UP Warriorz participant Grace Harris performs a shot towards Mumbai Indians throughout Women’s Premier League (WPL) cricket match, in Navi Mumbai, Saturday, March 18, 2023.
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UP Warriorz snapped the formidable Mumbai Indians’ profitable run within the Women’s Premier League with a five-wicket victory, after the Uttar Pradesh facet extracted extra out of a tough pitch right here on March 18.
On a floor the place the ball turned quite a bit and was additionally holding up, England’s star left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone (3/15) led the way in which together with her glorious bowling as UP Warriorz bundled out Mumbai Indians for 127.
When MI batted, as many as 18 of the 20 overs had been bowled by spinners, a WPL file.
In reply, UPW confronted some obstacles earlier than competing the duty with three balls to spare. Grace Harris (39) and Tahlia McGrath (38) had been the primary contributors with the bat for UPW, whereas Deepti Sharma (13 not out) and participant of the match Ecclestone (16 not out) additionally performed very important knocks.
UPW misplaced Devika Vaidya with only one run on the board firstly of the second over. While the profitable bowler was Hayley Matthews, a lot of the credit score for the dismissal should obtained to Harmanpreet Kaur, who pulled off a sensational catch at first slip after the batter obtained a thick exterior edge.
Issy Wong picked up the massive wicket of UPW captain Alyssa Healy (8), trapping her in entrance of the wicket. The on-field umpire was not satisfied regardless of the massive attraction and MI’s transfer to go for a referral proved to be the proper name, leaving the Australian star with no choice however to stroll again into the dugout.
Defending a small however tough whole on this floor, MI discovered another excuse to have a good time when Yastika Bhatia accomplished a unbelievable one-handed diving catch behind the wicket off the bowling of Nat Sciver-Brunt to ship again Kiran Navgire for 12, for which she consumed 16 balls.
UPW had been in a spot of hassle at 27 for 3 at first of seventh over, when Grace Harris obtained off the mark with a boundary.
Even as MI picked up three wickets rapidly however they had been additionally responsible of dropping three catches, which proved to be essential ultimately.
In the corporate of Harris, Tahlia McGrath stroked her method to a 25-ball 38 earlier than Amelia Kerr had her caught and bowled. But Harris hit two successive fours on three events, after McGrath’s dismissal, to cut back the hole.
There was one other twist after Kerr dismissed Harris at an important juncture, however UPW held their nerves to emerge winners.
Earlier, had it not been for Issy Wong’s 19-ball 32, MI would have ended with a lot lower than what they ultimately obtained.
After their skipper Alyssa Healy opted to discipline first, the UP Warriorz bowlers did a commendable job to maintain issues tight and take wickets at common intervals towards the sturdy Mumbai batting line-up.
MI had been 56 for 2 on the finish of the tenth over with Hayley Matthews (35) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (25) seeking to construct a partnership after the departure of Yastika Bhatia (5) and Nat Sciver-Brunt (7).
However, each Hayley and Kaur obtained out after getting begins, the India captain falling to compatriot Deepti Sharma after the previous was carried out in by the seasoned Ecclestone.
Amelia Kerr (3) lasted simply 5 balls earlier than being despatched again by Rajeshwari Gayakwad, because the Warriorz lowered Mumbai Indians to 78 for 5 firstly of the 14th over.
Amanjot Kaur, too, didn’t make an impression with the bat as she additionally fell to the wily Ecclestone, who had by then picked up three wickets in as many over on the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy.
While Ecclestone did bulk of the injury, the others supported her nicely and made MI work exhausting for each run. India participant Gayakwad additionally had outing, returning with superb figures of two for 16 from her full quota of 4 overs.
Deepti completed with figures of two/34.
While MI fielded the identical XI within the match, UP determined to incorporate younger Parshavi Chopra rather than Shweta Sehrawat.
Source: www.thehindu.com
