momentum. 

Hayley Matthews needs to watch out for her partner after selling her skipper down the river. Amelia Kerr would have been run-out, but the UP Warriorz fielding helped Mumbai. Meanwhile. Matthews gets to her half-century in 44 balls with eight boundaries and a six. The 100 is up for Mumbai. 

Sophie Ecclestone is back into the attack, and UP gives Matthews another life, this time a catch being dropped at sweeper cover. However, a horrible mix-up saw Nat Sciver-Brunt sacrifices her wicket as Matthews continues her stay. 

Another chance goes begging as Matthews survives, with Tahlia McGrath not able to spot the ball under the lights at long-on. Nothing’s going UP’s way at the moment, and they have dropped two catches!

Rajeshwari Gayakwad is back into the attack, and Nat Sciver-Brunt, with a crisp pull, sends the ball to the deep mid-wicket boundary. The runs are flowing freely, as are the boundaries, with Mumbai going at more than seven runs per over.

Deepti Sharma misses the length, and Matthews dispatches the spinner to the deep backward point boundary. Top shot as Matthews goes deep into her crease and plays an excellent cut short. The opener then swept Deepti to the backward square leg boundary and then finished the over with a hit straight down the ground. 13 runs from Deepti’s over, and Mumbai is mounting the pressure on UP. 

A missed run-out chance and UP Warriorz making the same mistakes. Nat Sciver-Brunt is off the mark, and this partnership will be the key for Mumbai. Both batswomen looking to attack and are in great shape. 

Grace Harris provides the breakthrough and the 50-run opening stand is broken. Poonam Khemnar dropped a sitter to hand Matthews a life, but Rajashri Gayakwad took a nice catch at mid-wicket to pack off Yastika. 

Matthews dictates terms in the middle as she smacks a massive six over the long-on before smashing a boundary to drive Mumbai ahead. UP has been bowling well but hasn’t been able to pick a wicket. 

Matthews welcomes Deepti Sharma into the attack with a lovely sweep through the square leg region, and Mumbai is up and running after a calm start. Both the openers are well-set in the middle and are looking to attack the bowling. End of PowerPlay.

Yastika finds the fence thrice by punishing Anjali with some good attacking shots and then smashed the first six of the evening by going down town, and the connection was superb as 18 came from the over, and that has released the pressure. 

The umpiring has been horrible in the past few matches, and Abhijeet Bengeri gave Hayley Matthews out, a caught behind that was referred upstairs immediately. And the replays suggested there was nothing on the bat, absolutely no deflection—as Matthews took a brilliant review to extend her stay at the crease.

Sophie Ecclestone into the attack and UP Warriorz have done well by chaining the openers who are trying to find a boundary, but the attack has been solid. Top over from Ecclestone as she gives just a single and it’s been a slow start from Mumbai.

Grace Harris into the attack, and the finger spinner does well, giving just four runs from her opening over. A boundary is yet to come as both Yastika and Matthews have taken the cautionary road.

Matthews is off the mark with a single to the backward square region, and so does Yastika. Anjali, the left-arm seamer, purchases a bit of swing and movement, and she starts well. 

Huge game for UP Warriorz and they need a win. The toss has landed in their favour, and it remains to be seen how they boss around the game. Hayley Matthews and Yatika Bhatika are in the middle, and it will be Anjali Sarvani with the ball. It’s match time, the countdown has begun, and here we go!

Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, Issy Wong, S Sajana, Humaira Kazi, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque

Alyssa Healy(w/c), Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

We’ll bowl first. We got pretty close in the first game, but were outclassed in the second game. One change for us.

Harmanpreet has a niggle, too early in the competition, and we wanted to rest her. Shabmin Ismail has a niggle, and she misses out as well. Harman has led us well, I’ve picked up a bit from her. There are lots of chants for RCB, but we’ve done well to silence the crowd as well.

UP Warriorz won the toss and opted to bowl first 

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque

Alyssa Healy (C&wk), Chamari Athapaththu, Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Kiran Navgire/Anjali Sarvani, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Gouher Sultana

Alyssa Healy(w/c), Vrinda Dinesh, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Gouher Sultana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Chamari Athapaththu, Danielle Wyatt

Yastika Bhatia(w), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Fatima Jaffer, Issy Wong, Humaira Kazi, Jintimani Kalita, Priyanka Bala, Amandeep Kaur